Abstract
This paper presents the results of studying the thermoluminescent (TL) characteristics of rare earth-doped zirconium oxide (ZrO2:TR) in thin films coated on quartz substrate, exposed to UV/VIS light beam produced by a Xenon lamp wich was coupled to a mono-chromator in the range of 200 to 900 nm. The best results, based on the TL response, were obtained doping with europium (optimal concentration 1.8% atomic as measured by means of EDS): The samples of ZrO2:Eu exhibed three peaks in its glow curve at 120, 290 and 390°C respectively. The first peak fades completely in 24 h at room temperature, meanwhile the two other are stable. The response as a function of the wavelength of the incident light was linear from 2.4 to 3000 μJ·cm2 of spectral irradiance.
| Original language | Spanish |
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| Pages (from-to) | 240-243 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Revista Mexicana de Fisica |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |