Influence of Sintering Temperature on the Thermoluminescence Spectra of MgSO₄ Doped with RE(Tm,Dy) and Mn

Abstract:

In this paper, MgSO₄:Dy,MgSO₄:Tm and MgSO₄:Mn phosphors are prepare by high temperature solid state reaction. The MgSO₄:Dy or MgSO₄:Tm powder are mixed and sintered with MgSO₄:Mn respectively to obtain the co-doped MgSO₄:Dy,Mn and MgSO₄:Tm,Mn phosphors. The 3-dimensional thermoluminescence spectra of these two phosphors under different sintering temperature are measured.Results show that when the sintering temperature is below 800°C, Dy, Tm and Mn ions emissions are independent. However, when the sintering temperature was over 800°C, the emission peak of Mn becomes weaker, and so do the low temperature peaks of Dy and Tm, while the high temperature peaks of Dy and Tm become stronger. This indicated that the defect complex structure in the formation of the thermoluminescence material depends on the sintering temperature. As the sintering temperature rises, more and more Mn ions combine with the rare earth ions. Therefore, the luminescence process of the energy transfer of Mn ions to the rare earth ions can be observed and the suppression to low temperature peaks of Tm and Dy, and also shown in spectra.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 664)
• Pages: 57-61
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.664.57
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Jing Yuan Guo, Qiang Tang*, Li Gao, Ting Ting Lan, Chun Xiang Zhang, Da Ling Luo, Zhi Jian Tan
• Keywords: Dysprosium, Manganese, MgSO₄, Thulium, TL

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