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:
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- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Scintillation Materials Research Center
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- 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.
@article{osti_1286894,
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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