Er3+/Yb3+codopedzincateBaGd2ZnO5phosphorsweresynthesizedviaatraditionalsolidstatereaction.ThecrystalstructureandphasepuritywerecheckedbymeansofX-raydiffraction(XRD),andtheresultsshowedthatpurephaseBaGd2ZnO5phosphorswithvariousEr3+,Yb3+concentrationswereobtained.TheinfluenceofEr3+andYb3+dopingconcentrationsonthegreenandredupconversionemissionswasstudied.Itwasfoundthatbothgreenandredupconversionemissionsunder980nmexcitationweretwo-photonprocessesindependentfromtherareearthdopingconcentrations.However,theupconversionluminescenceintensitiesgreatlydependedontherareearthdopingconcentration.Furthermore,thepopulationprocessesofupconversionluminescenceandthequenchingmechanismswereanalyzed.Thetemperature-dependentgreenupconversionluminescencewasstudied,andthetemperaturequenchingprocessoftwogreenupconversionemissionswasmodeled.Thethermalquenchingprocessesofthegreenupconversionemissionscouldbewellexplainedbythemodelweproposed.
