Unusual intrinsic thermoluminescence in LiMgPO:Er.

Olivine-type phosphate LiMgPO4 doped with rare-earth elements is currently considered as a new dosimetric material suitable for both OSL and TSL applications and able to compete with top commercial detectors. In this work, the samples of LiMgPO4:Er3+ were synthesized by the conventional solid state reaction method. We first studied X-ray luminescence and thermally and optically stimulated luminescence in LiMgPO4:Er3+ in detail.