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    TL and TSC studies on TlGaSe2 layered single crystals
    (Elsevier, 2013) Isik, M.; Bulur, E.; Gasanly, N. M.
    Defects in - as grown - TlGaSe2 layered single crystals were investigated using Thermoluminescence (TL) and Thermally Stimulated Currents (TSC) techniques in the temperature range 10-300 K. TL and TSC curves of samples illuminated using a light with energy greater than the band gap of the material, i.e. blue light (similar to 470 nm) at 10 K, exhibited peaks around 27 and 28 K, respectively, when measured by heating up the samples at a rate of 1 K/s. TL and TSC curves were analyzed to characterize the defects responsible for the peaks. Both TL and TSC peaks were observed to be obeying first order kinetics. Thermal activation energies of the peaks were determined using various methods: curve fitting, initial rise, peak shape and different heating rates. For both TL and TSC peaks, thermal activation energy was determined as around 8 meV, implying that they may originate from similar kinds of trapping centers. A distribution of traps (in terms of energy) was experimentally verified by illuminating the sample at different temperatures and measuring the TL curves. As a result of this, the apparent thermal energies were observed to be shifted from similar to 8 to similar to 17 meV by increasing the illumination temperature from 10 to 16 K. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 8
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    Photo-Transferred Thermoluminescence of Shallow Traps in Β-Irradiated Beo Ceramics
    (Elsevier Science Bv, 2017) Isik, M.; Bulur, E.; Gasanly, N. M.
    Photo-transferred thermoluminescence signals from beryllium oxide (BeO) ceramics were measured in the low temperature range of 10-300 K. Samples irradiated at room temperature using a Sr-90/Y-19 beta source were cooled down to 10 K and trapped charges were photo-transferred at this low temperature using the light from a high power blue LED emitting at similar to 470 nm (2.6 eV). Thermoluminescence glow curve recorded at 0.2 K/s heating rate exhibited three peaks around 90, 160 and 185 K. The analyses of the TL peaks of the glow curve were accomplished using curve fitting, differential and peak shape methods. Results obtained from these techniques are in good agreement about the presence of three trapping centers in BeO ceramics with activation energies of 0.24, 0.48 and 0.56 eV. Moreover, the analyses indicated that first-order kinetics (slow retrapping) is the dominant mechanism in the luminescence process. Heating rate dependence of the glow curves was also investigated between 0.2 and 0.8 K/s rates. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 12
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    Low-Temperature Thermoluminescence in Tlgas2 Layered Single Crystals
    (Elsevier, 2013) Isik, M.; Bulur, E.; Gasanly, N. M.
    Thermoluminescence (TL) measurements have been carried out on TlGaS2 layered single crystals in the temperature range of 10-300 K. After illuminating with blue light (similar to 470 nm) at 10 K, TL glow curves exhibited peaks around 23, 36, 58, 75 and 120 K when measured with a heating rate of 0.8 K/s. The observed peaks were analyzed using curve fitting, initial rise, and peak shape methods to determine the activation energies of the associated defect centers. Analyses have revealed the presence of five defect centers with activation energies of 13, 27, 87, 94 and 291 meV. The results of all methods were found to be in good agreement with each other. The consistency between the theoretical predictions for slow retrapping and experimental results showed that the retrapping process for the observed centers was negligible. The independence of peak position from concentration of carriers trapped in defect levels was also another indication of negligible retrapping. The dependence of TL glow curves on heating rate and distribution of traps was also studied. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.