Pressureless crystallization of glass toward scintillating composite with high crystallinity for radiation detection

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2022.04.041

Abstract

Abstract:

The construction of scintillating ceramics is of great technological importance for various fundamental applications, including medical diagnostic, security inspection, resource exploration and particle physics. The chief challenge is the facile and scalable synthesis of scintillating ceramics with the desirable combination of pore-free, reliable mechanical properties and excellent scintillating performance. Here we present a pressureless glass crystallization strategy for the construction of scintillating composite with high crystallinity. The fabricated scintillating composites are featured by small optical turbidity, excellent mechanical properties, and efficient scintillating luminescence with the scintillating light yield of 15,000 pH/MeV and about 2.46 times higher than that of the commercial BGO single crystal. Moreover, the scintillating composite derived radiation detector device is successfully elaborated. The practical application for monitoring gamma ray is demonstrated and the precision of the device is less than that of the tolerable deviation of 30%. Our results suggest an innovative approach for expanding the category of scintillating material candidates, pointing to practical application in the field of radiation detection.

Key words: Glass, Glass crystallization, Optical materials, Composite, Luminescence

Junzhou Tang, Shichao Lv, Ziyu Lin, Guanxin Du, Manyun Tang, Xu Feng, Junpeng Guo, Xiang Li, Junfeng Chen, Lei Wei, Jianrong Qiu, Shifeng Zhou. Pressureless crystallization of glass toward scintillating composite with high crystallinity for radiation detection[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2022, 129: 173-180.

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Fig. 1. Crystallization habit of the precursor glass. (a) DTA curve of the precursor glass. (b) XRD patterns of the precursor glass (indicated by PG) and composites. (c) Raman spectra of the precursor glass and composites. (d-k) Optical microscope and the corresponding SEM images of the composites. The insets show the photographs of the samples. (l-o) SEM image and EDS mapping results of the transparent composite heat-treated at 900 °C.

Fig. 2. Microstructures of the composites heat-treated at different temperatures. (a-f) Raman analysis on the composites heat-treated at 800 °C (a-c) and 900 °C (d-f). (g, h) High-resolution TEM image of the composite heat-treated at 1100 °C.

Fig. 3. Mechanical properties of the precursor glass and the resultant composites. (a) Typical load-depth curves for various samples. The inset shows the corresponding images of indentation. (b) Vickers hardness for various samples.

Fig. 4. Photoluminescence properties of Eu- and Ce-doped precursor glass and composites. (a-c) Photographs, luminescence spectra and decay curves of Eu-doped precursor glass and composites. (d-f) Photographs, luminescence spectra and decay curves of Ce-doped precursor glass and composites.

Fig. 5. Scintillating properties of Eu- and Ce-doped composites and the performance of the constructed device. (a, b) X-ray induced luminescence. (c, d) Light yield measured with 137Cs source. (e) Schematic illustration of the constructed radiation detector. (f) Performance of the constructed radiation detector.

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