Browsing by Author "Benourdja, S"

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    Synthesis and competitive luminescence quenching mechanism of Ca3Al2O6Ln3+(Ln: Dy and Sm) phosphors
    Bakr, M; Kaynar, ÜH; Ayvacikli, M; Benourdja, S; Karabulut, Y; Hammoudeh, A; Can, N
    Sm3+ and Dy3+ activated Ca3Al2O6 phosphors were produced through a gel combustion method using Urea + beta-Alanine, Urea, and Urea + Glycine as fuels. The crystal structure and the phase purity of the obtained materials were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). Ca3Al2O6 :Sm3+ phosphor shows characteristic emission lines (565 nm, 602 nm, 649 nm, and 714 nm) in the orange red region assigned to (4)G(5/2) -> H- 6(J) (J = 5/2, 7/2, 9/2, 11/2) transitions of Sm3+. The strongest peak is located at 602 nm. Emission spectra of Ca3Al2O6 :Dy3+ show that there are two dominant peaks centered at 480 nm and 573 nm emitting blue and yellow light. Optimum doping concentrations of Sm(NO3)(3) and Dy(NO3)(3) are 0.01 % and 0.03 %, respectively. The concentration quenching mechanism is verified to be a dipole-dipole interaction as the type of energy transfer among Sm3+-Sm3+ and Dy3+-Dy3+ ions. The critical distance is also calculated to be 24.19 angstrom and 16.77 angstrom, respectively.
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    Comparison of thermoluminescence characteristics of undoped and europium doped YAl3(BO3)4 phosphor synthesized by combustion method: Anomalous heating rate, dose response and kinetic analyses
    Kaynar, UH; Oglakci, M; Bulcar, K; Benourdja, S; Bakr, M; Ayvacikli, M; Canimoglu, A; Topaksu, M; Can, N
    In this study, undoped and YAl3(BO3)(4) phosphors doped with Eu3+ at varying concentrations (x = 0.5 to 7 wt%) produced by a combustion process have been thoroughly examined by using the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermoluminescence (TL) techniques. The crystallized phosphors were confirmed by XRD analysis, and its crystal structure was examined. XRD analyses of the synthesized phosphor is in accordance with ICSD File No 96-152-6006. TL glow curve of undoped sample produced three glow peaks located at 80 degrees C, 240 degrees C, and 360 degrees C with a heating rate of 2 degrees Cs-1 whilst Eu3+ doped one appears at 90 degrees C, 230 degrees C, and 390 degrees C. The undoped example complied with the theory as expected, namely, as the heating rate increased, the TL glow curve shifted towards lower temperatures and decreased in intensity. However, an anomalous change was observed in the sample with Eu3+ additive. The experimental findings from the dose-response of YAl3(BO3)(4):0.5 wt%Eu3+ demonstrate that the intensity of TL provided by the total area under glow curves has an acceptable linearity (r(2):0.999) up to 100 Gy. The intensity of each maximum on the TL glow curve augments proportionally as the heating rate is augmented. Possible reasons of this behaviour are discussed. Various heating rate (VHR) methods (such as Hoogenstraaten's and Booth-Bohun-Parfianovitch) have also been used to estimate kinetic parameters (e.g., energy and frequency factor), which seem to be in good agreement with each other.
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    Thermoluminescence properties of beta particle irradiated Ca3Al2O6 phosphor relative to environmental dosimetry
    Bakr, M; Portakal-Uçar, ZG; Yüksel, M; Kaynar, ÜH; Ayvacikli, M; Benourdja, S; Canimoglu, A; Topaksu, M; Hammoudeh, A; Can, N
    Undoped Ca3Al2O6 phosphor was successfully synthesized through a gel-combustion method using different fuels. It was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and its cubic phase structure was confirmed from XRD pattern. TL data were recorded from room temperature (RT) to 500 degrees C in the heating rate of 2 degrees C/s. The glow curves of Ca3Al2O6 sample exposed to different beta doses (0-200 Gy) exhibited a significant glow peak at about 184 degrees C. The TL intensity of the glow peak exhibited very good linearity between 0.1 and 10 Gy. Following this, it was decreased at higher doses which was referred to this effect as monotonic dose dependence. Initial rise (IR), peak shape (PS), and variable heating rate (VHR) methods were used to estimate trapping parameters. Computerized glow curve deconvolution (CGCD) method via TLAnal software was also applied to estimate the number of peaks and kinetic parameters corresponding to the main glow curve in Ca3Al2O6 sample. The trapping activation energy of the main dosimetric peak was calculated to be around 1.30 eV for all methods. Present findings confirm that Ca3Al2O6 host is a promising candidate for applications in environmental dosimetry as one depicts good TL dose response with adequate sensitivity and linearity.
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    Preparation and cathodoluminescence characteristics of rare earth activated BaAl2O4 phosphors
    Benourdja, S; Kaynar, ÜH; Ayvacikli, M; Karabulut, Y; Guinea, JG; Canimoglu, A; Chahed, L; Can, N
    Undoped and Pr, Sm and Tb activated BaAl2O4 phosphors have been synthesized by solid state reaction method and combustion method. The structure and morphological observation of the phosphor samples were monitored by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) coupled to an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The all diffraction peaks are well assigned to standard data card (PDF#17-306). Emission properties of the samples were explored using light emission induced by an electron beam (i.e cathodoluminescence, CL) at room temperature (RT). Undoped BaAl2O4 sample exhibits a broad defect emission from 300 to 500 nm from the aluminate defect centres. CL spectra recorded at room temperature display that the as-prepared BaAl2O4:Ln (Ln = Pr, Sm and Tb) phosphors exhibit different luminescence colors coming from different rare earth activator ions. The transition (4)G(5/2) -> H-6(7/2) located at 606 and 610 nm for Sm3+ can occur as hypersensitive transition having the selection rule Delta J = +/- 1. For the Tb3+ doped samples, they exhibit D-5(4) green line emissions. The proposed luminescent mechanisms of all doped rare earth ions are also discussed.
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    Anomalous heating rate response of beta irradiated Sm3+ and Tb3+ doped BaAl2O4 phosphors
    Kaynar, ÜH; Guvener, E; Ayvacikli, M; Dogan, T; Balci-Yegen, S; Oglakci, M; Topaksu, M; Karabulut, Y; Canimoglu, A; Benourdja, S; Can, N
    The stuffed derivative of the tridymite structure, the oxide BaAl2O4 has been regarded as a long persistent phosphor. Thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve peaks of thin pellet samples of undoped and, Sm3+ and Tb3+ doped BaAl2O4 prepared by combustion method was reported. The structure of the compounds was monitored by X-ray diffraction and found a single-phase compound with a hexagonal structure. Performing a series of TL measurements for the temperature range from room temperature to 400 degrees C, the effect of beta radiation dose on TL response, various TL heating rate (HR) properties of undoped and Sm3+ and Tb3+ doped BaAl2O4 phosphors were investigated. Peak shape method was also utilized to assess the trap parameters. The activation energy of the main peak at 128 degrees C was found to be 0.97 eV. TL glow curves obtained from undoped and Tb3+ doped BaAl2O4 decrease with increasing HR value (varying from 0.5 to 15 degrees C s(-1)) in a way matching with thermal quenching effect. Contrary to expectations, anomalous HR dependence was observed on Sm3+ doped BaAl2O4 sample and a semi-localized transition model has been used in order to explain such behaviour. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.