Luminescence enhancement in LaPO4:Ce/CdTe nanocomposite scintillators

Jigang Wang; Ryan Hall; Lun Ma; Wei Chen; Renfei Feng; Ramaswami Sammynaiken; Yongsheng Wang; Dawei He

doi:10.1117/12.2015879

Luminescence enhancement in LaPO₄:Ce/CdTe nanocomposite scintillators

Jigang Wang, Ryan Hall, Lun Ma, Wei Chen^*, Renfei Feng, Ramaswami Sammynaiken, Yongsheng Wang, Dawei He

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Radiation detection demands new scintillators with high quantum efficiency, high energy resolution, and short luminescence lifetimes. Herein, we report the enhancement in the photoluminescence and x-ray luminescence from CdTe quantum dots in LaPO₄:Ce/CdTe nanocomposites and their potential applications for radiation detection. The luminescence enhancement is attributed to energy transfer from LaPO₄:Ce to CdTe quantum dots in the nanocomposites. LaPO₄:Ce nanoparticles have a high stopping power for radiation but their emission is in the ultraviolet range that is reabsorbed in most polymer host materials. CdTe quantum dots have strong photoluminescence and size-tunable emissions but very weak scintillation emission due to their low stopping power. The combination of LaPO₄:Ce nanoparticles and CdTe quantum dots takes the advantages of both materials to make a promising nanocomposite scintillator for radiation detection.

Original language	English
Article number	87251Y
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE- The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8725
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2015879
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	2013 Micro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications V Conference - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 29 Apr 2013 → 3 May 2013

Keywords

CdTe
Energy transfer
LaPO4: Ce
Nanocomposites
Photoluminescence
Radiation detection
Scintillation luminescence

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Luminescence enhancement in LaPO₄:Ce/CdTe nanocomposite scintillators

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