Optical and scintillation properties of Pr3+-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 single crystals

Autor: Yuka Abe, Takahiko Horiai, Jan Pejchal, Yuui Yokota, Masao Yoshino, Rikito Murakami, Takashi Hanada, Akihiro Yamaji, Hiroki Sato, Yuji Ohashi, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa, Martin Nikl
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Optical Materials: X, Vol 22, Iss , Pp 100318- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2590-1478
DOI: 10.1016/j.omx.2024.100318
Popis: Pr-doped scintillators are attracting attention because of their potential applications in medical devices. In this study, we focused on Pr-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 scintillators to grow single crystals by the micro-pulling-down method and to evaluate their optical and scintillation properties. From the powder XRD results, the crystal structure and the space group were identified to be monoclinic and P21/n, respectively. The results of optical and scintillation characterization show that the luminescence from the Pr3+ 5d1–4f transition increases with increasing Pr3+ concentration. The maximum light yield was also obtained for the sample with the highest Pr3+ concentration. The Pr-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 single crystal shows promising properties for application in radiation detection.
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