Abstract
The present investigation deals with the effect of calcination temperature on the structural and thermoluminescent (TL) properties of Zn2SiO4 materials. For this study, Zn2SiO4 was prepared via a simple hydrothermal route and calcinated at temperatures from 700°C to 1100°C in an air atmosphere. TL data of all Zn2SiO4 samples showed two peaks at around 240°C and 330°C due to the formation of the luminescence centre during X-ray irradiation. More interestingly, the Zn2SiO4 sample calcinated at 900°C exhibited a shift in the TL peak (282°C and 354°C) with an optimal TL intensity attributed to its good crystallinity with a well-defined hexagonal plate-like morphology. X-ray-irradiated Zn2SiO4 samples calcinated at 900°C exhibited a high-temperature TL glow curve peak, suggesting that the present material could be used for high-temperature dosimetry applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 625-636 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Luminescence |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - May 2023 |
Keywords
- dosimetry applications
- Rietveld refinement
- thermoluminescence
- ZnSiO