- Title
- Accuracy of the activation energy calculated from a thermoluminescence glow‐peak using a method that uses three points on the peak
- Creator
- Ogundare, F O, Chithambo, Makaiko L
- Date
- 2006
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/123016
- Identifier
- vital:35397
- Identifier
- https://doi:10.1002/pssc.200521077
- Description
- The utility of thermoluminescence (TL) in detecting changes in defect concentration in insulators is well established [1–3]. The underlying premise leading to the emission of TL is that exposure of a material to ionizing radiation causes a redistribution of charge in defect centres within the material. When the material is heated at a controlled linear rate, the thermoluminescence is emitted as a temperature-dependent set of peaks collectively known as a glow-curve. The shape and intensity of each of the glow-peaks may be characterized by a set of parameters consisting of the activation energy E, the frequency factors, the number of electrons n0 trapped in defect centres at the start of the heating, and the order of kinetics b. The order of kinetics b is an indication of the retrapping probability i.e. the probability that a free electron from the conduction band will be retrapped rather than recombine with a hole at a recombination centre to produce thermoluminescence. Retrapping of electrons reduces the TL intensity at any particular temperature during the heating process. The physical mechanisms of TL associated with a given glow curve are unique and may be characterized by analysis of the glow-curve for the said kinetic parameters.
- Format
- 7pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Physica Status Solidi, Ogundare, F.O. and Chithambo, M.L., 2006. Accuracy of the activation energy calculated from a thermoluminescence glow-peak using a method that uses three points on the peak. physica status solidi c, 3(2), pp.355-361., Physica Status Solidi volume 3 number 2 355 361 January 2006 1862-6351
- Rights
- Physica Status Solidi
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