Basic study of ceramic lithium strontium borates as thermal neutron scintillators

0556621 - FZÚ 2023 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Havlíček, J. - Rubešová, K. - Jakeš, V. - Kučerková, Romana - Beitlerová, Alena - Nikl, Martin
Basic study of ceramic lithium strontium borates as thermal neutron scintillators.
Journal of the American Ceramic Society. Roč. 105, č. 6 (2022), s. 4039-4045. ISSN 0002-7820. E-ISSN 1551-2916
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_019/0000760; GA MV VI20192022152
Grant - others:OP VVV - SOLID21(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000760
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : borates * luminescence * optical materials/properties * scintillator
OECD category: Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)
Impact factor: 3.9, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.18344

A special group of luminescence materials are scintillators for thermal neutron detection. Due to the properties of neutrons, a different approach has to be utilized—the high content of atoms with the sufficient absorption cross-section toward neutrons and lower material density are needed. This work pursues a basic study of LiSrBO3 and LiSr4(BO3)3 doped with cerium or europium—materials promising as thermal neutron scintillators. These borates exhibit promising properties such as the high content of lithium and boron, suitable density, and proper environment for luminescent ions. Radioluminescence of these ceramic borates doped with cerium and europium was examined and promising samples were further characterized by photoluminescence spectroscopy and radioluminescence and photoluminescence kinetics measurement. The radioluminescence study of these borates is published for the first time. Cerium-doped borates, in particular, exhibit a very promising response to an X-ray excitation.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0331136