Ya Zhydachevskii et al 2008 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 095204 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/20/9/095204
Ya Zhydachevskii1, A Durygin2, V Drozd2, A Suchocki3,4, D Sugak5 and J Wrobel3
Show affiliationsWe report results on structural and optical spectroscopic properties of Mn-doped YAlO3 (YAP) ceramics prepared by a solid-state reaction method starting from nanocrystalline oxides. A series of ceramic samples with different Mn concentrations and different Y2O3–Al2O3 compositions have been studied by means of x-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence and thermoluminescence measurements. Peculiarities of YAP phase formation and incorporation of manganese ions into the host are discussed. The possible application of Mn-doped YAP ceramics as thermoluminescent screens for visualization of local heating of various origin, including a heating caused by infrared laser light, has been demonstrated.
68.37.Hk Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC)
Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical
Issue 9 (5 March 2008)
Received 15 November 2007, in final form 10 January 2008
Published 8 February 2008
Ya Zhydachevskii et al 2008 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20 095204
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