The Effects Of Thermal Processing On The Luminescence Of Y2o3:Tm Transparent Ceramic
2014 IEEE NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM AND MEDICAL IMAGING CONFERENCE (NSS/MIC)(2014)
Abstract
Transparent ceramics of Y2O3 doped with 0.5 mol% Tm were fabricated starting from the synthesis of the precursor nanopowder by co-precipitation and calcination followed by its consolidation into fully dense ceramics. Densification and optical transparency of the ceramic were achieved by means of sequential steps of cold isostatic pressing at 206 MPa, vacuum sintering using the two-step method at 1500 degrees C for a brief moment and at 1400 degrees C for 20 hrs, and hot isostatic pressing at 1300 degrees C for 6 hrs under 206 MPa of argon. After polishing to optical grade, samples were thermally processed at 1050 degrees C in 02 flux for a total of 10 hrs. Thermal processing was interrupted at specific times and photoluminescence and thermoluminescence were characterized. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR FTIR) measurements were also carried out and revealed the microstructural modifications induced by the thermal processing. Results reveal significant enhancement of luminescence concomitant to a strong decrease of the integral thermoluminescence intensity within the first hour of thermal processing, followed by stabilization. Traps above about 150 degrees C were strongly affected by the thermal
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Key words
thermal processing,luminescence property,transparent ceramic,nanopowder,co-precipitation,calcination,densification,optical transparency,cold isostatic pressing,vacuum sintering,polishing,photoluminescence,X-ray diffraction,XRD,attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,ATR FTIR,microstructural property,integral thermoluminescence,oxygen-related defects,temperature 1500 degC,temperature 1400 degC,time 20 h,temperature 1300 degC,time 6 h,pressure 206 MPa,temperature 1050 degC,time 10 h,Y2O3:Tm
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