Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 39, Issue 5, 539(2024)

Effect of Zr4+ Co-doping on Neutron/Gamma Discrimination of Cs2LaLiBr6:Ce Crystals

Zhongqiu ZHENG1, Qinhua WEI1、*, Yufeng TONG1,2, Gao TANG1, Hang YIN1, and Laishun QIN1
Author Affiliations
  • 11. College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 22. Artificial Crystals Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
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    Zhongqiu ZHENG, Qinhua WEI, Yufeng TONG, Gao TANG, Hang YIN, Laishun QIN. Effect of Zr4+ Co-doping on Neutron/Gamma Discrimination of Cs2LaLiBr6:Ce Crystals [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2024, 39(5): 539

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    Received: Nov. 27, 2023

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    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Qinhua WEI (weiqinhua@cjlu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20230543

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