Samples of ZrO2 ceramics with different concentrations of impurity titanium ions were synthesized by mixing zirconium and titanium oxide powders in different mass ratios. The X-ray diffraction analysis was used to determine the phase composition, lattice parameters, and crystallite size of the ceramics with varying dopant concentrations. Upon irradiation of the samples with 220 MeV Xe ions to a fluence of 1010 ions/cm2, a decrease in the intensity of the pulsed cathodoluminescence band at 2.5 eV was observed. Additionally, ion irradiation resulted in the emergence of a new thermoluminescence peak at 450–650 K attributed to radiation-induced traps of charge carriers. Further analysis revealed that the thermoluminescence curves of samples irradiated with electrons and ions comprise a superposition of several elementary peaks. Notably, a complex non-monotonic dependence of cathodo- and thermoluminescence intensity on titanium concentration was observed, suggesting the influence of concentration quenching and the presence of tunneling transitions.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1307
JournalMaterials
Volume17
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • General Materials Science

    WoS ResearchAreas Categories

  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
  • Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
  • Physics, Applied
  • Physics, Condensed Matter

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