Crystal growth and optical properties of Ce:(La,Gd)2Ge2O7 grown by the floating zone method

被引:8
作者
Kurosawa, Shunsuke [1 ,2 ]
Shishido, Toetsu [1 ]
Sugawara, Takamasa [1 ]
Yubuta, Kunio [1 ]
Jan, Pejchal [1 ,3 ]
Suzuki, Akira [1 ]
Yokota, Yuui [2 ]
Shoji, Yasuhiro [1 ]
Kamada, Kei [2 ,4 ]
Yoshikawa, Akira [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Inst Mat Res, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
[2] New Ind Creat Hatchery Ctr NICHe, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808579, Japan
[3] AS CR, Inst Phys, Prague 16200 6, Czech Republic
[4] C&A Corp, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
基金
日本科学技术振兴机构; 日本学术振兴会;
关键词
Floating zone technique; Scintillator materials; Scintillators; Pyrochlore; Pyrogermanate; Pyrosillicate; Optical property; SCINTILLATOR;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.12.038
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Some pyrosilicate scintillators such as Ce:Gd2Si2O7 and Ce:Lu2Si2O7 have a good light output, and especially Ce:(Gd,La)(2)Si2O7 has an excellent light output of over 36,000 ph/MeV. In order to search novel scintilators, we have developed a pyrogermanate-based scintillation material (Ce-0.01,Gd-0.90, La-0.09)(2)Ge2O7 using the floating zone method. Although the light output was decreased due to quenching, 5d-4f transition of Ce3+ was observed around 480 nm in photo- and radio-luminescence spectra. This emission wavelength was longer than that of (Ce-0.01,Gcl(0.90),La-0.09)(2)Si2O7 with an emission wavelength of 390 nm. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:142 / 144
页数:3
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