Gradient defects mediate negative thermal quenching in phosphors

Mingxue Deng; Xingzhong Cao; Yangmin Tang; Zhenzhen Zhou; Lijia Liu; Xiaofeng Liu; Peng Zhang; Lo-Yueh Chang; Hao Ruan; Xinjun Guo; Jiacheng Wang; Qian Liu

doi:10.1117/1.AP.5.2.026001

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