Thin film samples of CeCl3, CeBr3, and combinatorial compositions along the CeCl3-CeBr3 join were produced using thermal evaporation, which is being evaluated as a method for rapid screening of new scintillator materials. The combinatorial thin films were shown to be compositionally reproducible from run-to-run within reasonable limitations. Analytical results suggest a continuous variation in the combinatorial samples in terms of their compositions, crystal structures, and luminescence characteristics.
Revised: July 4, 2010 |
Published: April 2, 2010
Citation
Matson D.W., G.L. Graff, J.L. Male, B.R. Johnson, Z. Nie, A.G. Joly, and L.C. Olsen. 2010.Synthesis and Screening of Thin Films in the CeCl3-CeBr3 System for Scintillator Applications.Thin Solid Films 518, no. 12:3194-3198.PNNL-SA-64097.doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2009.09.015