Prediction of Thermal-Coupled Thermometric Performance of Er3+

Predicting the thermometric performance of diverse materials will facilitate the selection and design of nanothermometers to suit complex environments and specific signal outputs while saving much time and expense. Herein we explore and unveil the thermal-coupled thermometric performance of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ codoped in a set of host lattices via the chemical bond theory of complex crystals. The unknown B and ΔE values of the thermometry are accurately estimated by the chemical bond parameters, further deepening our cognition of the correlation between the luminescence properties of Er³⁺ ions and the microscopic crystal structure. This allows us to precisely forecast the thermal-coupled thermometric performance of Er³⁺ for varying host lattices in advance.