ThedosimetricphosphorsLi_3PO_4:M(M=Tb,Cu)wereproducedbymodifiedsolid-statemethod.ThestructuralandmorphologicalcharacterizationwascarriedoutthroughX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscope(SEM).Additionally,thephotoluminescence(PL),thermoluminescence(TL)andopticallystimulatedluminescence(OSL)propertiesofpowderLi_3PO_4dopedwithTbandCuwerestudied.ItisadvocatedthatLi_3PO_4:CuphosphornotonlyshowshigherOSLsensitivity(25timesormore)butalsogivesfasterdecayinOSLsignalsthanthatofLi_3PO_4:Tb~(3+)phosphor.Theminimumdetectabledose(MDD)ofLi_3PO_4:M(M=Tb,Cu)phosphorsisfoundtobe21.69×10~(-3)and3.33×10~(-6)J·kg~(-1),respectively.InOSLmode,phosphorshowslineardoseresponseintherangeof0.02-20.00J·kg~(-1).InTLmode,sensitivityofLi_3PO_4:CuphosphorismorethanthatofLi_3PO_4:Tbphosphor.Thekineticsparameterssuchasactivationenergyandfrequencyfactorsweredeterminedbypeakshapemethod,andphotoionizationcrosssectionsofpreparedphosphorwerecalculated.
