Neodymium doped and undoped aluminum oxide samples were obtained using two different techniques: Pechini and sol-gel. Fine grained powders were produced using both procedures, which were analyzed using Scanning Electron ...

In the present work policrystals of alpha - Al2O3 doped with terbium were synthesized using the solvent evaporation method. the samples were prepared using Al(NO3)(3)center dot 9H(2)O and Tb(NO3)(3).5H(2)O reagents, with ...

The goals of this work are to determine the luminescence properties of KYF4 single crystals doped with different concentrations of Ce3+ ions and to evaluate their possible application as a detector of beta radiation. In ...

The temperature and compositional dependences of thermo- optical properties of neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) crystals and fine grain ceramics have been systematically investigated by means of time- resolved ...

Diopside, a natural silicate mineral of formula CaMgSi2O6, has been investigated concerning its thermoluminescence (TL) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) properties. Glow curves and TL vs. gamma-dose were obtained ...

In this work we performed a thorough spectroscopic and thermo-optical investigation of yttrium aluminoborate glasses doped with neodymium ions. A set of samples, prepared by the conventional melt-quenching technique and ...