Blue LED-excitable ultra broadband near-infrared luminescence based on KCdF3:Cr3+/Ni2+ nanocrystals embedded in fluorosilicate glass

Long Chen; Junhuan Lai; Yong Xu; Yinsheng Xu; Xueyun Liu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.081601

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