Thermoluminescent properties of ZnS:Mn nanocrystalline powders.

Thermoluminescent ZnS nanocrystals doped with Mn2+ ions were synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method. From X-ray diffraction studies it was observed that the synthesized nanoparticles have cubic zinc blende structure with average sizes of about 40–50nm. Morphology was analyzed by TEM. Photoluminescence studies showed two transitions, one of them close to 396nm and other close to 598nm, which is enhanced with increasing dopant concentration, this behavior was also observed in the cathodoluminescence spectrum. The thermoluminescence gamma dose-response has linear behavior over dose range 5–100mGy, the glow curve structure shows two glow peaks at 436K and at 518K that were taken into account to calculate the kinetic parameters using the Computerized Glow Curve Deconvolution procedure.