A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Wavelength-sensitive energy storage in Sr3MgSi2O8:Eu2+,Dy3+




AuthorsLastusaari M, Bos AJJ, Dorenbos P, Laamanen T, Malkamäki M, Rodrigues LCV, Hölsä J

PublisherSpringer

Publication year2015

JournalJournal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Journal acronymJ THERM ANAL CALORIM

Volume121

Issue1

First page 29

Last page35

Number of pages7

ISSN1388-6150

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-4571-7


Abstract

Optical energy storage materials can store energy when exposed to radiation and subsequently release it as light after thermal or optical stimulation. Such materials are thus employed in, e.g., detectors, dosimetry, self-lit signs, and imaging. In, e.g., dosimetry, the response of the material is correlated with the absorbed energy, but no distinction of different radiation energies can be achieved. In this work, Sr3MgSi2O8:Eu2+,Dy3+ was studied with thermoluminescence (TL) initiated by irradiating the material with photon energies between 2.6 (480) and 5.4 eV (230 nm). The TL glow curves revealed that the material has two main traps. Both the overall TL intensity and the TL intensity ratio between the two traps strongly depend on the photon energy of the irradiation. A mechanism of energy storage and charge carrier release in this material was constructed from the results obtained.




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