Towards effective indirect radioisotope energy converters with bright and radiation hard scintillators of (Gd,Y)3Al2Ga3O12 family

Autor: M. Korzhik, R. Abashev, A. Fedorov, G. Dosovitskiy, E. Gordienko, I. Kamenskikh, D. Kazlou, D. Kuznecova, V. Mechinsky, V. Pustovarov, V. Retivov, A. Vasil'ev
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 54, Iss 7, Pp 2579-2585 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1738-5733
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2022.02.007
Popis: Ceramics of quaternary garnets (Gd,Y)3Al2Ga3O12 doped with Ce, Tb have been fabricated and evaluated as prospective materials for indirect energy converters of α-and β-voltaic. Samples were characterized at excitation with an X-ray source and an intense 150 keV electron beam and showed good temperature stability of their emission and tolerance to irradiation. The role of X-rays accompanied the α-particle emitting in the increase of the conversion efficiency is clarified. The garnet-type structure of the matrix in the developed materials allows the production of quality crystalline mass with a light yield exceeding that of the commonly used YAG: Ce scintillator by a factor of two times.
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