Composition engineering in cerium-doped (Lu,Gd)3(Ga,Al) 5O12 single-crystal scintillators

Kei Kamada; Takanori Endo; Kousuke Tsutumi; Takayuki Yanagida; Yutaka Fujimoto; Akihiro Fukabori; Akira Yoshikawa; Jan Pejchal; Martin Nikl

doi:10.1021/cg200694a

Composition engineering in cerium-doped (Lu,Gd)₃(Ga,Al) ₅O₁₂ single-crystal scintillators

Kei Kamada, Takanori Endo, Kousuke Tsutumi, Takayuki Yanagida, Yutaka Fujimoto, Akihiro Fukabori, Akira Yoshikawa, Jan Pejchal, Martin Nikl

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Abstract

The Ce-doped (Lu_yGd_1-x)₃(Ga _y,Al_1-y)₅O₁₂ single crystals were grown by the micropulling down method. Their structure and chemical composition were checked by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) techniques. Optical, luminescent, and scintillation characteristics were measured by the methods of time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy, including the light yield and scintillation decay. Balanced Gd and Ga admixture into the Lu₃Al₅O₁₂ structure provided an excellent scintillator where the effect of shallow traps was suppressed, the spectrally corrected light yield value exceeded 40 000 photons/MeV, and scintillation decay was dominated by a 53 ns decay time value which is close to that of Ce ³⁺ photoluminescence decay. This study provides an excellent example of a combinatorial approach where targeted single-crystal compositions are obtained by a flexible, time saving, and cost-effective crystal growth technique.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4484-4490
Number of pages	7
Journal	Crystal Growth and Design
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cg200694a
Publication status	Published - 2011 Oct 5

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Composition engineering in cerium-doped (Lu,Gd)₃(Ga,Al) ₅O₁₂ single-crystal scintillators. / Kamada, Kei; Endo, Takanori; Tsutumi, Kousuke; Yanagida, Takayuki; Fujimoto, Yutaka; Fukabori, Akihiro; Yoshikawa, Akira; Pejchal, Jan; Nikl, Martin.

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