Applied Materials Today ( IF 8.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-29 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2020.100829 Leonardo V.S. França , Oswaldo Baffa
The luminescent properties of X-ray phosphors based on optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) are quite fortuitous, since it demands the existence of both trapping and recombination (luminescent) centers. Nevertheless, lanthanide-doped materials have changed this paradigm by two main reasons: lanthanide doping provides the development of high efficient phosphors and allows for a relatively easy prediction of the energy-levels of the trapping centers involved in OSL phenomena. In view of that, this work reveals some luminescent and dosimetric properties of a phosphor never reported before, i.e., gadolinium and silver doped polycrystalline samples. The phosphor synthesis followed a solid state reaction method and was optimized regarding the concentration of dopants for a better OSL response. Comparing to non-doped samples, the OSL showed an enhancement of ∼ 140x when doped with gadolinium and silver. The phosphor exhibited a high UV emission under blue stimulation (475 nm), with a linear dose-response for the range analyzed (1 mGy up to 2 Gy) and a minimum detectable dose of ∼ 40 μGy. The material exhibited a fading of ∼ 30% within the first 24 h after irradiation, which is attributed to shallow traps created by incorporation. Wavelength-resolved thermoluminescence (TL) and OSL spectra revealed a sharp 317 nm emission, which is ascribed to 6PJ → 8S7/2 transition of centers, indicating that the has a crucial role in the luminescence mechanisms. In addition, the OSL spectrum exhibited also a broad emission at 350 nm attributed to 3DJ, 1D2 → 1S0 transitions of centers. Insights on the luminescent processes are given, including the role of and centers in the trapping and recombination processes responsible for the TL and OSL. New mechanisms of luminescent enhancement by silver incorporation are suggested.
中文翻译:
通过X射线激发的CaB 6 O 10:Gd,Ag荧光粉的光学和热激发发光增强了UV发射
基于光激发发光(OSL)的X射线荧光粉的发光特性非常偶然,因为它需要同时存在俘获和复合(发光)中心。尽管如此,掺杂镧系元素的材料已经改变了这一范式,主要有两个原因:镧系元素的掺杂提供了高效磷光体的发展,并允许相对容易地预测OSL现象所涉及的陷阱中心的能级。有鉴于此,这项工作揭示了以前从未报道过的磷光体的某些发光和剂量特性,即g和银掺杂多晶样品。磷光体的合成遵循固态反应方法,并针对掺杂剂的浓度进行了优化,以实现更好的OSL响应。与未掺杂样品相比,当掺入showed和银时,OSL表现出约140倍的增强。所述磷光体显示出在蓝光下刺激(475 nm)的高UV发射,与范围内的线性剂量-反应分析(1毫戈瑞最多2戈瑞)和〜40的最小可检测的剂量μ戈瑞。该材料在辐照后的最初24小时内显示约30%的褪色,这归因于由成立。波长分辨的热致发光(TL)和OSL光谱显示了317 nm的清晰发射,这归因于6 P J → 8 S 7/2跃迁。 中心,表明 在发光机制中起着至关重要的作用。另外,OSL光谱在350 nm处也显示出宽发射,这归因于3 D J,1 D 2 → 1 S 0跃迁。中心。给出了有关发光过程的见解,包括 和 集中在负责TL和OSL的捕获和重组过程中。提出了通过引入银增强发光的新机理。