Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 15, 1516010(2022)

Scintillating Performance of Sn2+-Doped Transparent Borosilicate Glass

Rongfei Wei†、*, Li Wang†、*, Fumin Lu, Fangfang Hu, and Hai Guo
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  • Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, Zhejiang , China
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    Scintillators that can absorb high-energy photons and convert them into low-energy visible photons are used extensively in fields, including nondestructive inspection, security inspection, and medical imaging. Aiming at the inadequacy of time-consuming and high cost in the preparation process of traditional scintillator crystals, Sn2+-doped borosilicate glasses are synthesized successfully through the traditional melt-quenching approach in this study. The transmission, excitation, and ultraviolet (UV) stimulated emission spectra, X-ray excited luminescence (XEL) spectra, and decay curves of the materials are systematically investigated. The experimental findings that correct heat treatment can efficiently improve the fluorescence intensity of UV and XEL of the sample, and the XEL intensity of the optimal sample reaches 25.1% of that of commercial Bi4Ge3O12 crystal. Furthermore, the transmittance of the sample decreases only moderately under various power X-ray excitation. In addition, it can be restored to the initial level after the thermal treatment again. The synthesized samples endow remarkable fluorescence properties of ultraviolet excitation and X-ray irradiation that have promising potential in X-ray imaging and other fields.

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    Rongfei Wei, Li Wang, Fumin Lu, Fangfang Hu, Hai Guo. Scintillating Performance of Sn2+-Doped Transparent Borosilicate Glass[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(15): 1516010

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Apr. 26, 2022

    Accepted: May. 31, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 22, 2022

    The Author Email: Wei Rongfei (rfwei@zjnu.edu.cn), Wang Li (rfwei@zjnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1516010

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