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S&M4316 Research paper https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM6032 Published: February 6, 2026 Radioluminescence from Sm:CaI2 for Scintillator Applications [PDF] Daisuke Nakauchi, Takumi Kato, Noriaki Kawaguchi, and Takayuki Yanagida (Received October 31, 2025; Accepted December 16, 2025) Keywords: NIR, photoluminescence, phosphor, single crystal, decay time
Sm-doped CaI2 bulk crystals were synthesized by the vertical Bridgman method, and their photoluminescence and radioluminescence properties were systematically investigated. The samples exhibited a broad emission band centered around 870 nm, attributed to the 5d–4f transitions of Sm2+. Decay curve analysis revealed the presence of two distinct components: a fast decay component (~0.6 μs) associated with self-trapped excitons, and a slow component (2–4 μs) corresponding to Sm2+ emission. These results suggest the potential applicability of Sm-doped CaI2 crystals for photon-counting measurements in the NIR region.
Corresponding author: Daisuke Nakauchi![]() ![]() This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Daisuke Nakauchi, Takumi Kato, Noriaki Kawaguchi, and Takayuki Yanagida, Radioluminescence from Sm:CaI2 for Scintillator Applications, Sens. Mater., Vol. 38, No. 2, 2026, p. 529-532. |