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A series of (Gd, Y, Yb, Tb, Ce)3Al2Ga3O12 compositionally disordered compounds with a garnet structure were prepared in the form of ceramics by sintering in oxygen at 1650 °C for 2 h and studied for the luminescent properties and interaction of ions entering the matrix host. The luminescence features of Ce3+ ions were found to be strongly dependent on the Yb concentration. Photoluminescence and scintillation kinetics are characterized by subnanosecond kinetics when the Yb index in the compound exceeds X = 0.3. It opens an opportunity to create an extremely fast and dense scintillation material emitting in a visible range. A further decrease in the Yb index in the compound leads to an increase in the intensity of Yb3+ infrared (IR) emission, whereas Ce3+ and Tb3+ ions contribute to the luminosity of the material by overlapping intra- and intereconfiguration luminescence bands in the spectral range of 300–700 nm. This finding opens an opportunity to create converter materials tolerant to the corpuscular radiation of isotope sources, providing a high efficiency of electric current production when coupled with a silicon photovoltaic element. The compounds were engineered at the nanoscale level, providing control over electronic excitation transfer between luminescent ions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two series of (Gd, Y, Yb)3Al2Ga3O12 quintuple compounds with a garnet structure and solely doped with Ce and Tb were prepared in the form of ceramics by sintering in oxygen at 1600 °C for two hours and studied for the interaction of activator ions with ytterbium ions entering the matrix. It was shown that the photoluminescence and scintillation of Ce3+ ions are completely suppressed, predominantly by tunneling ionization through the charge transfer state (CTS) of the Ce4+-Yb2+ ions. The photoluminescence of Tb3+ ions is quenched in the presence of ytterbium, but not completely due to the poor resonance conditions of Tb3+ intraconfiguration transitions and the CTS of the single Yb3+ and the CTS of Ce4+-Yb2+ ions. The scintillation in the visible range of both Ce3+- and Tb3+-doped samples is intensely quenched as well, which indicates strong competition from Yb3+ ions to activators in interaction with the Gd substrate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The glass‐ceramics (GC) of gadolinium aluminum gallium garnets with the expected composition of Gd3Al3Ga2O12:Ce and Gd3Al3Ga2O12:Ce,Be (GAGG:Ce and GAGG:Ce,Be, respectively) are fabricated by crystallization from the Gd2O3–Al2O3–Ga2O3–CeO2–SiO2–BeO (Gd:Ga:Al ratio is close to 3:2:3) glasses. The influence of Be2+ co‐doping (including doping level) on the luminescent properties of the GAGG is demonstrated. In particular, Be co‐doping results in the suppression of the Ce3+‐related radioluminescence (RL) and as a consequence, the light yield is lowered as well. The conclusion is made that Be2+ creates effective electron or hole trapping centers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]