Lu2SiO5:Ce and Y2SiO5:Ce single crystals and single crystalline film scintillators: Comparison of the luminescent and scintillation properties

• Published in: Radiation measurements Vol. 56; pp. 84 - 89
• Main Authors: Zorenko, Yu, Gorbenko, V., Savchyn, V., Zorenko, T., Grinyov, B., Sidletskiy, O., Fedorov, A., Mares, J.A., Nikl, M., Kucera, M.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-09-2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Crystal structure; Czochralski method; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Flux; Geochronology; Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology; Liquid phase epitaxy; Lu2SiO5:Ce; Luminescence; Radiation measurement; Scintillation; Single crystal; Single crystalline film; Single crystals; Y2SiO5:Ce; Lu2SiO5:Ce; Single crystalline film; Y2SiO5:Ce; Single crystal; Luminescence; Ce; single crystals; liquid phase; scintillations; Lu; luminescence; orthosilicates; solution; substrates; SiO; silicates; Y; melts; epitaxy
• ISSN: 1350-4487; 1879-0925
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.05.004

The paper is dedicated to development of scintillators based on the single crystalline films of Ce3+ doped Lu2SiO5 (LSO:Ce) and Y2SiO5 (YSO:Ce) orthosilicates grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy method onto YSO substrates from melt-solutions based on the PbO–B2O3 flux. We also compare the luminescent and scintillation properties of Ce doped LSO:Ce and YSO:Ce single crystalline films with those of their single crystal counterparts, grown by the Czochralski method.
•Growth of (Lu,Y)2SiO5:Ce films by LPE method from PbO based flux onto YSO substrates.•Peculiarities of the luminescent properties of (Lu,Y)2SiO5:Ce films and crystals.•Strong influence of lead related centers on the light yield of (Lu,Y)2SiO5:Ce films scintillators.