  Standard one-carrier kinetic models for thermoluminescence (TL) relate to the
simple trap model (STM) and the model of localized transitions (LT). This paper
presents a review of TL properties in various spatially correlated systems
(SCS) which span the two limiting cases. A classification of kinetic models for
SCS is proposed. Numerical results are presented for the isolated clusters
model (IC) and the interacting 1-D and 3-D systems. For these systems an
influence of external electric field on TL is demonstrated. Analytical
formulation for the IC model is possible using trap structural functions
(TSF's). To calculate the TSF's (analytically or numerically) it is convenient
to use their structural and symmetry properties. Analytical equations are
presented also for the semi-localized transitions (SLT) model which is a
generalized version of LT. It is shown that in some cases the SLT model leads
to the cascade detrapping (CD) phenomenon. The CD mechanism produces very
narrow TL peaks that are apparently well described by the first order kinetics
with very high frequency factors and very high activation energies.
