AbstractTriboluminescence (TL) is defined as the emission of cold light based on mechanical action. In 1999, Sage and Geddes used this property to design a sensor capable of discerning the location of impacts. By coating a structure with various triboluminescent materials, impacts to structures could be monitored with simple light detectors. However, the intensity of […]
AbstractIn 2006, some authors determined that the triboluminescence (TL) of manganese-doped zinc sulfide (ZnS:Mn) increases with increasing impact velocity. In 2011, the authors discovered a method of synthesizing europium dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium (EuD4TEA) that produced TL 106% greater than ZnS:Mn. In fact, this material is bright enough to be seen in daylight. This paper investigates the […]
