Single crystal growth, optical absorption and luminescence properties under VUV-UV synchrotron excitation of type III Pr³⁺:KGd(PO₃)₄.

ABSTRACT: Scintillator materials are widely used for a variety of applications such as high energy physics, astrophysics and medical imaging. Since the ideal scintillator does not exist, the search for scintillators with suitable properties for each application is of great interest. Here, Pr³⁺-doped KGd(PO₃)₄ bulk single crystals with monoclinic structure (space group: P2₁) are grown from high temperature solutions and their structural, thermal and optical properties are studied as possible candidates for scintillation material. The change in the unit cell parameters as a function of the Pr³⁺ level of doping and temperature is studied. Differential thermal analysis reveals that KGd_0.942Pr_0.058(PO₃)₄ is

SUBMITTER: Adell I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174386 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature