LUMINESCENCE FROM ELECTRON-IRRADIATED SAPPHIRE

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作者
CAULFIELD, KJ [1 ]
COOPER, R [1 ]
BOAS, JF [1 ]
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[1] AUSTRALIAN RADIAT LABS, YALLAMBIE, VIC 3085, AUSTRALIA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.47.55
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T [工业技术];
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Point defects have been produced by electron irradiation in single-crystal alpha-Al2O3 from two different sources. Time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy has been used to study emission spectra and atomic-displacement thresholds for the defects. An emission band at 3.8 eV is present in only one of the crystals while a band at 4.2 eV is observed in both crystals. The former is probably due to F+-center emission and the latter possibly arises from an F-center transition. Emission kinetics are consistent with detrapping of electrons from two shallow traps.
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