Published October 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

On the origin of the thermoluminescence of Al2O3:Cr,Ni

  • 1. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas (CIEMAT), Madrid (Spain). Inst. de Investigacion

Description

The recently discovered high-intensity thermoluminescence (TL) emission in Al2O3 doped with Cr and Ni is analysed more deeply by measuring the effects of x-ray irradiation on the optical absorption in parallel with the TL process, together with the effect of optical bleaching. It is proposed that the high-intensity peak is due to oxygen vacancies, induced by the presence of Ni. The main recombination centre is Cr. (Author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
40
Journal Page Range
p. 7387-7396.
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL