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Nanocrystalline yttrium aluminum garnet (Y3Al5O12) is synthesized by combustion technique. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of 900 °C annealed sample revealed a cubic structure. The average crystallite size is found to be 20.5 nm. γ-irradiated Y3Al5O12exhibits two thermoluminescence (TL) glows: a prominent one with a peak at ∼410 K and another one with a peak at ∼575 K. It is found that the TL glow peak intensity at 410 K increases, while its glow peak temperature is almost steady with an increase in the γ-dose. The effect of the heating rate on the TL glow curve is studied. It is found thatTm1shifts towards higher temperature region while theIm1decreases with an increase in the heating rate. The TL glow curves are analyzed by Chen's peak shape method and the TL parameters are estimated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Samarium-doped calcium fluoride (CaF2) nanoparticles were synthesized by the co-precipitation method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical absorption and photoluminescence (PL) techniques. The PXRD patterns confirmed the cubic crystallinity of the synthesized nanoparticles. The average particle size estimated using Scherer's formula was ∼20 nm. The purity of the synthesized nanoparticles was confirmed by the FTIR spectrum. The morphological features studied using SEM revealed that the nanoparticles were agglomerated and porous. The optical absorption spectrum showed a strong and prominent absorption peak at ∼264 nm and a weak one at ∼212 nm. The PL spectrum showed broad and prominent emissions with peaks at ∼387 and 532 nm along with weak emissions at 573 and 605 nm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]