Published March 1, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Synchrotron radiation studies on luminescence of Eu2+-doped LaCl3 microcrystals embedded in a NaCl matrix

  • 1. Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 79005 Lviv (Ukraine)
  • 2. Ukrainian Academy of Printing, 79020 Lviv (Ukraine)
  • 3. Institute for Scintillation Materials NAS of Ukraine, 61001 Kharkov (Ukraine)
  • 4. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, LV-1063 Riga (Latvia)
  • 5. Institut Laue-Langevin, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, 38042 Grenoble (France)

Description

LaCl3:Eu2+ microcrystals dispersed in the NaCl matrix have been obtained in the NaCl–LaCl3(1 mol.%)–EuCl3(0.1 mol.%) crystalline system. The low-temperature luminescent properties of these microcrystals have been studied upon the VUV and UV excitation by the synchrotron radiation. The spectroscopic parameters as well as decay time constants of Eu2+-doped LaCl3 host have been established. The excitation mechanism of divalent europium centers through energy transfer and reabsorption is discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.11.024

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nimb.2011.11.024;
PII
S0168-583X(11)01055-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Journal Volume
274
Journal Page Range
p. 78-82
ISSN
0168-583X
CODEN
NIMBEU

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