Tb-doped 12CaO·7Al_2O_3(Tb:C12A7) crystals were synthesized by the floating zone(FZ) method and the photoluminescence(PL), scintillation and thermally-stimulated luminescence(TSL) properties were investi...Tb-doped 12CaO·7Al_2O_3(Tb:C12A7) crystals were synthesized by the floating zone(FZ) method and the photoluminescence(PL), scintillation and thermally-stimulated luminescence(TSL) properties were investigated. The photoluminescence(PL) emission spectra and PL decay time profiles were investigated by using Quantaurus-tau(Hamamatsu). The scintillation spectra and decay time profiles were measured by using our laboratory-constructed set-up under X-ray irradiation. Finally, TSL glow curve was measured by using Nanogray TL-2000 with the heating rate of 1 °C/s. In PL and scintillation, emission peaks were observed at 493, 543, 587 and 620 nm due to the 4f-4f transitions of Tb3~+. Decay time constants of the emission by PL and scintillation appeared to be different, and the measured values were approximately 2.4 and 1.9 ms, respectively. After X-ray irradiations, the 0.5%(all Tb contents in this paper are in mole fraction) and 1.0% Tb-doped samples showed a single intense and broad glow peak around 100 oC while 1.2%–1.5% Tb-doped samples showed notable additional peak around 250 oC.展开更多
基金supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)26249147 from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology of Japan(MEXT),JST A-step,Cooperative Research Project of Research Institute of Electronics,Shizuoka University,Inamori foundation,KRF foundation
文摘Tb-doped 12CaO·7Al_2O_3(Tb:C12A7) crystals were synthesized by the floating zone(FZ) method and the photoluminescence(PL), scintillation and thermally-stimulated luminescence(TSL) properties were investigated. The photoluminescence(PL) emission spectra and PL decay time profiles were investigated by using Quantaurus-tau(Hamamatsu). The scintillation spectra and decay time profiles were measured by using our laboratory-constructed set-up under X-ray irradiation. Finally, TSL glow curve was measured by using Nanogray TL-2000 with the heating rate of 1 °C/s. In PL and scintillation, emission peaks were observed at 493, 543, 587 and 620 nm due to the 4f-4f transitions of Tb3~+. Decay time constants of the emission by PL and scintillation appeared to be different, and the measured values were approximately 2.4 and 1.9 ms, respectively. After X-ray irradiations, the 0.5%(all Tb contents in this paper are in mole fraction) and 1.0% Tb-doped samples showed a single intense and broad glow peak around 100 oC while 1.2%–1.5% Tb-doped samples showed notable additional peak around 250 oC.