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AUTHOR
I. D. Venevtsev
Structural, optical, and luminescence properties of ZnO:Ga optical scintillation ceramic
This paper discusses the characteristics of ZnO and ZnO:Ga ceramics fabricated by uniaxial hot pressing. The short-wavelength transmission limit of zinc oxide ceramics is in the 370-nm region; the long-wavelength limit is determined by the free-charge-carrier concentration and lies in the interval from 5 to 9 μm. The total transmittance of such ceramics in the visible and near-IR regions is about 70% when the sample is 0.5 mm thick. The luminescence spectrum is represented by a broad emission band with maximum at 580 nm, having a defect nature. The introduction of 0.03–0.1 mass % gallium into the zinc oxide structure inhibits grain growth and increases the free-charge-carrier concentration …
Ultrafast luminescence of Ga- and In-doped ZnO ceramics
The work of authors (a-c) was financially supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR, Russia) and the work of the last author (d) had financial support from State Education Development Agency (VIAA, Latvia) . All of that was approved as a result of ERA.Net RUS PLUS 2017 joint call for proposals. Here is the link for the joint call for reference: https://www.eranet-rus.eu/en/196.php .
ZnO and ZnO:Ga Ceramics for Advanced Scintillators
The undoped ZnO reveals narrow luminescence bands located close to fundamental absorption edge, known as near band luminescence (NBL) and defects related wide luminescence band within visible range of spectrum. NBL decay is in sub-nanosecond range and it is promising for fast scintillator development. However, the defects luminescence decay is in microsecond range and it is disturbing for fast scintillators. Dopants strongly change the luminescence properties, mainly the intensity and decay time and that is the cause for intense study of doped ZnO luminescence properties. Thus the study of luminescent properties of undoped ZnO and doped ZnO:Ga ceramics was carried out. The dependence of the…
ZnO – Yb2O3 composite optical ceramics: Synthesis, structure and spectral-luminescent properties
International audience; Zinc oxide optical ceramics containing 0 – 2 wt% ytterbium are prepared byuniaxial hot pressing of commercial oxides at 1150 and 1180 °C. The ceramics have themain crystalline phase of hexagonal wurtzite-type ZnO. Ytterbium ions do not enter theZnO crystals but form a cubic sesquioxide phase of Yb2O3 located at the ZnO grainboundaries. Yb acts as an inhibitor for the ZnO grain growth. The ceramics exhibittransmittance up to 60% in the visible. Their transmission in the infrared is determinedby the free charge carrier absorption. The Yb3+ ions are found in C2 and C3i sites in Yb2O3crystals. Under X-ray excitation, the ceramics exhibit intense luminescence bands in the…