A mechanism of the anti-Stokes luminescence of a dye-sensitized silver halide emulsion

摘要

A two-photon stepwise mechanism of the low-temperature anti-Stokes luminescence of a sensitized AgBrI emulsion, caused by photoexcitation of dye aggregates, is proved experimentally. According to this mechanism, the photoexcitation energy is transferred from the dye to the AgHal microcrystal through silver cluster centers. It is found that the luminescence with the maximum at lambda approximate to 750 nm is caused by the recombination of an electron localized at the silver cluster with a free hole in the valence band of the AgHal microcrystal. The migration of an electron from a silver cluster to a iodine pair center with a captured hole creates a nonradiative recombination channel, which is responsible for the flare buildup of the green anti-Stokes luminescence upon excitation of dye aggregates.