Optical and scintillation properties of Pr3+-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 single crystals

Yuka Abe; Takahiko Horiai; Jan Pejchal; Yuui Yokota; Masao Yoshino; Rikito Murakami; Takashi Hanada; Akihiro Yamaji; Hiroki Sato; Yuji Ohashi; Shunsuke Kurosawa; Kei Kamada; Akira Yoshikawa; Martin Nikl

Optical Materials: X (May 2024)

Optical and scintillation properties of Pr3+-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 single crystals

Yuka Abe,
Takahiko Horiai,
Jan Pejchal,
Yuui Yokota,
Masao Yoshino,
Rikito Murakami,
Takashi Hanada,
Akihiro Yamaji,
Hiroki Sato,
Yuji Ohashi,
Shunsuke Kurosawa,
Kei Kamada,
Akira Yoshikawa,
Martin Nikl

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Yuka Abe: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; Corresponding author. Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
Takahiko Horiai: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan; Corresponding author.
Jan Pejchal: Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnicka 10, Prague, 162 00, Czech Republic
Yuui Yokota: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Masao Yoshino: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Rikito Murakami: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
Takashi Hanada: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
Akihiro Yamaji: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Hiroki Sato: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Yuji Ohashi: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Shunsuke Kurosawa: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan; Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
Kei Kamada: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Akira Yoshikawa: Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan; New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 6-6-10 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579, Japan
Martin Nikl: Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnicka 10, Prague, 162 00, Czech Republic

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22
p. 100318

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Pr-doped scintillators are attracting attention because of their potential applications in medical devices. In this study, we focused on Pr-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 scintillators to grow single crystals by the micro-pulling-down method and to evaluate their optical and scintillation properties. From the powder XRD results, the crystal structure and the space group were identified to be monoclinic and P21/n, respectively. The results of optical and scintillation characterization show that the luminescence from the Pr3+ 5d1–4f transition increases with increasing Pr3+ concentration. The maximum light yield was also obtained for the sample with the highest Pr3+ concentration. The Pr-doped (La, Y)2Si2O7 single crystal shows promising properties for application in radiation detection.

Published in Optical Materials: X

ISSN: 2590-1478 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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