Thermoluminescence Properties of Glass and Glass-Ceramics
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 5120
Special Issue Editor
Interests: radiation detectors; radiation measurements; stimulated luminescence phenomena; luminescent properties; luminescent materials; crystal growth; rare-earths; crystal structure; structural defects
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Stimulated luminescence phenomena are considered as great research tools in basic research of materials today. As these phenomena are extremely sensitive to defects in solids, they can be used to study these defects. The most commonly used for this purpose is thermally stimulated luminescence (thermoluminescence, TSL), but the luminescence triggered by optical stimulation (optically stimulated luminescence, OSL) is becoming a more and more widely applied measurement technique. Among other methods, probably the most popular in materials research are photo-, radio-, and cathodoluminescence methods (PL, RL, and CL, respectively). TSL is commonly known as a technique used for ionizing radiation dosimetry and dating, but it also helps in the determination of luminescence mechanisms, trapping parameters, energy levels of defects in crystalline solids, etc. In other words, one can say that the TSL, together with the other mentioned luminescent techniques, constitutes a complementary method in the field of material research.
This Special Issue of Materials will be focused on, but not limited to, the thermoluminescence properties of glass and glass–ceramics that are not crystalline in their nature (i.e., their structure does not exhibit a long-range ordering), in contrast to most commercially available TSL and OSL materials. Modified glass as a radiation-sensitive material is currently considered one of the most promising and attractive applications. Therefore, we cordially invite you to contribute your research papers to this Special Issue. Full papers, reviews or communications will be appreciated. In all cases, papers must demonstrate a significant novelty and importance linked to the scope.
Dr. Wojciech Gieszczyk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Glass
- Glass–ceramics
- Luminescence
- Stimulated luminescence phenomena
- Luminescent properties
- Luminescence efficiency
- Structural analysis
- Defects
- Material synthesis and characterization of luminescent properties
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