کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1888058 | 1533400 | 2016 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Thermally-induced formation of nanocrystals in rare-earth doped Li borate glass.
• Higher crystallization tendency in undoped compared to the rare-earth doped glass.
• Increase of glass transition and crystallization temperatures with Eu3+ doping.
• Decrease of transmittance and luminescence quantum efficiency with crystallization.
Rare-earth doped borate glasses and glass ceramics are investigated for their potential as photon converters. Thermal processing of the as-made glass results in the formation of nanocrystals therein. For optical activation, the glasses are doped with Eu3+ and Tb3+, both enabling an intense emission under ultraviolet excitation. Differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction are applied to analyze the crystallization behavior. Compared to the undoped glass, the glass transition temperature as well as the crystallization temperature are increased with Eu3+ doping. Upon thermal processing of the as-made glasses, the transmittance is significantly reduced. Preliminary photoluminescence quantum efficiency measurements yield lower values for the glass ceramics.
Journal: Radiation Measurements - Volume 90, July 2016, Pages 274–278