Cathodoluminescence microcharacterization of point defects in α-quartz

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 585-605

  Stevens Kalceff, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Quartz; SEM; Silicon dioxide; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS; IMPURITY DEFECTS; MICROCHARACTERIZATION; NON-BRIDGING OXYGEN; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SELF-TRAPPED EXCITON; SEM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFECTS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; EXCITONS; LIGHT EMISSION; OXYGEN; POINT DEFECTS; QUARTZ; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SODIUM;

OXIDE MINERALS;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IRON HYDROXIDE; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

EID: 70450162825     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2009.073.4.585     Document Type: Article

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