Eu2O3 doped silicoborate glasses for scintillation material application: Luminescence ability and X-ray imaging

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The glass samples were prepared by melt quenching method and changing Eu<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> concentrations following component of xEu<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> - 40Na<inf>2</inf>O - 7.5Gd<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> - 5SiO<inf>2</inf> - (47.5-x)B<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> (x = 0, 1, 2, 3 mol %). Density and molar volume tend to increase with increasing Eu<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> concentrations, corresponding to the larger non-bridging oxygen. Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) results point out that the majority BO<inf>3</inf> borate group. The absorption spectra were represented in the length of UV-Vis and NIR region. The phonon energy of 3Eu:7.5Gd was 1280.54 cm−1, related to the borate glass host. The photoluminescence and X-ray-induced luminescence spectra of 3Eu:7.5Gd glass showed similar highest intensity at 613 nm (5D<inf>0</inf>→7F<inf>2</inf>). The photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 3Eu:7.5Gd glass shows the highest value at 85.70 %. The scintillation efficiency of 3Eu:7.5Gd glass was 17.51 % of bismuth germanate (BGO) crystal. The decay time owing to Eu3+ emission is 2.054 ms for 2Eu:7.5Gd glass. The highest energy transfer efficiency was 2 mol % of Eu<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> concentrations (η<inf>ET</inf> = 70 %). The CIE chromaticity coordinates of the glasses are placed in the reddish-orange area (0.65, 0.35). The spatial resolution of X-ray imaging study was 10 lp/mm. These results suggest that 3 mol % of Eu<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> doped silicoborate glass is capable of being a scintillator applied in the X-ray imaging system. © 2023 Elsevier GmbH

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