Kinetics of luminescence decay in electron-irradiated sapphire crystals

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Caulfield, KJ [1 ]
Cooper, R [1 ]
Boas, JF [1 ]
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[1] AUSTRALIAN RADIAT LAB,YALLAMBIE,VIC 3085,AUSTRALIA
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10.1088/0953-8984/9/30/014
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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The kinetics of luminescence decay in electron-irradiated sapphire (alpha-Al2O3) single crystals have been investigated using time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy. The data, observed over timescales from tens of nanoseconds to tens of milliseconds, characteristically feature a rapid decay of intensity punctuated by discrete plateau regions. Simple theoretical models, invoking such theories as first- or second-order mechanisms, rate laws or power-law dependences, are unable to explain these features. A theoretical model comprising bimolecular electron-hole recombination, together with unimolecular electron detrapping from two discrete traps, qualitatively accounts for these features.
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