Influence of P ion on Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu for TL dosimetry

This paper investigates luminescence properties of Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu phosphor prepared by modified solid state diffusion. The influence of Phosphorous ion as codopant is also explained in detail. The structural confirmation of the sample was done using the XRD technique. SEM revealed the microcrystalline nature of the prepared phosphor. The characteristic Eu2+ emission at 437 nm and 423 nm was observed for Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu and Sr2B5O9Cl:P,Eu, respectively under 338 nm excitation. Samples in powder form were irradiated with different doses under γ-ray irradiation with 60Co source and the TL glow curves for both Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu and Sr2B5O9Cl:P,Eu samples were studied. In case of Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu phosphor, single glow curve nature centered on 260 °C with a shoulder peak around 144 °C was observed. However; Sr2B5O9Cl:P,Eu have shown slight different and broad glow curve nature. The TL sensitivity in both the cases was compared with CaSO4:Dy phosphor. Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu sample have shown 1.17 times less sensitivity than CaSO4:Dy and for Sr2B5O9Cl:P,Eu it was found to be equal to CaSO4:Dy and Sr2B5O9Cl:P,Eu is 1.21 times more sensitive than Sr2B5O9Cl:Eu. Other TL properties like dose response, fading and reusability were studied for both the samples. The trapping parameters for both the samples were calculated using computerized glow curve deconvolution and reported in this paper.