Multi-functionality of fluorescent nanocrystals in glass ceramics

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 45, Issue 3-6, 2010, Pages 485-489

  Schweizer, S ^a,b   Henke, B ^a   Miclea, P T ^a,b   Ahrens, B ^c   Johnson, J A ^d  

^a FRAUNHOFER CENTER FOR SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS CSP   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass ceramics; Nanocrystals; Radiation detection; Up and down conversion

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE IONS; DIVALENT EUROPIUM; DOWNCONVERSION; ENHANCED FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT NANOCRYSTALS; FLUOROZIRCONATE GLASS; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASE; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; RADIATION DETECTION; RARE EARTH IONS; THERMAL PROCESSING; UP- AND DOWN-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION;

CHLORINE; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; EUROPIUM; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS CERAMICS; IONS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 77955305296     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.11.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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