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Title: Scintillation properties of Eu2+-doped KBa2I5 and K2BaI4

Abstract

We report two new ternary metal halide scintillators, KBa2I5 and K2BaI4, activated with divalent europium. Single crystal X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that KBa2I5 has a monoclinic structure (P21/c) and that K2BaI4 has a rhombohedral structure (R3c). Differential scanning calorimetry showed singular melting and crystallization points, making these compounds viable candidates for melt growth. We grew 13 mm diameter single crystals of KBa2I5:Eu2+ and K2BaI4:Eu2+ in evacuated quartz ampoules via the vertical Bridgman technique. The optimal Eu2+ concentration was 4% for KBa2I5 and 7% for K2BaI4. The X-ray excited emissions at 444 nm for KBa2I5:Eu 4% and 448 nm for K2BaI4:Eu 7% arise from the 5d-4f radiative transition in Eu2+. KBa2I5:Eu 4% has a light yield of 90,000 photons/MeV, with an energy resolution of 2.4% and K2BaI4:Eu 7% has a light yield of 63,000 ph/MeV, with an energy resolution of 2.9% at 662 keV. Both crystals have an excellent proportional response to a wide range of gamma-ray energies.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Scintillation Materials Research Center
  2. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1286894
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1396526
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Luminescence
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 169; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-2313
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; scintillator; crystal structure; x-ray diffraction; crystal growth

Citation Formats

Stand, L., Zhuravleva, M., Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Johnson, J., Lindsey, Adam, and Melcher, Charles L. Scintillation properties of Eu2+-doped KBa2I5 and K2BaI4. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.09.013.
Stand, L., Zhuravleva, M., Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Johnson, J., Lindsey, Adam, & Melcher, Charles L. Scintillation properties of Eu2+-doped KBa2I5 and K2BaI4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.09.013
Stand, L., Zhuravleva, M., Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Johnson, J., Lindsey, Adam, and Melcher, Charles L. Fri . "Scintillation properties of Eu2+-doped KBa2I5 and K2BaI4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.09.013. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286894.
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title = {Scintillation properties of Eu2+-doped KBa2I5 and K2BaI4},
author = {Stand, L. and Zhuravleva, M. and Chakoumakos, Bryan C. and Johnson, J. and Lindsey, Adam and Melcher, Charles L.},
abstractNote = {We report two new ternary metal halide scintillators, KBa2I5 and K2BaI4, activated with divalent europium. Single crystal X-ray diffraction measurements confirmed that KBa2I5 has a monoclinic structure (P21/c) and that K2BaI4 has a rhombohedral structure (R3c). Differential scanning calorimetry showed singular melting and crystallization points, making these compounds viable candidates for melt growth. We grew 13 mm diameter single crystals of KBa2I5:Eu2+ and K2BaI4:Eu2+ in evacuated quartz ampoules via the vertical Bridgman technique. The optimal Eu2+ concentration was 4% for KBa2I5 and 7% for K2BaI4. The X-ray excited emissions at 444 nm for KBa2I5:Eu 4% and 448 nm for K2BaI4:Eu 7% arise from the 5d-4f radiative transition in Eu2+. KBa2I5:Eu 4% has a light yield of 90,000 photons/MeV, with an energy resolution of 2.4% and K2BaI4:Eu 7% has a light yield of 63,000 ph/MeV, with an energy resolution of 2.9% at 662 keV. Both crystals have an excellent proportional response to a wide range of gamma-ray energies.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jlumin.2015.09.013},
journal = {Journal of Luminescence},
number = ,
volume = 169,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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