Dense and optical transparent CdWO4 films by sol-gel processing for scintillation applications

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1527-1536

  Shang, H M ^a   Bliss, M ^b   Heald, S ^b   Sham, T K ^c   Heigl, F ^c   Cao, G Z ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; FILM PREPARATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCINTILLATION; SINTERING; SOL-GELS;

OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT CADMIUM TUNGSTATE; TUNGSTIC ACID; X-RAY EXCITED OPTICAL LUMINESCENCE INTENSITY;

NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 34347259484     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2007.0215     Document Type: Article

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