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Photoluminescence and scintillation properties of Eu2O3–BaO–Nb2O5–TeO2 glass and glass ceramics

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1Eu2O3–3BaO–20Nb2O5–76TeO2 glass and the corresponding glass-ceramics were synthesized with the aim to investigate the effect of glass crystallization on the photoluminescence and scintillation characteristics. Glass ceramics containing mainly the Nb2Te4O13 crystalline phase were obtained by heat treatment of the glass at 540 °C for 1, 2, or 4 h. For the glass and glass ceramics, emission peaks originating from the 4f → 4f transitions of Eu3+ appeared under irradiation with 530 nm light or X-rays. Among the samples, the highest emission intensity in the photoluminescence and X-ray-induced scintillation spectra was obtained for the glass. Furthermore, typical photoluminescence and scintillation decay time constants originating from the 4f → 4f transitions of Eu3+ were obtained for the glass and glass ceramics. The afterglow level of the glass was comparable to that of the glass ceramics.

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  1. Graduate School of Engineering Science, Akita University, 1-1Tegata Gakuen-machi, Akita, 010-8502, Japan

    Ryogo Nakamori & Naoki Kawano

  2. Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan

    Daisuke Nakauchi, Takumi Kato, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Yuma Takebuchi & Takayuki Yanagida

  3. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda-shi, Osaka, 563-8577, Japan

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RN, DN, TK, YT, and HF conducted experiments. RN performed the analytical calculations. KS and RN conceived of the original idea. Nakamori wrote the manuscript. NK and KS revised the manuscript accordingly. TY supervised the project. All the authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Nakamori, R., Kawano, N., Nakauchi, D. et al. Photoluminescence and scintillation properties of Eu2O3–BaO–Nb2O5–TeO2 glass and glass ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 20470–20478 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08861-y

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