Interpretation of the spectroscopic properties of Cr3+ ions in garnets is sufficiently complicated by the variation
of
the crystal-field strength. Occupation by Cr3+ ions of
octahedral sites with different local crystal-field strengths alters
their emission spectra. In the present work, we report the changes
in the emission spectra of Cr3+:GGG nanoceramics synthesized
by the high isostatic pressure (HIP) method. The influence of the
energy transfer process between Cr3+ ions on their emission
spectra is shown. The room temperature excitation and emission spectra
are similar for the samples doped with different concentrations of
Cr3+ ions. At the same time, in the low-temperature emission
spectra, the impact of 4T2g(4F) → 4A2g(4F) broadband emission on the overall
Cr3+ emission increases with Cr3+ concentration.
Since Racah parameters are within the measurement error for Cr3+:GGG nanoceramics, the difference in low-temperature emission
spectra was explained by the increase in energy transfer between Cr3+ ions, thus increasing the ratio of emission intensity of
Cr3+ ions in the low crystal field to the total luminescence.