Thermoluminescence response of rare earth activated zinc lithium borate glass

New glasses of zinc lithium borate doped with terbium oxide were synthesized by high temperature solid-state reaction. The amorphous nature of the glasses was confirmed using x-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). Thermoluminescence (TL) response of pure zinc lithium borate (ZLB) and zinc lithium borate...

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Main Authors: Saidu, A., Wagiran, H., Saeed, M.A., Obayes, H.K., Bala, A., Usman, F.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85031122379&doi=10.1016%2fj.radphyschem.2017.10.004&partnerID=40&md5=2cd3d980992c9a34dcb87dc165286578
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21752/
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Summary:New glasses of zinc lithium borate doped with terbium oxide were synthesized by high temperature solid-state reaction. The amorphous nature of the glasses was confirmed using x-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). Thermoluminescence (TL) response of pure zinc lithium borate (ZLB) and zinc lithium borate doped with terbium (ZLB: Tb) exposed to gamma radiation was measured and compared. There is significant enhancement in the TL yields of ZLB: Tb compared to that of pure ZLB. Effect of varying concentration of dopant (Tb4O7) on the TL response of zinc lithium borate was investigated. 0.3 mol concentration of Tb exhibited strongest TL intensity. Thermoluminescence curve of the phosphor consist of single isolated peak. The TL response of the new materials to the exposed radiation is linear within 0.5�100 Gy range of dose with sublinearity at the lower region of the curve. High sensitivity was exhibited by the new amorphous materials. Reproducibility, thermal fading and energy response of the proposed TLD were investigated and shows remarkable result that made the phosphor suitable for radiation dosimetry. © 2017