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Hybrid Eu(II)-bromide scintillators with efficient 5d-4f bandgap transition for X-ray imaging.

ABSTRACT: Luminescent metal halides are attracting growing attention as scintillators for X-ray imaging in safety inspection, medical diagnosis, etc. Here we present brand-new hybrid Eu(II)-bromide scintillators, 1D type [Et₄N]EuBr₃·MeOH and 0D type [Me₄N]₆Eu₅Br₁₆·MeOH, with spin-allowed 5d-4f bandgap transition emission toward simplified carrier transport during scintillation process. The 1D/0D structures with edge/face -sharing [EuBr₆]^4- octahedra further contribute to lowing bandgaps and enhancing quantum confinement effect, enabling efficient scintillation performance (light yield ~73100 ± 800 Ph MeV^-1, detect limit ~18.6 nGy s^-1, X-ray afterglow ~ 1% @ 9.6 μs). We demonstrate the X-ray imaging with 27.3 lp mm^-1 resolution by embedding Eu(II)-based scintillators into AAO film. Our results create the new family of low-dimensional rare-earth-based halides for scintillation and related optoelectronic applications.

SUBMITTER: Han K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362449 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hybrid Eu(II)-bromide scintillators with efficient 5d-4f bandgap transition for X-ray imaging.

Han Kai K Jin Jiance J Wang Yuzhen Y Zhou Xinquan X Sun Yongsheng Y Chen Lihan L Xia Zhiguo Z

Light, science & applications 20240829 1

Luminescent metal halides are attracting growing attention as scintillators for X-ray imaging in safety inspection, medical diagnosis, etc. Here we present brand-new hybrid Eu(II)-bromide scintillators, 1D type [Et4N]EuBr3·MeOH and 0D type [Me4N]6Eu5Br16·MeOH, with spin-allowed 5d-4f bandgap transition emission toward simplified carrier transport during scintillation process. The 1D/0D structures with edge/face -sharing [EuBr ...[more]

PMID: 39209821

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