Preparation and luminescence of new Nd3+ doped chloro-sulphide glass-ceramics

International audienceChalcogenide glass-ceramics containing rare earth have been studied. A reproducible process has been established for making transparent glass-ceramics. The presence of micro-crystals inside the chalco-halide glass-ceramics induces scattering at the short wavelengths. Photoluminescence of rare earth has been greatly increased in glass-ceramics. To our best knowledge, this is the first paper on rare-earth-doped glass-ceramics based on chalcogenide