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ZnS–ZnO thermoluminescent phosphors have been synthesized by a low-cost chemical method. They exhibit a thermoluminescence response increasing linearly as a function of β-irradiation dose, from 25 Gy to 1600 Gy, without saturation. The glow curves indicate that these phosphors could be useful for both thermoluminescence and afterglow dosimetry.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this work from CONACyT (Mexico) under Grants 53000-Y and 52889.
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Cruz-Vázquez, C., Bernal, R., Burruel-Ibarra, S. et al. Thermoluminescence of β-Irradiated ZnS–ZnO Phosphors. J. Electron. Mater. 44, 3477–3480 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-3809-2
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