Lu2SiO5:Ce and Y2SiO5:Ce single crystals and single crystalline film scintillators: Comparison of the luminescent and scintillation properties

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to development of scintillators based on the single crystalline films of Ce3+ doped Lu2SiO5 (LSO:Ce) and Y2SiO5 (YSO:Ce) orthosilicates grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy method onto YSO substrates from melt-solutions based on the PbO-B2O3 flux. We also compare the luminescent and scintillation properties of Ce doped LSO:Ce and YSO:Ce single crystalline films with those of their single crystal counterparts, grown by the Czochralski method. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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Keywords

• Lu2SiO5:Ce
• Y2SiO5:Ce
• Single crystalline film
• Single crystal
• Luminescence