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Thermoluminescence kinetics parameters of ZnO exposed to beta particle irradiation

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In this work, we report the dosimetric characterization and the evaluation of the kinetics parameters of trapping states of ZnO phosphors obtained thought a chemical route. Pellet-shaped samples present thermoluminescence (TL) properties suitable for use as radiation detectors and dosimeters. The glow curve is composed of three peaks with the maxima at about 412, 530 and 600 K. The last peak is located into the temperature range considered most suitable for TL dosimetry applications. The activation energies and the frequency factors of trapping states involved in the TL emission were evaluated using the initial rise method, peak shape methods, and glow curve deconvolution (GCD). The values of the activation energies obtained using peak shape methods agree with those computed from GCD.

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H. A. Borbón-Nuñez kindly thanks DGAPA-UNAM for a postdoctoral fellowship position.

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  1. CONACyT - Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada s/n, 22800, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico

    H. A. Borbón-Nuñez

  2. Departamento de Investigación en Polímeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 130, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    J. L. Iriqui-Razcón, C. Cruz-Vázquez & C. Furetta

  3. Departamento de Investigación en Física, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 5-088, 83190, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    R. Bernal & V. Chernov

  4. Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 1-1010, 76000, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico

    V. M. Castaño

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Borbón-Nuñez, H.A., Iriqui-Razcón, J.L., Cruz-Vázquez, C. et al. Thermoluminescence kinetics parameters of ZnO exposed to beta particle irradiation. J Mater Sci 52, 5208–5215 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0761-y

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