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Synthesis of nanocrystalline Al2O3:C by thermal plasma reactor for radiation dosimetry applications

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Al2O3:C is a well-known OSLD dosimetry phosphor but difficult to prepare due to its high melting point and carbon doping. In this paper carbon-doped Al2O3 nanophosphor (Al2O3:C-NP) was synthesized by a novel thermal plasma method using mixture of Al and C as starting materials in the presence of oxygen. Characterization of the material by XRD and TEM shows highly crystalline nanoparticles of γ-Al2O3 in the range of 10–100 nm. The maximum TL intensity with a very wide-range of doses was observed for the material containing 10 wt% of carbon when irradiated with \(\gamma\) rays and electron beam.

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  1. Department of Physics, Fergusson College (Autonomous) Pune, Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411004, India

    Nandkumar T. Mandlik

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    V. B. Varma

  3. Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), Nanomaterials for Energy and Energy-Water Nexus (NEW), Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, 138602, Singapore

    V. B. Varma

  4. Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India

    P. D. Sahare

  5. Department of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, 411007, India

    V. L. Mathe, S. V. Bhoraskar & S. D. Dhole

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Mandlik, N.T., Varma, V.B., Sahare, P.D. et al. Synthesis of nanocrystalline Al2O3:C by thermal plasma reactor for radiation dosimetry applications. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 330, 1533–1543 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08052-9

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