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In this paper we report on the crystal growth, density functional theory (DFT) calculations and scintillation properties of TlMgX 3 (X = Cl, Br, I). Crystals were grown by the Vertical Bridgman technique up to 16 mm in diameter and 25 mm long. Crystals of TlMgCl 3 and TlMgBr 3 belong to the family of the Perovskites and have the orthorhombic crystal structure. As a congruently melting composition, TlMgI 3 does not exist but probably forms Tl 2 MgI 4 instead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we report on the scintillation properties of TlSr 2 I 5 doped with Eu2+, a novel thallium-containing high-resolution scintillator for gamma-ray spectroscopy. Small diameter, good quality crystals of TlSr 2 I 5 :Eu (TSI) with different Eu2+ concentrations were grown by the vertical Bridgman method. X-ray diffraction measurements show that single crystals of TSI belong to the monoclinic system with space group P2 1 /c. TlSr 2 I 5 has a density of 5.32 g/cm3 and effective Z of 60. The X-ray excited emission of Eu2+ doped TlSr 2 I 5 features a broad emission band peaking between 460–470 nm. The light yield of TlSr 2 I 5 crystal doped with 1% Eu2+ is measured to be ∼ 72,000 ph/MeV with an energy resolution of 2.8% at 662 keV. The scintillation decay time which is characteristic of Eu2+ shows two components, with ∼ 90% of the light in a ∼ 500 ns component and the rest in a longer component of ∼ 3 μ s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we report on the crystallographic and scintillation properties of Tl 2 LaCl 5 :Ce 3 + and Tl 2 LaBr 5 :Ce 3 + , two novel thallium-containing high-resolution scintillators for gamma-ray spectroscopy. Crystals of Tl 2 LaCl 5 :Ce 3 + and Tl 2 LaBr 5 :Ce 3 + were grown by the Vertical Bridgman method up to 1-inch diameter and 1-inch long. Single crystals of Tl 2 LaCl 5 :Ce 3 + and Tl 2 LaBr 5 :Ce 3 + belong to the orthorhombic system with space group 62 and have a density of 5.16 and 5.98 g/cm3, respectively. The scintillators show high light yields of up to 68,000 photons/MeV, excellent gamma-ray energy resolution of ≤ 3% at 662 keV, a fast scintillation decay, and a proportional response over a wide range of energies from 32 keV up to 1275 keV. Density Functional Theory calculations show that the Ce 3 + energy levels are inside the bandgap despite the smaller bandgap of Tl 2 LaCl 5 and Tl 2 LaBr 5 compared to K 2 LaCl 5 and K 2 LaBr 5. A systematic Ce 3 + concentration study was performed for Tl 2 LaCl 5 :Ce 3 + and trends observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]