The dosimetric phosphors Li3PO4:M(M=Tb, Cu) were produced by modified solid-state method.The structural and morphological characterization was carried out through X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron micr...The dosimetric phosphors Li3PO4:M(M=Tb, Cu) were produced by modified solid-state method.The structural and morphological characterization was carried out through X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM). Additionally, the photoluminescence(PL), thermoluminescence(TL) and optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) properties of powder Li3PO4 doped with Tb and Cu were studied. It is advocated that Li3PO4: Cu phosphor not only shows higher OSL sensitivity(25 times or more) but also gives faster decay in OSL signals than that of Li3PO4: Tb^(3+) phosphor. The minimum detectable dose(MDD) of Li3PO4:M(M=Tb,Cu) phosphors is found to be 21.69 × 10^(-3) and 3.33 ×10^(-6) J·kg^(-1),respectively. In OSL mode, phosphor shows linear dose response in the range of 0.02-20.00 J·kg^(-1).In TL mode, sensitivity of Li3PO4: Cu phosphor is more than that of Li3PO4: Tb phosphor. The kinetics parameters such as activation energy and frequency factors were determined by peak shape method, and photoionization cross sections of prepared phosphor were calculated.展开更多
文摘The dosimetric phosphors Li3PO4:M(M=Tb, Cu) were produced by modified solid-state method.The structural and morphological characterization was carried out through X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM). Additionally, the photoluminescence(PL), thermoluminescence(TL) and optically stimulated luminescence(OSL) properties of powder Li3PO4 doped with Tb and Cu were studied. It is advocated that Li3PO4: Cu phosphor not only shows higher OSL sensitivity(25 times or more) but also gives faster decay in OSL signals than that of Li3PO4: Tb^(3+) phosphor. The minimum detectable dose(MDD) of Li3PO4:M(M=Tb,Cu) phosphors is found to be 21.69 × 10^(-3) and 3.33 ×10^(-6) J·kg^(-1),respectively. In OSL mode, phosphor shows linear dose response in the range of 0.02-20.00 J·kg^(-1).In TL mode, sensitivity of Li3PO4: Cu phosphor is more than that of Li3PO4: Tb phosphor. The kinetics parameters such as activation energy and frequency factors were determined by peak shape method, and photoionization cross sections of prepared phosphor were calculated.