The Zintl phase Yb(14)MnSb(11) was successfully doped with Ge utilizing a tin flux technique. The stoichiometry was determined by microprobe analysis to be Yb(13.99(14))Mn(1.05(5))Sb(10.89(16))Ge(0.06(3)). This was the maximum amount of Ge that could be incorporated into the structure via flux synthesis regardless of the amount included in the reaction. Single crystal X-ray diffraction could no...

We present and compare the results of temperature-dependent electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies on Pr1−xCaxMnO3 for x = 0.64 which is electron-doped with those on the hole doped x = 0.36 composition. The temperature dependence of the various parameters obtained from the powder and single crystal spectra show significant differences between the two manganites. At room temperature the ‘...

We report on two types of polarization maintaining solid photonic crystal fibers that guide light by a combination of a photonic bandgap and total internal reflection. Group and phase birefringence are studied experimentally and numerically for stress-applying parts made from B-doped and F-doped silica. The stress field originating from Ge-doped cladding rods is shown to interfere with the stre...

Local strain measurements are considered as an effective method for structural health monitoring of high-temperature components, which require accurate, reliable and durable sensors. To develop strain sensors that can be used in higher temperature environments, an improved metal-packaged strain sensor based on a regenerated fiber Bragg grating (RFBG) fabricated in hydrogen (H₂)-loaded boron-ger...

Present investigation aims to establish the dosimetric characteristics of a novel fabricated flat fibre TLD system for postal radiotherapy dose audits. Various thermoluminescence (TL) properties have been investigated for five sizes of 6 mol% Ge-doped optical fibres. Key dosimetric characteristics including reproducibility, linearity, fading and energy dependence have been established. Irradiat...

A. I. Gusarov is with the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons and also with the SCK·CEN Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, Belgium. D. S. Starodubov is with D-STAR Technologies, Inc., USA. F. Berghmans is with the SCK·CEN Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Mol, and also with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. O. Deparis, Y. Defosse, P. Mégret, and M.Blondel are with the Faculté Polytechnique d...

Photoluminescence (PL) of Er and Ge co-doped ZnO films synthesized by radio frequency magnetron co-sputtering was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns showed that the annealing process at 400-800 °C led to the formation of nanocrystal (nc) Ge. Samples containing nc-Ge showed a strong visible PL with a peak at 582-593 nm, which was consistent with the calculated energy of the exciton o...