Dosimetric properties of rare earth doped LiCaBO3 thermoluminescence phosphors

Lithium Calcium borate (LiCaBO₃) polycrystalline thermoluminescence (TL) phosphor doped with rare earth (RE³⁺) elements has been synthesized by high temperature solid state diffusion reaction. The reaction has produced a very stable crystalline LiCaBO₃:RE³⁺ phosphors. Among these RE³⁺ doped phosphors thulium doped material showed maximum TL sensitivity with favorable glow curve shape. TL glow curve of gamma irradiated LiCaBO₃:Tm³⁺ samples had shown two major well-separated glow peaks at 230 and 430 °C. The glow peak at 430 °C is almost thrice the intensity of the glow peak at 230 °C. The TL sensitivity of the phosphor to gamma radiation was about eight times that of TLD-100 (LiF). Photoluminescence and TL emission spectra showed the characteristic Tm³⁺ peaks. TL response to gamma radiation dose was linear up to 10³ Gy. Post-irradiation TL fading on storage in room temperature and elevated temperatures was studied in LiCaBO₃:Tm³⁺ phosphor.     

Study of the thermoluminescence dosimetric properties of window glass

This paper presents the main thermoluminescence (TL) dosimetric characteristics of commercial Turkish transparent window glass. The structure of the glow curves, including the number of peaks, was found to be dose-dependent. A low-temperature glow peak that at 160 °C shifts to higher temperatures was also observed with increasing storage time at room temperature. This result suggests that this TL glow peak is actually made up of two or more overlapping peaks. These we have attributed to the glow peaks at lower temperatures, which decay faster than the ones at higher temperatures with storage time. The thermal fading of the window glass sample at room temperature showed a relatively sharp decay of about 60% occurring over a period of 28 days, after which the decay rate is small for a measured period of 250 days. In order to the improve the post-irradiation stability of the glow curve, the glass samples were heated after irradiation. To remove the unstable TL peaks responsible for the initial rapid fading, post-irradiation heating at 160 °C for 10 min was found to be the most suitable procedure. The dosimetric characteristics of the post-irradiation heated window glass examined in this study include fading, gamma photon dose-response, reproducibility, batch sensitivity, humidity influence, a dose-rate effect and photon energy response. Dose-response was found to be appropriate for dosimetry in the range 5 Gy to 10 kGy. The post-irradiation heating procedure did not affect the main dosimetric characteristics of the window glass samples. The results in this work suggest that the materials could, by using the TL technique, be a suitable candidate for alternative dose measurements in radiation processing, provided that a judicious choice of the post-irradiation heat temperature is made to minimize fading.     

OSL and TSL interrelations in SrSO4:Eu

Thermoluminescence (TL), dose-dependence of TL, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), and EPR of Eu-doped strontium sulphate are studied. Eu enters the host lattice in 2+ charge state and does not change the charge state during energy storage and release. OSL disappears during pulse-step annealing of excited luminophor at the temperatures corresponding to dosimetric TL peak. Dosimetric TL peak can be destroyed by a continuous optical stimulation of excited sample. Ionizing radiation creates radiation defects in the host lattice, with the ionized sulphate anions being stable hole centres well above room temperature. Optical stimulation in the blue band (460–470 nm) causes the captured holes to be transported to the luminescence centres, similarly acts the heating of luminophor. The model of energy storage and release is discussed.     

A. C. Electroluminescence of CdS : Sm and CdS : Cu,Sm EL phosphors

Electroluminescent CdS : Sm and CdS : Cu, Sm phosphors have been prepared and their EL characteristics are investigated. The brightness waves of these phosphors were measured at a sinusoidal alternating voltages with a frequency of 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz and 5 kHz. One primary and one secondary peak have been observed in each half period of the applied sinusoidal field. Time averaged EL brightness has been found to follow the Alfrey-Taylor relationB= =B ₀ exp (–b/V ^1/2) over a wide range of frequencies. Variation of the constants of this relation with frequency of the applied field have been studied. Variation of current across the EL cell with the applied voltage has also been investigated. The EL emission spectra show peaks at 600 and 650 nm in CdS : Sm phosphor whereas in the case of CdS : Cu, Sm phosphor the emission peak occurs at 600 nm. The observed results have been interpreted in terms of acceleration collision theory of the electroluminescence.One of the authors (RKT) expresses his gratitude to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, for a fellowship and the Principal, S. D. J. Post Graduate College, Chandesar Azamgarh, for study leave.     

发光二极管用SrWO4:Eu3+红光荧光粉激发谱强度的调控

采用化学共沉淀法制备了Eu³⁺掺杂摩尔分数不同、煅烧温度不同的SrWO₄:Eu³⁺系列发光粉体, 所制备的粉体均具有Eu³⁺特征的强室温红光荧光发射. 通过调节煅烧温度和掺杂摩尔分数来调控近紫外和蓝光吸收强度, 进而调控用395 nm的近紫外光和465 nm的蓝光激发样品所得红光发光强度. 研究结果表明, 所制备的SrWO₄:Eu³⁺红光荧光粉可以被紫外和蓝光发光二极管有效激 关键词： 稀土掺杂 4:Eu³⁺')" href="#">SrWO₄:Eu³⁺ 光致发光 白光发光二极管     

Effect of gamma ray irradiation on optical properties of Nd doped phosphate glass

The effect of gamma irradiation in the dose range of 5-500 kGy on the optical absorption and luminescence spectra of Nd doped phosphate glass is reported. The spectral absorption of this glass before and after gamma irradiation was measured in the spectral range 300-900 nm at room temperature using spectrophotometer and synchrotron beamline. Drastic increase in absorption was noted below 600 nm after gamma irradiation, which was dependent on the dose of irradiation. Additional absorption (AA) spectra of irradiated sample shows generation of two absorption bands below 600 nm, which finally became one very broad band peak with increased intensity at irradiation dose of 500 kGy. AA spectra also show the presence of negative peaks at the location of absorption peaks of Nd³⁺. Photoluminescence of Nd doped phosphate glass shows two strong bands which decreases to a very low intensity with a red shift after gamma irradiation. These results indicate that irradiation produces different kinds of defects in the glass material along with conversion of valence state of Nd³⁺ to Nd²⁺. This change was found irreversible at room temperature.     

Photoluminescence enhancement in manganese-doped magnesium stannate phosphors synthesized by millimeter-wave irradiation

We have investigated photoluminescence (PL) of Mg₂SnO₄:Mn phosphors synthesized by the irradiation with millimeter-wave of 24 GHz. The PL spectrum at room temperature is dominated by a green band peaking at 500 nm, suggesting the existence of tetrahedral Mn²⁺ sites. When the phosphors are grown by the millimeter-wave heating, the 500 nm band is so much intense compared to those by the electric furnace heating. To clarify the origin of the PL enhancement, we have carried out the measurements of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron spin resonance (ESR). The SEM image exhibits the growth of small round particles with an average size of 1.6 μm. Such well-grown micron-sized particles were not observed under the electric furnace heating. The ESR spectra exhibit six prominent lines, the intensity of which becomes greater for the phosphors obtained by the millimeter-wave heating. From this observation, it is supposed that the PL enhancement is mainly due to the increase in the number of tetrahedral Mn²⁺ sites. Therefore, the millimeter-wave heating has an important advantage over the electric furnace heating in the synthesis of Mg₂SnO₄:Mn phosphors.     

Synthesis and thermoluminescence characterization of Na6Mg(SO4)4:RE (RE = Ce,Tb) phosphors

Thermoluminescence (TL) properties of sulfate-based phosphors activated by different rare earths have received tremendous attention to the field of radiation dosimetry. Those TL materials based on CaSO₄ have been widely applied for medical and environmental dosimetry. Taking this fact into account we have synthesized Na₆Mg(SO₄)₄ doped with Ce and Tb by wet chemical method. The prepared phosphor was characterized by XRD, FTIR, photoluminescence (PL) and thermoluminescence. For TL study, the phosphor is irradiated with γ-rays from ⁶⁰Co source. For studying luminescence properties, the prepared phosphor was annealed at different temperatures and effects of these annealing temperatures on Na₆Mg(SO₄)₄ samples are investigated and quantified. The changes in the glow curve and PL emission spectrum are also investigated as a function of annealing temperature and the annealing temperature was optimized. For calculation of trapping parameters various methods such as peak shape (PS) method, initial rise (IR) method, various heating rate (VHR) method, and computerized glow curve deconvolution (CGCD) are employed.     

Thermoluminescent dosimetric characteristics of annealed quartz

In the given present study, the effect of pre-irradiation heat treatment at 500 and 600 ^°C on the glow peaks of synthetic quartz was examined as a function of annealing time to obtain an optimum annealing procedure. It was observed that the annealing time is not a strongly sensitive parameter to change the intensities of glow peaks. On the other hand, the intensities of glow peaks between room temperature (RT) and 200 ^°C were continuously increased during successive readings after heat treatments. Moreover, the intensities of glow peaks above 250 ^°C have good stabilities. The obtained repeatability of a glow peak at ～320 ^°C over 10 cycles is within 5% after the application of annealing at 600 ^°C for 1 h. The general thermoluminescent dosimetric characteristics of synthetic quartz, such as the dose–response, signal fading as a function of storage time, and reusability were also tested using the annealing condition at 600 ^°C for 1 h. It was observed that dose-response behaviours of all glow peaks are similar to each other. They first follow linear part and then saturated at different dose levels. Peak 1 completely disappeared after 1 month storage in the dark room at RT. On the other hand, the intensity of peaks 2+3 was approximately reduced to 15% of its original value whereas the other peaks (P4–P5) were not sufficiently affected during this period.     

Combustion synthesis of YAG:Ce and related phosphors

YAG:Ce is an important phosphor having applications in various fields ranging from solid state lighting to scintillation detectors. YAG phosphors doped with activators are mainly synthesized by solid state reaction techniques that require high sintering temperatures (above 1500°C) to eliminate YAM and YAP phases. Though several soft chemical routes have been explored for synthesis of YAG, most of these methods are complex and phase pure materials are not obtained in one step, but prolonged annealing at temperatures around 1000°C or above become necessary. One step combustion synthesis of YAG:Ce³⁺ and related phosphors carried out at 500°C furnace temperature is reported here. Activation with Ce³⁺ could be achieved during the synthesis without taking recourse to any post-combustion thermal treatment. LEDs prepared from the combustion synthesized YAG:Ce³⁺, exhibited properties comparable to those produced from the commercial phosphor.     

Thermoluminescence characteristics of Na3 SO4 Cl:X (X=Ce,Dy, Mn) phosphor

In the present paper Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Na₃SO₄Cl:Dy, Na₃SO₄Cl:Mn, of Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Dy and Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Mn phosphor were synthesized by the wet chemical method. Thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics of Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Na₃SO₄Cl:Dy, Na₃SO₄Cl:Mn, Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Dy and Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Mn phosphors were studied for 5 Gy γ-ray dose. In TL glow curve, two peaks have been observed at 129°C and 224°C for different concentrations of Ce and Dy, whereas Mn peaks at 212°C. The same host is also tried for Ce, Dy (peaks at 126, 219) and Ce, Mn (248°C). A significant single peak is observed in the case of Na₃SO₄Cl:Mn and Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Mn. This may be due to the effect of activators. It is found that intensity tends to be increase with increased concentrations of the activators. The TL glow curves of the phosphors have been recorded and irradiated at a rate of 0.39 kGy h^?1 for 5 Gy γ-rays dose. It is also found that all the phosphors are less sensitive as compared with Thermoluminescence dosimetry-CaSO₄: Dy for the same γ-rays dose. The paper discuses the preliminary TL characteristics and effect of γ-rays on Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Na₃SO₄Cl:Dy, Na₃SO₄Cl:Mn, Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Dy and Na₃SO₄Cl:Ce, Mn phosphors.     

Thermo and photoluminescence properties of Eu activated hexagonal, monoclinic and cubic gadolinium oxide nanorods

Different phases of Eu³⁺ activated gadolinium oxide (Gd (OH)₃, GdOOH and Gd₂O₃) nanorods have been prepared by the hydrothermal method with and without cityl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant. Cubic Gd₂O₃:Eu (8 mol%) red phosphor has been prepared by the dehydration of corresponding hydroxide Gd(OH)₃:Eu after calcinations at 350 and 600 °C for 3 h, respectively. When Eu³⁺ ions were introduced into Gd(OH)₃, lattice sites which replace the original Gd³⁺ ions, a strong red emission centered at 613 nm has been observed upon UV illumination, due to the intrinsic Eu³⁺ transition between ⁵D₀ and ⁷F configurations. Thermoluminescence glow curves of Gd (OH)₃: Eu and Gd₂O₃:Eu phosphors have been recorded by irradiating with gamma source (⁶⁰CO) in the dose range 10-60 Gy at a heating rate of 6.7 °C sec⁻¹. Well resolved glow peaks in the range 42-45, 67-76, 95-103 and 102-125 °C were observed. When γ-irradiation dose increased to 40 Gy, the glow peaks were reduced and with increase in γ-dose (50 and 60 Gy) results the shift in first two glow peak temperatures at about 20 °C and a new shouldered peak at 86 °C was observed. It is observed that there is a shift in glow peak temperatures and variation in intensity, which is mainly attributed to different phases of gadolinium oxide. The trapping parameters namely activation energy (E), order of kinetics (b) and frequency factor were calculated using peak shape and the results are discussed.     

Defect centres and thermoluminescence in SrS:Bi phosphor

Thermoluminescence (TL) and electron spin resonance studies have been carried out on SrS:Bi phosphor. The TL glow curve is broad and indicates a dominant peak at 120 ^°C with two additional peaks, not clearly resolved, appearing as shoulders at around 180 and 250 ^°C. Two defect centres are observed at room temperature. One of them is characterized by an isotropic g-value 2.0034 and is assigned to an F⁺ centre. Step annealing measurements indicate a possible association between the F⁺ centre and the three TL peaks.     

Co-doped Y2O3:Tb3+/Tm3+ multicolor emitting phosphors for thermometry

In this study, the new temperature-dependent phosphor, Y2O3:Tb3+/Tm3+, was investigated for high-temperature thermometry. The photoluminescence intensity at 456?nm emitted from Tm3+ was strong at temperatures higher than 1100?K, whereas the peak intensities emitted from Tb3+ decreased due to the thermal quenching effect. Thus, the intensity ratio between those emissions showed an appropriate variation for thermometry over a wide temperature range. In addition, the phosphors showed a distinct change of visible emission colors from green to blue with increasing temperature. These findings suggest the applicability of these phosphors in visual thermo-sensors.     

Storage mechanism and OSL-readout possibility of Li2B4O7:Mn (TLD-800)

Thermoluminescence, dose dependences, and EPR of Mn-doped lithium tetraborate are studied. Mn is shown not to change a charge state during energy storage and release. Mn²⁺ amount decreases only at very high doses. The amount of Mn²⁺ depends on the sintering temperature and increases with temperature increase due to reduction of Mn from a higher oxidation state. X-irradiation creates optical absorption bands in Li₂B₄O₇:Mn. Optical stimulation in the UV band is effective for OSL-readout and destroys dosimetric TL peaks. The model of energy storage and release is discussed.     

Dielectric properties of single crystal Co/MgO

The dielectric constants of single crystal MgO doped with cobalt have been measured at room temperature from 500 Hz to 15 KHz. The cobalt concentrations varied from 310 to 9900 ppm. For all specimens the a.c. conductivity fitted well to the relation σ ∝ ωⁿ with n = 0.90 ± 0.10. In contrast to the behaviour of single crystal MgO doped with trivalent iron or chromium, previously reported [1], the addition of divalent cobalt does not appear to increase the conductivity in the frequency range examined.     

The effect of solution temperature on crystallite size and magnetic properties of Zn substituted Co ferrite nanoparticles

In this work zinc substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles (Co_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄) have been synthesized by the coprecipitation method, using stable ferric, zinc and cobalt salts with sodium hydroxide, at different solution temperatures, from room temperature to 363 K. The cobalt-zinc ferrite crystalline phase, the particle size and the morphology of the resulting nanoparticles were studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The average crystallite size of each sample was calculated from the broadening of the most intense peak (3 1 1), using Scherrer's formula and the results show crystallite sizes increased from 6 to 8 nm by increasing the solution temperature from room temperature to 363 K respectively. Room temperature VSM measurements show that the prepared nanoparticles have superparamagnetic behavior and did not saturate at maximum field of 800 kA/m. The variation of AC-susceptibility of the samples with respect to temperature was measured and it was found that the blocking temperature increased from 198 to 270 K by increasing the solution temperature from room temperature to 363 K respectively. FTIR spectra of the samples have been analyzed in the frequency range 400-4000 cm⁻¹, which also confirms the results of XRD.     

Low energy boron and phosphorus implants in silicon (a) electrical sheet measurements

Silicon wafers were implanted in 〈111〉-direction with boron and phosphorus ions of 7 keV at room temperature. Doses between 10¹² and 10¹⁸ ions/cm² were applied. After successive annealing steps the electrical properties of the implanted layers have been determined by Hall effect and sheet resistivity measurements. The annealing characteristics of the implants depend on ion dose and species. Three annealing stages can be distinguished: (I) the temperature range below 500°C, (II) 500—700°C, (III) 700—900°C.

After annealing at 90°C the apparent electrical yield is proportional to dose for all implants and amounts to approx. 80 per cent for boron and 40 per cent for phosphorus.

Sheet resistivity vs. dose curves were derived for the annealing temperature of 400°C and used for the fabrication of position sensitive detectors. The position characteristics were found to be linear within ～1 per cent for resistive layers as long as 20 cm.     

Luminescence and evaluation of trapping parameters in NaMgSO4Cl: X (X=Cu or Ce) phosphor

Thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics of recently developed high sensitive mixed halosulphate phosphors, NaMgSO₄Cl: Cu and NaMgSO₄Cl: Ce were studied in comparison with CaSO₄: Dy in order to assess the possibility of their use in personal monitoring and TLD phosphors at very low dose of 5 Gy. It was found that NaMgSO₄Cl: Cu is 5.59 times and NaMgSO₄Cl: Ce is 6.18 times more sensitive as compared to standard CaSO₄: Dy. UV photo-excited luminescence from Cu to Ce doped NaMgSO₄Cl halosulphate phosphors has been investigated. The intense emission of the spectrum is assigned to electronic transitions 3d⁹4s¹→3d¹⁰ in monovalent copper ion and 5d→4f in Ce³⁺ ions. Increase in PL peak intensity suggesting that Cu and Ce play an important role in PL emission in the present matrix. These phosphors were synthesized by the wet chemical method. XRD, photoluminescence (PL) and thermoluminescence (TL) characterization of phosphors has been reported in this paper. The preparation of an inexpensive and high sensitive NaMgSO₄Cl: Cu and NaMgSO₄Cl: Ce with TL glow peaks for different concentrations are observed between 160 and 195 °C and between 200 and 225 °C, respectively, exposed to gamma-rays of ⁶⁰Co for their thermoluminescence (TL) properties. The glow curves have been recorded at a heating rate of 2 K s^?1 and irradiated at a dose rate of 0.995 kGy h^?1 for 5 Gy. In present study the trapping parameters such as order of kinetics (b), activation energy (E) and frequency factors (s) have been calculated for the 195 and 200 °C glow peaks of NaMgSO₄Cl: Cu and NaMgSO₄Cl: Ce, respectively by using Chen's method. The paper discusses the luminescence of Cu⁺ and Ce³⁺ by simple method of incorporation in NaMgSO₄Cl host.     

Optical absorption of s2-configuration ions in alkali halide crystals—IV: Line shape of the C band in Sn2+-doped crystals

The line shape of the C band in the alkali halide phosphors KBr:Sn²⁺, RbBr:Sn²⁺, and RbCl:Sn²⁺ has been measured as a function of temperature between about 15 K and room temperature. In contrast to earlier measurements on In⁺-doped phosphors, the C band shows a well-marked triplet structure over the whole temperature range. This triplet structure cannot be accounted for solely in terms of the dynamical Jahn-Teller effect without assuming a very large temperature-dependence for the coupling constant to vibrational modes of trigonal symmetry. The temperature-dependence both of the second moment of the line shape and of the separation between the components of the C band, suggests that there is a contribution to the splitting of the C state from a lowering in the symmetry of the static crystal field and a model which includes such a static splitting in addition to the dynamical Jahn-Teller effect provides a good representation of the experimental line shapes.