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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 16, Issue 45, Pages 24824-24829Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04064c
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- Direction Generale de la Competitivite, de l'Industrie et des Services (DGCIS)
- Pays Voironnais
- ANR [SPEPIX ANR-12-TECS-0002-03, CrystOG ANR-12-JS08-0002-01]
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We report the scintillation properties of BaAl4O7:Eu2+, a transparent polycrystalline ceramic prepared by full and congruent crystallization of glass. We show that a small deviation from the stoichiometric composition as well as thermal treatment duration play a crucial role in the formation of charge carrier traps, leading to a strong influence on the scintillation yield. We demonstrate that when the traps are not entirely removed, X-ray irradiation allows them to be permanently filled in order to significantly enhance the scintillation output. Finally, the best sample obtained demonstrates performances able to compete with a commercially available scintillating material, CsI:Tl.
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