铈离子掺杂浓度对氯化镧(LaCl_3:Ce)闪烁晶体发光性能的影响

本文采用垂直Bridgman法,分别生长了未掺杂LaCl3和掺有不同浓度CeCl3的LaCl3闪烁晶体,并对它们的透光性质、发光性质和光衰减特性进行了测试和对比分析.发现未掺杂LaCl3晶体的吸收边位于215 nm附近,本征发射峰为405 nm,衰减时间在1μs以上.该发光属于纯氯化镧晶体的自陷激子发射,但随着CeCl3掺杂浓度的提高,源于自陷激子(STE)的本征发射强度逐渐降低,LaCl3:Ce晶体中的吸收边逐渐红移至300nm,由Ce3+中心所产生的5d→4f发射逐渐增强,其衰减时间加快至～20 ns.这种现象被解释为LaCl3晶格中的自陷激子向Ce3+离子发光中心的能量传递作用所致.     

Temperature dependence of the luminescence properties of LaCl3：Ce crystal

The optical properties of LaCl3：Ce crystal are reported in this paper. Optical transmission spectrum, photoluminescence and time resolved photoluminescence spectra at different temperatures are investigated. It is found that optical transmittance is as high as 80% between 320 nm and 600 nm, and no obvious absorption band is found in this region. Emission intensity and decay time of photoluminescence are quite stable with the change of the temperature between 80 K and 500 K. No thermal quenching is present up to 500 K, and decay time keeps at 17±2 ns. With the increase of the temperature, the whole emission bands and excitation bands present broadening and overlapping, leading to the strengthening of re-absorption of the Ce^3＋ emission, which makes the emission spectra have a red shift trend.     

LnX3型稀土卤化物闪烁晶体的闪烁性能

本文简要综述了LnX3型稀土卤化物闪烁晶体的发展历史与研究现状,对几种常见晶体(CeF3,LaF3,LuCl3,LaCl3,LuBr3,LaBr3)的物理、化学性质、晶体生长及闪烁性能等进行详细总结归纳,同时指出了当前具有优异闪烁性能的LaCl3:Ce和LaBr3:Ce晶体亟待解决的问题、未来的发展方向及其广阔的应用前景.