Growth of shape-controlled Ce: Y3Al5O12 scintillator crystal and their scintillation properties

Yuui Yokota; Shunsuke Kurosawa; Yuji Ohasi; Kei Kamada; Akira Yoshikawa

doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.02.041

Growth of shape-controlled Ce: Y₃Al₅O₁₂ scintillator crystal and their scintillation properties

Yuui Yokota, Shunsuke Kurosawa, Yuji Ohasi, Kei Kamada, Akira Yoshikawa

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Abstract

A shape-controlled Ce doped Y₃Al₅O₁₂ (Ce:YAG) single crystal has been grown by a micro-pulling-down method using an Ir crucible with a square die. The as-grown Ce:YAG single crystal has square-shape and flat surfaces with high transparency. The shape-controlled Ce:YAG single crystal showed more than 70% transmittance from 530 nm to 900 nm without any cutting and polishing. An emission peak around 540 nm was observed in the radioluminescence spectrum under X-ray irradiation. In addition, the light yield and energy resolution under γ-ray irradiation of the as-grown crystal without any cutting and polishing were approximately 23,000 pH/MeV and 16%, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-72
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Crystal Growth
Volume	452
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.02.041
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 15

Keywords

A1. Radiation
A2. Growth from melt
A2. Single crystal growth
B1. Oxides
B3. Scintillators

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Condensed Matter Physics
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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