Development of LuAG-based scintillator crystals–A review

M Nikl, A Yoshikawa, K Kamada, K Nejezchleb… - Progress in Crystal …, 2013 - Elsevier
A review of research and development of Lu3Al5O12 (LuAG)-based single crystal
scintillators is presented. Crystals of this type have been prepared by the micro-pulling down …

Band-gap engineering for removing shallow traps in rare-earth LuAlO garnet scintillators using Ga do**

M Fasoli, A Vedda, M Nikl, C Jiang, BP Uberuaga… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
We employ a combination of first-principles calculations and optical characterization
experiments to explain the mechanism by which Ga 3+ do** prevents the trap** of free …

Effect of Mg2+ co‐do** on the scintillation performance of LuAG:Ce ceramics

S Liu, X Feng, Z Zhou, M Nikl, Y Shi… - physica status solidi …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ce‐doped Lu3Al5O12 optical ceramics co‐doped with Mg2+ are fabricated by solid‐
state reaction method and further optimized by an air‐annealing process. Mg2+ co‐do** …

Scintillation properties of LuAG: Ce, YAG: Ce and LYSO: Ce crystals for gamma-ray detection

W Chewpraditkul, L Swiderski… - … on Nuclear Science, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The scintillation properties of LuAG: Ce and YAG: Ce crystals were compared with LYSO: Ce
crystal under¿-ray excitation. Light yield non-proportionality and energy resolution were …

Complex oxide scintillators: Material defects and scintillation performance

M Nikl, VV Laguta, A Vedda - Physica status solidi (b), 2008 - Wiley Online Library
An overview of recognized structural defects, impurities and related trap** levels and their
role in the scintillation mechanism is provided and discussed in single crystal materials …

Shallow traps and radiative recombination processes in single crystal scintillator

M Nikl, A Vedda, M Fasoli, I Fontana, VV Laguta… - Physical Review B …, 2007 - APS
Thermally stimulated luminescence (TSL) glow curves and emission spectra were studied in
undoped and Ce-doped Lu 3 Al 5 O 12 single crystals by wavelength resolved TSL …

Design principles of perovskites for thermochemical oxygen separation

M Ezbiri, KM Allen, ME Gàlvez, R Michalsky… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Separation and concentration of O2 from gas mixtures is central to several sustainable
energy technologies, such as solar‐driven synthesis of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from CO2 …

Cation-size mismatch as a design principle for enhancing the efficiency of garnet phosphors

YH Kim, HJ Kim, SP Ong, Z Wang, WB Im - Chemistry of Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report on the development of a new garnet phosphor with enhanced optical
properties and cost reduction. Samples were prepared using the solid-solution method, in …

Exciton and antisite defect‐related luminescence in Lu3Al5O12 and Y3Al5O12 garnets

Y Zorenko, A Voloshinovskii, V Savchyn… - … status solidi (b), 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Intrinsic emission of complex oxides with garnet structure was studied by means of the
analyses of the time‐resolved luminescence spectra and decay kinetic for single crystals …

Y3Al5− xGaxO12: Cr3+: A novel red persistent phosphor with high brightness

J Xu, J Ueda, Y Zhuang, B Viana… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on red persistent phosphors of Y 3 Al 5− x Ga x O 12: Cr 3+ garnet (YAGG: Cr 3+,
x from 0 to 5). In these materials, Cr ions act as both emission centers and electron traps …