Undoped LaAlO3 and 1 at.%Ce:LaAlO3 single crystals were grown by the Czochralski process.Absorption and fluorescence spectra were measured at room temperature.Detailed energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 was determin...Undoped LaAlO3 and 1 at.%Ce:LaAlO3 single crystals were grown by the Czochralski process.Absorption and fluorescence spectra were measured at room temperature.Detailed energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 was determined.In this paper,two viewpoints were provided.The first one is:the energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 is very similar to that of Ce:Lu2(SiO4)O which is a well-known scintillator.In the energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 and Ce:Lu2(SiO4)O,the lowest 5d energy level of Ce 3+is located below the bottom of the conduction band of host crystal and the other higher 5d energy levels of Ce 3+are located above the bottom of the conduction band of host crystal.The second one is:Ce:LaAlO3 single crystal may not be suitable for scintillation application;by comparing the energy levels structures of Ce:LaAlO3 and Ce:Lu2(SiO4)O,the large energy difference(1.13 eV)between the two lowest 5d energy levels of Ce 3+in LaAlO3 is a crucial factor that causes the luminescence quenching.展开更多
文摘Undoped LaAlO3 and 1 at.%Ce:LaAlO3 single crystals were grown by the Czochralski process.Absorption and fluorescence spectra were measured at room temperature.Detailed energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 was determined.In this paper,two viewpoints were provided.The first one is:the energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 is very similar to that of Ce:Lu2(SiO4)O which is a well-known scintillator.In the energy levels structure of Ce:LaAlO3 and Ce:Lu2(SiO4)O,the lowest 5d energy level of Ce 3+is located below the bottom of the conduction band of host crystal and the other higher 5d energy levels of Ce 3+are located above the bottom of the conduction band of host crystal.The second one is:Ce:LaAlO3 single crystal may not be suitable for scintillation application;by comparing the energy levels structures of Ce:LaAlO3 and Ce:Lu2(SiO4)O,the large energy difference(1.13 eV)between the two lowest 5d energy levels of Ce 3+in LaAlO3 is a crucial factor that causes the luminescence quenching.
