ZHANG Chun-xiang, TANG Qiang, CHEN Jing-liang. Thermoluminescence of CaSO<sub>4</sub> Doped with Eu and Ag,Mn Impurities[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2004,25(6): 679-685
ZHANG Chun-xiang, TANG Qiang, CHEN Jing-liang. Thermoluminescence of CaSO<sub>4</sub> Doped with Eu and Ag,Mn Impurities[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2004,25(6): 679-685DOI:
Thermoluminescence (TL) three-dimensional (3D) spectra of CaSO
4
doped with Eu
and Ag
Mn were measured by 3D TL spectrometer. TL properties and mechanism of the CaSO
4
phosphors were investigated. The glow peaks of Eu
2+
at 385 nm
120℃ and 154℃ are observed. The glow peaks of Eu
3+
are found at 595
620
700 nm in several temperatures. The glow peak at 385 nm
154℃ of Eu
2+
is much stronger than that of Eu
3+
emissions. It is found that annealing method can alter the concentration ratio between the Eu
2+
and the Eu
3+
. The behavior of the Eu
2+
and the Eu
3+
emission related to annealing temperatures is different. The intensity of the emission at 385 nm
154℃ of the Eu
2+
is enhanced as annealing temperature increasing from 600℃
then passes a maximum at 900℃. However
the intensity of the emission of the Eu
3+
ions is decreasing as increasing the temperature from 700℃. Dopant Ag is charge compensation impurity
which enhances the emissions of Eu
3+
after co-doping Ag into CaSO
4
:Eu(0.1%). The glow peak of the Eu
3+
from 220℃ in the CaSO
4
:Eu shifts to 350℃ with enhanced intensity in CaSO
4
:Eu
Ag (0.1%
0.1%) while the glow peak at 385 nm
154℃ of the Eu
2+
are weakened and peak temperature is unchanged. Dopant Mn in CaSO
4
:Eu
Mn play not only a role of luminescence center
but also energy transfer which can transfer energy from the Mn
2+
to the Eu
2+
at 385 nm and 120℃. Therefore the glow peak of the Eu
2+
(385 nm
120℃) is intensified. The CaSO
4
:Eu
Mn prepared by present work is a good phosphor with high luminescence intensity. The results indicated that there are different TL mechanisms between the Eu