Optical Thermometry Based on Vibration Sidebands in Y2MgTiO6:Mn4+ Double Perovskite

Mn4+-doped Y2MgTiO6 phosphors are synthesized by the traditional solid-state method. Powder X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer are employed to characterize the samples. The Mn4+-doped Y2MgTiO6 phosphors show the far-red emission at ∼715 nm, which is assigned to the 2Eg → 4A2 spin-forbidden transition of Mn4+. The temperature-dependent luminescent dynamics of Mn4+ is described by a complete model associated with electron–lattice interaction and spin–orbit coupling. The noncontact optical thermometry of Y2MgTiO6:Mn4+ is discussed based on the fluorescence intensity ratio of thermally coupled anti-Stokes and Stokes sidebands of the efficient ∼715 nm far-red emission in the temperature range of 10–513 K. The maximum sensor sensitivity of Y2MgTiO6:Mn4+ is determined to be as high as 0.001 42 K–1 at 153 K, which demonstrates potential applications for the optical thermometry at low-temperature environments.