Growth of Ce doped (Gd,Y)3Al5O12 single crystals by micro-pulling-down method and their scintillation properties

Kei Kamada, Takayuki Yanagida, Jan Pejchal, Martin Nikl, Akira Yoshikawa

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Abstract

Ce1%:(GdxY1-x)3Al5O12 (x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8) crystals were grown by the μ-PD method. In the range of x=0∼0.4, the grown crystals showed single garnet phase, but x=0.6 and 0.8 crystals showed secondary perovskite phase. In these crystals, Ce3+ 4f-5d emission was observed within 500-530 nm wavelength. Emission peaks shifted to shorter wavelength and the decay times was delayed with increasing Gd concentration. The light yield of Ce:(Gd0.6Y0.4)3Al5O12sample was around 13,000 photon/MeV. Scintillation decay time was around 111 ns.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2292-2295
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Dec

Keywords

  • Garnet
  • Micro-pulling-down method
  • Scintillator
  • Single crystal

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