Concentration of Radiation Displacement Defects in Complex Oxide Crystals upon Energy of Particle
Institute of Physics, Rzeszow University, Rejtana 16a, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
e-mail: ppotera@univ.rzeszow.pl
Received:
Rec. August 10, 2006
DOI: 10.12921/cmst.2007.13.01.47-51
OAI: oai:lib.psnc.pl:630
Abstract:
The present work is devoted to the calculation of the radiation displacement defects (RDD) concentration in complex oxide crystals (Y3Al5O12, Gd3Ga5O12, YAlO3, LiNbO3) as a function of particle energy (electrons and neutrons). Energy dependencies of RDD concentration are discussed. The results of calculations show that the concentrations of RDD reduced to one impinging particle increased initially with the particles energy and they saturates for the electron and neutron energy above 25 MeV. The comparison of the concentrations of RDD calculated for different sub-lattices as well as for the cases of electrons and neutrons is made. The obtained results are compared with the experimental data.
Key words:
defects calculations, oxide crystals, radiation displacement defects
References:
[1] S. B. Ubizskii, A. O. Matkovskii, N. Mironova-Ulmane, V. Skvortsova, A.Suchocki, Y.A.Zhydachevskii, P. Potera, Displacement Defect Formation in Oxide Crystals under Irradiation, Physica Status Solidii (a) 177, 349-366 (2000).
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[3] H. N. Hersh, Proposed excitonic mechanism of color-center formation in alkali halides, Phys. Rev. 148(2), 928-932 (1966).
[4] N. Kristianpoller, M. Israeli, Excitonic processes and thermoluminescence, Phys. Rev. B 2(6), 2175-2182 (1970).
[5] W. A. Sibley, Y. Hen, Radiation damage in MgO, Phys. Rev. 160(3), 712-716 (1967).
[6] M. I. Klinger, Ch. B. Lushchik, T. V. Mashovets, G. A. Kholodar’, M.K.Sheĭnkman, M.A.Elango, Defect formation in solids by decay of electronic excitations, Sov. Phys. Uspekhi, 28(11), 994-1014 (1985).
[7] T. S. Rose, M. S. Hopkins, R. A. Fields, Characterization and control gamma and proton radiation effects on the performance of Nd: YAG and Nd:YLF lasers, IEEE J. Quantum Elect. 31(9), 1593-1602 (1995).
[8] D. Sugak, A. Matkovskii, A. Durygin, A. Suchocki, I. Solski, S. Ubizskii, K. Kopczyński, Z. Mierczyk, P. Potera, Influence of color centeres on optical and lasing properties of the gadolinium garnet single crystal doped with Nd3+ ions, J. Luminescence 82, 9-15 (1999).
[9] M. R. Bedilov, U. Egamov, Influence of radiation defects on operating characteristics of solid-state lasers, Soviet J. Quantum Elect. 11(7), 969-970 (1981).
[10] D. Yu. Sugak, A. O. Matkowski, V. V. Grabovskii, V. I. Prokhorenko, A. Suchocki, A. M. Durygin, I. M. Solskii, A. P. Shakhov, Influence of the γ-radiation on the generation characteristics of the YAlO3:Nd crystals, Acta Phys Polonica 93(4), 643-648 (1998).
[11] M. T. Robinson, Computer simulation studies of highenergy collision cascades, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B 67, 396 (1992).
[12] E. Friedland, Radiation damage in metals, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Material Sciences 25(2), 87-143 (2001).
[13] R. Cooper, K. L. Smith, M. Colella, E. R. Vance, M. Phillips, Optical emission due to ionic displacement in alkaline earth titanates. J of Nuclear Materials 289, 199-203 (2001).
[14] S. J. Zinkle, C. Kinoshita, Defects production in ceramics, J. Nucl. Mater. 251, 200-217 (1997).
[15] L. Malerba, J. M. Perlado, Basic mechanisms of atomic displacement production in cubic silicon carbide: A molecular dynamics study, Phys. Rev. B 65, 045202 (2002).
[16] G. J. Ackland, D. J. Bacon, A. F. Calder, T. Harry, Computer simulation of point defect properties in dilute fe-cualloy using a many-body interatomic potential, Philos. Mag. A 75(3), 713-732 (1997).
[17] G. H. Kinchin, R. S. Pease, The Displacement of Atoms in Solids by Radiation, Rep. Progr. Phys. 18, 1-52 (1995).
[18] J. B.Cobett, J. C. Burgoin, Point defect in solid – vol 2, semiconductors and molecular crystals, ed. by J. H. Crawford, Jr L. M. Slifkins, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1975.
[19] E. A. Kotomin, A. I. Popov, Radiation induced point defects in simple oxides, Nucl. Instr. & Meth. in Phys. Res. B 141, 1-15 (1998).
[20] R. Cooper, K. L. Smith, M. Colella, E. R. Vance, M. Phillips, Optical emission due to ionic displacement in alkaline earth titanates, J. Nucl. Mater. 289, 199-203 (2001).
[21] E. R. Hodgson, F. Agullo-Lopez, Colouring and annealing behaviour of electron irradiated LiNbO3:Fe, J. Phys: Cond. Matter 3, 285-289 (1991).
[22] E. R. Hodgson, F. Agullo-Lopez, Oxygen vacancy centres induced by electron irradiation in LiNbO3, Solid State Comm. 64(6), 965-968 (1987).
[23] S. B. Ubizskii, Calculations of concentration of radiation defects in complex compound during cascade-creation irradiation, Electronics. The bulletin of State University “Lvivska Polytechnica”, 357, 88–98 (1998), (In Ukrainian).
[24] W. A. McKinley, H. Feshbach, The Coulomb Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Nuclei, Phys. Rev. 74(12), 1759-1763 (1948).
[25] E. Hodgson, C. Zaldo, F. Agullo-Lopez, Atomic displacement damage in electron irradiated KNbO3, Sol. State Comm. 75(4), 351-353 (1990).
[26] J. Crawford, Defects and defects processes in ionic oxides: where do we stand today? Nucl. Instr. & Meth. Phys. Res. B, 1(2-3), 159-165 (1984)
[27] V. Vasyltiv, Ya. Zakharenko, A. Matkovskii, D. Sugak, S. Ubizskii, Ya. Rym, A. Gavriluk, Luminescence an photoconductivity of gadolinium gallium garnet single crystals irradiated by high-energy electrons and neutrons, Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 140, 353-361 (1993).
[28] D. Sugak, A. Matkovskii, A. Durygin, A. Suchocki, I. Solski, S. Ubizskii, K. Kopczyński, Z. Mierczyk, P. Potera, Influence of color centeres on optical and lasing properties of the gadolinium garnet single crystal doped with Nd3+ ions, J. Lum. 82, 9-15 (1999).
The present work is devoted to the calculation of the radiation displacement defects (RDD) concentration in complex oxide crystals (Y3Al5O12, Gd3Ga5O12, YAlO3, LiNbO3) as a function of particle energy (electrons and neutrons). Energy dependencies of RDD concentration are discussed. The results of calculations show that the concentrations of RDD reduced to one impinging particle increased initially with the particles energy and they saturates for the electron and neutron energy above 25 MeV. The comparison of the concentrations of RDD calculated for different sub-lattices as well as for the cases of electrons and neutrons is made. The obtained results are compared with the experimental data.
Key words:
defects calculations, oxide crystals, radiation displacement defects
References:
[1] S. B. Ubizskii, A. O. Matkovskii, N. Mironova-Ulmane, V. Skvortsova, A.Suchocki, Y.A.Zhydachevskii, P. Potera, Displacement Defect Formation in Oxide Crystals under Irradiation, Physica Status Solidii (a) 177, 349-366 (2000).
[2] D. Pooley, F-centre production in alkali halides by electron-hole recombination and a subsequent [110] replacement sequence: a discussion of the electron-hole recombination, Proc. Phys. Soc. 87, 245-246 (1966).
[3] H. N. Hersh, Proposed excitonic mechanism of color-center formation in alkali halides, Phys. Rev. 148(2), 928-932 (1966).
[4] N. Kristianpoller, M. Israeli, Excitonic processes and thermoluminescence, Phys. Rev. B 2(6), 2175-2182 (1970).
[5] W. A. Sibley, Y. Hen, Radiation damage in MgO, Phys. Rev. 160(3), 712-716 (1967).
[6] M. I. Klinger, Ch. B. Lushchik, T. V. Mashovets, G. A. Kholodar’, M.K.Sheĭnkman, M.A.Elango, Defect formation in solids by decay of electronic excitations, Sov. Phys. Uspekhi, 28(11), 994-1014 (1985).
[7] T. S. Rose, M. S. Hopkins, R. A. Fields, Characterization and control gamma and proton radiation effects on the performance of Nd: YAG and Nd:YLF lasers, IEEE J. Quantum Elect. 31(9), 1593-1602 (1995).
[8] D. Sugak, A. Matkovskii, A. Durygin, A. Suchocki, I. Solski, S. Ubizskii, K. Kopczyński, Z. Mierczyk, P. Potera, Influence of color centeres on optical and lasing properties of the gadolinium garnet single crystal doped with Nd3+ ions, J. Luminescence 82, 9-15 (1999).
[9] M. R. Bedilov, U. Egamov, Influence of radiation defects on operating characteristics of solid-state lasers, Soviet J. Quantum Elect. 11(7), 969-970 (1981).
[10] D. Yu. Sugak, A. O. Matkowski, V. V. Grabovskii, V. I. Prokhorenko, A. Suchocki, A. M. Durygin, I. M. Solskii, A. P. Shakhov, Influence of the γ-radiation on the generation characteristics of the YAlO3:Nd crystals, Acta Phys Polonica 93(4), 643-648 (1998).
[11] M. T. Robinson, Computer simulation studies of highenergy collision cascades, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B 67, 396 (1992).
[12] E. Friedland, Radiation damage in metals, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Material Sciences 25(2), 87-143 (2001).
[13] R. Cooper, K. L. Smith, M. Colella, E. R. Vance, M. Phillips, Optical emission due to ionic displacement in alkaline earth titanates. J of Nuclear Materials 289, 199-203 (2001).
[14] S. J. Zinkle, C. Kinoshita, Defects production in ceramics, J. Nucl. Mater. 251, 200-217 (1997).
[15] L. Malerba, J. M. Perlado, Basic mechanisms of atomic displacement production in cubic silicon carbide: A molecular dynamics study, Phys. Rev. B 65, 045202 (2002).
[16] G. J. Ackland, D. J. Bacon, A. F. Calder, T. Harry, Computer simulation of point defect properties in dilute fe-cualloy using a many-body interatomic potential, Philos. Mag. A 75(3), 713-732 (1997).
[17] G. H. Kinchin, R. S. Pease, The Displacement of Atoms in Solids by Radiation, Rep. Progr. Phys. 18, 1-52 (1995).
[18] J. B.Cobett, J. C. Burgoin, Point defect in solid – vol 2, semiconductors and molecular crystals, ed. by J. H. Crawford, Jr L. M. Slifkins, Plenum Press, New York and London, 1975.
[19] E. A. Kotomin, A. I. Popov, Radiation induced point defects in simple oxides, Nucl. Instr. & Meth. in Phys. Res. B 141, 1-15 (1998).
[20] R. Cooper, K. L. Smith, M. Colella, E. R. Vance, M. Phillips, Optical emission due to ionic displacement in alkaline earth titanates, J. Nucl. Mater. 289, 199-203 (2001).
[21] E. R. Hodgson, F. Agullo-Lopez, Colouring and annealing behaviour of electron irradiated LiNbO3:Fe, J. Phys: Cond. Matter 3, 285-289 (1991).
[22] E. R. Hodgson, F. Agullo-Lopez, Oxygen vacancy centres induced by electron irradiation in LiNbO3, Solid State Comm. 64(6), 965-968 (1987).
[23] S. B. Ubizskii, Calculations of concentration of radiation defects in complex compound during cascade-creation irradiation, Electronics. The bulletin of State University “Lvivska Polytechnica”, 357, 88–98 (1998), (In Ukrainian).
[24] W. A. McKinley, H. Feshbach, The Coulomb Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Nuclei, Phys. Rev. 74(12), 1759-1763 (1948).
[25] E. Hodgson, C. Zaldo, F. Agullo-Lopez, Atomic displacement damage in electron irradiated KNbO3, Sol. State Comm. 75(4), 351-353 (1990).
[26] J. Crawford, Defects and defects processes in ionic oxides: where do we stand today? Nucl. Instr. & Meth. Phys. Res. B, 1(2-3), 159-165 (1984)
[27] V. Vasyltiv, Ya. Zakharenko, A. Matkovskii, D. Sugak, S. Ubizskii, Ya. Rym, A. Gavriluk, Luminescence an photoconductivity of gadolinium gallium garnet single crystals irradiated by high-energy electrons and neutrons, Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 140, 353-361 (1993).
[28] D. Sugak, A. Matkovskii, A. Durygin, A. Suchocki, I. Solski, S. Ubizskii, K. Kopczyński, Z. Mierczyk, P. Potera, Influence of color centeres on optical and lasing properties of the gadolinium garnet single crystal doped with Nd3+ ions, J. Lum. 82, 9-15 (1999).
