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Chin. Phys. B, 2021, Vol. 30(7): 074205    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/abe3ea
ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS Prev   Next  

Preparation and properties of GAGG:Ce/glass composite scintillation material

Wei-Jie Zhang(张伟杰)1, Qin-Hua Wei(魏钦华)1,†, Xiao Shen(沈潇)1, Gao Tang(唐高)1, Zhen-Hua Chen(陈振华)1, Lai-Shun Qin(秦来顺)1, and Hong-Sheng Shi(史宏声)2,‡
1 College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China;
2 Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
Abstract  The translucent GGAG:Ce/glass composites are prepared successfully by ball-milling, tableting, and pressureless sintering. The thickness of composites is about 400 μm. The x-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), density of composite materials are measured and discussed systematically. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) elemental mapping are employed to analyze the particle size, the shape of powders, and the distribution of GGAG:Ce particles in the glass matrix, respectively. The decay time, ultraviolet, (UV), x-ray excitation luminescence spectra, and temperature spectra are studied. The results show that the composite materials have high light output, good thermostability, and short decay time. The method adopted in this work is an effective method to reduce the preparation time and cost of the sample. The ultralow afterglow indicates that the composite materials have an opportunity to be used for x-ray detection and imaging.
Keywords:  GGAG:Ce      composite material      scintillator      glass matrix      luminescence properties  
Received:  02 December 2020      Revised:  02 February 2021      Accepted manuscript online:  07 February 2021
PACS:  42.70.-a (Optical materials)  
  78.66.Sq (Composite materials)  
  81.05.Pj (Glass-based composites, vitroceramics)  
  81.70.-q (Methods of materials testing and analysis)  
Fund: Project support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11975220, 51972291, 11575170, and 11605194).
Corresponding Authors:  Qin-Hua Wei, Hong-Sheng Shi     E-mail:  weiqinhua1985@163.com;shs1975@126.com

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Wei-Jie Zhang(张伟杰), Qin-Hua Wei(魏钦华), Xiao Shen(沈潇), Gao Tang(唐高), Zhen-Hua Chen(陈振华), Lai-Shun Qin(秦来顺), and Hong-Sheng Shi(史宏声) Preparation and properties of GAGG:Ce/glass composite scintillation material 2021 Chin. Phys. B 30 074205

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