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Photonic glasses

Rare-earth ions and metal nanoparticles in glass: from composition to optical response.

Illustration of photonic glasses
Research illustration; not a measurement result.

Research question

How do composition and processing influence nanoparticle formation and the luminescence of glass?

Approach

Doped-glass synthesis, thermal treatment and optical spectroscopy. Relating material structure to the behavior of rare-earth ions and metal nanoparticles.

SpectroscopyRare-earth ionsNanoparticles

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Publications on gold nanoparticle precipitation and Er³⁺ optical properties, and on local structure in La₂O₃–Nb₂O₅–B₂O₃ glasses. My role is research co-author.

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