Thermo- and radioluminescence of undoped and Dy-doped strontium borates prepared by sol-gel method

Borates have shown to be efficient materials to be employed for ionizing radiation detection given their tissue-equivalent characteristics. Usually, the efficiency of these compounds is largely dependent on the preparation methods and conditions. In this work nominally pure and Dy-doped strontium borates have been prepared by sol-gel method. The thermoluminescence and radioluminescence of the resulting borates have been investigated and correlated to their structural characteristics.