Luminescence and scintillation properties of XPO₄:Nd³⁺ (X = Y, Lu, Sc, La) crystals

Journal Article · 11 April 2018 · Optical Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2018.02.005 · OSTI ID:1435305

Makowski, Michal ^[1]; Witkowski, Marcin E. ^[1]; Drozdowski, Winicjusz ^[1]; Wojtowicz, Andrzej J. ^[1]; Wisniewski, Krzysztof ^[1]; Boatner, Lynn A.  ^[2]

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1. Nicolaus Copernicus Univ., Torun (Poland)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Due to their very fast short-wavelength emission, neodymium-doped materials are a subject of current interest as potential scintillators. Although the initial reports regarding neodymium-doped orthophosphates (in crystalline form) and their scintillation properties appeared almost twenty years ago, they remain an interesting class of materials since there is no in-depth understanding of their fundamental scintillation mechanism. In the present research, we focus on the crystalline systems: XPO₄:Nd³⁺, where X = Y, Lu, La, Sc. The pulse height, optical absorption, radioluminescence and photoluminescence spectra were investigated and are reported here for various temperatures from 10 to 350 K. Here, results of both low and high temperature thermoluminescence measurements are reported in this communication.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1435305
• Journal Information: Optical Materials, Journal Name: Optical Materials Journal Issue: C Vol. 79; ISSN 0925-3467
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English