Published August 1982
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Journal article
Luminescent centers in doped crystals of CsMgI3: energy storage and thermoluminescence
Description
The double salt, CsMgI3, appears to be a semiconductor with a wide band gap (4.8ev). The introduction of trivalent impurities (Sc3+, In3+, Ce3+, Gd3+, Ho3+, Er3+ and Tm3+) results in luminescent centers which are excited by irradiation at energies slightly below the band gap. When irradiated at low temperatures the doped crystals store energy and show a pronounced thermoluminescence. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Solid State Commun.
- Journal Volume
- 43
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- Solid State Commun.
- Journal Page Range
- 331-334
- ISSN
- 0038-1098
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 13713761
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION SPECTRA; CERIUM ADDITIONS; CESIUM IODIDES; DOPED MATERIALS; EMISSION SPECTRA; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY STORAGE; ERBIUM ADDITIONS; EXCITATION; GADOLINIUM ADDITIONS; HOLMIUM ADDITIONS; INDIUM ADDITIONS; MAGNESIUM IODIDES; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; SCANDIUM ADDITIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; THULIUM ADDITIONS; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LUMINESCENCE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RARE EARTH ADDITIONS; SPECTRA; STORAGE