Luminescence of F-Type Defects and Their Thermal Stability in Sapphire Irradiated by Pulsed Ion Beams

Autor: R. M. Bayazitov, H. A. Novikov, G. R. Ramazanova, D.V. Ananchenko, R. I. Batalov, S. V. Nikiforov
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Optics and Spectroscopy. 128:207-213
ISSN: 1562-6911
0030-400X
DOI: 10.1134/s0030400x20020022
Popis: We studied the luminescence and the thermal stability of defects formed in α-Al2O3 single crystals after pulsed treatment with a beam of C+/H+ ions with an energy of 300 keV and a pulse duration of ~80 ns. By measuring optical absorption, photoluminescence, and pulsed cathodoluminescence, it is found that this type of exposure leads to intense generation of both single F and F+ centers and more complex defects (F2 aggregate centers or vacancy–impurity complexes) in α-Al2O3. The thermal stability of F-type defects formed in α-Al2O3 upon exposure to a pulsed ion beam is comparable to the stability of radiation-induced defects in neutron-irradiated samples.
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