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Synthesis, Characterization and Thermoluminescence Properties of LiCaPO4 Phosphor for Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry

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dc.contributor.author Rahat, Md Raghib
dc.contributor.author Mimi, Homaira Afia
dc.contributor.author Islam, Shah Azharul
dc.contributor.author Kamruzzaman, Md.
dc.contributor.author Ferdous, Jannatul
dc.contributor.author Begum, Mahfuza
dc.contributor.author Hasnat, Md Abul
dc.contributor.author Abdul-Rashid, H.A.
dc.contributor.author Muslima, Umme
dc.contributor.author Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin
dc.contributor.author Bradley, D.A.
dc.contributor.author Al-Mamun, Md.
dc.contributor.author Rahman, A.K.M. Mizanur
dc.date.accessioned 2024-08-29T06:41:32Z
dc.date.available 2024-08-29T06:41:32Z
dc.date.issued 2023-12-15
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/123456789/13297
dc.description.abstract Many minerals and compounds show thermoluminescence (TL) properties but only a few of them can meet the requirements of an ideal dosimeter. Several phosphate materials have been studied for low-dose dosimetryin recent times. Among the various phosphates, ABPO4-type material shows interesting TL properties. In this study, an ABPO4-type (A = Lithium, B=Calcium) phosphor is synthesized using a modified solid-state diffusion method. Temperature is maintained below 800 °C in every step of phosphor preparation to obtain the pure phase of Lithium calcium phosphate (LiCaPO4). The purpose of this work is to synthesize LiCaPO4 using a simple method, examine its structural and luminescence properties in order to gain a deeper understanding of its TL characteristics. The general TL properties, such as TL glow curve, dose linearity, sensitivity, and fading, are investigated. Additionally, this study aims to determine various kinetic parameters through Glow Curve Deconvolution (GCD) method using the Origin Lab software together with the Chen model. XRD analysis confirmed the phase purity of the phosphor with a rhombohedral structure. Lattice parameters, unit cell volume, grain size, dislocated density, and microstrain were also calculated from XRD data. Raman analysis and Fourier Transform Infrared analysis were used to collect information about molecular bonds, vibrations, identity, and structure of the phosphor. To investigate TL properties and associated kinetic parameters, the phosphor was irradiated with 6.0 MV (photon energy) and 6.0 MeV (electron energy) from a linear accelerator for doses ranging from 0.5 Gy to 6.0 Gy. For both photon and electron energy, TL glow curves have two identical peaks near 200 °C and 240 °C.The TL glow curves for 0.5 Gy–6 Gy are deconvoluted, then fitted with the appropriate model and then calculated the kinetic parameters. Kinetic parameters such as geometric factor (μg), order of kinetics, activation energy (E), and frequency factor (s) are obtained from Chen's peak shape method. The dose against the TL intensity curve shows that the response is almost linear in the investigated dose range. For photon and electron energy, the phosphor is found to be the most sensitive at 2.0 Gy and 4.0 Gy, respectively. The phosphor shows a low fading and after 28 days of exposure, it shows a signal loss of better than 3%. The studied TL properties suggest the suitability of LiCaPO4 in radiation dosimetry and associated fields. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.subject Synthesis en_US
dc.subject Radiation en_US
dc.subject Characterization en_US
dc.title Synthesis, Characterization and Thermoluminescence Properties of LiCaPO4 Phosphor for Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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