Effects of EG:CA Ratios on the Luminescence of BeO Ceramics by Sol-Gel Technique

Volkan Altunal

doi:10.5281/zenodo.14511984

Authors

Volkan Altunal Cukurova University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9411-3441

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14511984

Keywords:

Sol-Gel, BeO, Radioluminescence, Thermoluminescence, Optically Stimulated Luminescence

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of ethylene glycol (EG) and citric acid (CA), EG:CA, ratios on the structural, morphological and luminescence properties of BeO ceramics synthesized by sol-gel method. Structural and morphological characterization was done by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analyses, while Luminescence signals were characterized by Radioluminescence (RL), Thermoluminescence (TL) and Optical Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) techniques. XRD diffraction patterns showed that sol-gel synthesis was successful in the production of BeO ceramics and EG:CA ratios significantly changed the BeO structure. While the RL spectra of BeO ceramics synthesized by sol-gel method exhibited very sensitive emission peaks between 200 nm and 500 nm, characteristic of BeO, notable differences were observed in the dominant emission bands. Moreover, it has been proven that TL and OSL signals of samples synthesized using appropriate conditions can be enhanced for dosimetric purposes.

Author Biography

Volkan Altunal, Cukurova University

Department of Physics, Art Sciences Faculty, Cukurova University, Balcalı, Sarıçam, 01250 Adana, Türkiye.

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