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The use of cathodoluminescence for the development of durable self-glowing crystals based on solid solutions YPO4-EuPO4

  • The 8th International Workshop on Beam Injection Assessment of Microstructures in Semiconductors, June 11–14, 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Local cathodoluminescence spectroscopy has been suggested for the development of durable self-glowing crystals based on crystalline solid solutions (Y, Eu)PO4. Nonradioactive ions of Eu3+ in these crystals cause strong luminescence in the visible range, initiated by small admixture (less than 1 wt %) of α-radioactive 238Pu. The intensity of self-glowing depends on the Y: Eu ratio and the 238Pu content. The optimal Y: Eu ratio responsible for the most intensive luminescence has been identified. The principal features of cathodoluminescence emission in (Y, Eu)PO4 crystals of various chemical compositions are being discussed.

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  1. V. G. Khlopin Radium Institute, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    B. E. Burakov, V. M. Garbuzov, A. A. Kitsay, V. A. Zirlin & M. A. Petrova

  2. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    Ya. V. Domracheva, M. V. Zamoryanskaya, E. V. Kolesnikova & M. A. Yagovkina

  3. Nizhegorodskii State University, Nizhni Novgorod, 603950, Russia

    M. P. Orlova

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Burakov, B.E., Garbuzov, V.M., Kitsay, A.A. et al. The use of cathodoluminescence for the development of durable self-glowing crystals based on solid solutions YPO4-EuPO4 . Semiconductors 41, 427–430 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063782607040124

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