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Daiane de Lima Alves Menezes1, Katia Cristina Zanatta1, Enderson Sérgio Bannwart1
1Laboratório de Materiais Cerâmicos Avançados - LMCA, Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - FACET-UFGD, CP 364, 79804-970, Dourados, MS, Brazil.
Abstract:
In the present work, glass samples in the (100 - x)B2O3-xLi2O binary system, with x varying from 30 to 50 mol%, were prepared using the conventional melting and moulding method, with the main objective of evaluating the thermoluminescence response when exposing these materials to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Complementary analysis based on density, optical absorption on the UV-visible region (UV-vis absorbance), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy on the medium region, X-ray diffraction, and differential thermal analysis measurements were performed. Thermoluminescence measurements of vitreous samples showed glow curves with at least one peak with a maximum temperature of ~170°C after exposure to UV radiation in the temperature range 50-250°C. Samples were also exposed to beta radiation in the temperature range 25-275°C, also showing single peaks with a maximum temperature of ~150°C.
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