A promising high-density scintillator of GdTaO4 single crystal

作者:Yang Huajun*; Peng Fang; Zhang Qingli; Guo Changxin; Shi Chaoshu; Liu Wenpeng; Sun Guihua; Zhao Yiping; Zhang Deming; Sun Dunlu; Yin Shaotang; Gu Mu; Mao Rihua
来源:CrystEngComm, 2014, 16(12): 2480-2485.
DOI:10.1039/c3ce42350f

摘要

A crack-free GdTaO4 single crystal as a promising high-density scintillator is grown successfully by the Czochralski method. High crystalline quality of the as-grown crystal has been demonstrated by its X-ray rocking curve. Its density is 8.94 g cm(-3), which is the highest among current inorganic single-crystal scintillators. The absolute light yield of GTO is about three times as that of PbWO4 and the scintillation decay consists of a fast component of 72.6 ns and a slow component of 1236.2 ns. Additionally, the photoluminescence measurements of GTO indicate a complicated mechanism. Its fundamental physical properties including hardness, density, and thermal properties are determined for the first time, which are very important for crystal growth and its applications.