Determination of trapping parameters from thermally stimulated luminescence glow curves of Mn-doped Li2B4O7 phosphor

The determination of trapping parameters such as order of kinetics, activation energy and frequency factor is one of the most important studies in the field of thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL). A polycrystalline sample of Mn-doped Li₂B₄O₇ was prepared by melting method. The formation of the doped compound was checked by Fourier transform infrared study. The TSL study of the Mn-doped lithium tetraborate sample shows two glow peaks at 190 °C and 310 °C, of which the intensity of the 310 °C glow peak is the maximum. In this paper, the trapping parameters associated with the prominent glow peak of Mn-doped lithium tetraborate were reported using the isothermal luminescence decay and glow curve shape (Chen's) methods. Our results show a very good agreement between the trapping parameters calculated by the two methods.