• DocumentCode
    3452886
  • Title

    Characterization through cathodoluminescence and thermoluminescence of α-SiO2 single crystals before and after γ-radiation treatments : contribution to the evaluation of the influence of defects on the frequency-shifts

  • Author

    Guibert, P. ; Chapoulie, R. ; Dubernet, S. ; Largeteau, A. ; Demazeau, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Michel de Montaigne-Bordeaux 3, Pessac
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    May 29 2007-June 1 2007
  • Firstpage
    164
  • Lastpage
    167
  • Abstract
    The fiability and performances of quartz resonators are -in particular-dependent on point defects including chemical impurities either in substitution for the Si sites or in interstitial positions in the α-SiO2 lattice. Such a research work is devoted to cathodoluminescence (CL) and thermoluminescence (TL) studies, before and after γ-radiation treatments, on different single crystals of α-SiO2 [one being natural and four from hydrothermal processes]. Cathodoluminescence and thermoluminescence were selected as characterization techniques due to their complementarities concerning in particular their abilities to the detection of point defects (mainly impurities and ion vacancies) by their luminescence emission.
  • Keywords
    γ-ray effects; cathodoluminescence; crystal defects; crystal resonators; interstitials; quartz; silicon compounds; thermoluminescence; vacancies (crystal); α-SiO2 single crystal lattice; γ-radiation treatment; SiO2; cathodoluminescence; chemical impurities; crystal defects evaluation; interstitial positions; ion vacancies; luminescence emission; point defects detection; quartz resonator performance; thermoluminescence; Chemicals; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Excitons; Frequency; Heating; Impurities; Luminescence; Optical materials; Optical resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency Control Symposium, 2007 Joint with the 21st European Frequency and Time Forum. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • ISSN
    1075-6787
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0646-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1075-6787
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.2007.4319055
  • Filename
    4319055