| Title | Low temperature luminescence of transition metal-doped beryls |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Authors | Chithambo, M.L., Raymond S.G., Calderon T., and Townsend P.D. |
| Journal | Journal of African Earth Sciences |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 53 - 60 |
| Date Published | 1995 |
| ISSN | 08995362 (ISSN) |
| Keywords | beryl, luminescence, metal doping, mineral lattice |
| Abstract | This paper reports the thermo- and radio-luminescence of transition metal-doped natural beryls. The luminescence was measured between 20 and 300K. Mn3+ and Cr3+ have been found to activate the thermoluminescence with a high degree of efficiency. Comparison of beryl:Ni, beryl:Co and aquamarine emission spectra with that of quartz suggests that in some respects the beryl behaves as though it is a quartz and this has been concluded to follow from similarities in the framework nature of both lattices. © 1995. |
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| DOI | 10.1016/0899-5362(95)00044-T |
