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We have used the Bridgman method to grow CsBr:Eu2+ single crystals, adding an activator to the mix in the form of Eu2O3 in amounts of 0.0125, 0.0250, and 0.0500 mole %. At T = 300 K, we studied the absorption spectra, the photoluminescence (PL) spectra, and the photostimulated luminescence (PSL) spectra of the grown crystals. We have established that the structure of the photoluminescence and photostimulated luminescence centers in crystals grown from the CsBr:Eu2O3 mix includes isolated dipole centers Eu2+-VCs, emitting in bands with maxima at 432 nm and 455 nm respectively, and in crystals grown at activator concentrations of 0.025 and 0.050 mole % they also include aggregate centers (AC) based on CsEuBr3 nanocrystals with emission bands at 515 m and 523 nm. We have shown that the maximum concentration of aggregate centers of the CsEuBr3 nanocrystal type in CsBr:Eu2+ crystals is achieved for an activator content in the mix within the range 0.01–0.05 mole %.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 359–362, May–June, 2006.
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Zorenko, Y.V., Turchak, R.M., Voznyak, T.I. et al. Luminescence of aggregate centers in CsBr:Eu2+ single crystals. J Appl Spectrosc 73, 406–410 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-006-0091-3
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