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Crystalloluminescence; mechanoluminescence; photoluminescence; crystal-fracture; As₂O₃ crystals

Crystalloluminescence and temporary mechanoluminescence of As₂O₃ crystals are investigated. The crystalloluminescence spectra are similar to the photoluminescence and mechanoluminescence (of fresh crystals, in CO₂ atmosphere) spectra. The mechanoluminescence spectra of freshly grown crystals taken in air consist of the superposition of the photoluminescence and nitrogen emissions. The mechanoluminescence spectra of old crystals of As₂O₃ consist of only the nitrogen emission. The total number of crystalloluminescence flashes is linearly related to the total mass of the crystals grown. The mechanoluminescence intensity increases with the mass of the crystals. The mechanoluminescence intensity decreases with the age of the crystals and the rate of decrease increases with increasing temperature of the crystals. Different possibilities of crystalloluminescence and mechanoluminescence excitations in As₂O₃ crystals are explored and it is concluded that crystalloluminescence and mechanoluminescence are of different origins.

B P Chandra¹ P R Tutakne¹ A C Biyani¹ B Majumdar¹

1. Department of Physics, Government Science College, Raipur - 492 002, India

Published

February 1982

Manuscript received

24 August 1981

Manuscript revised

21 December 1981