Issue 13, 2024

Enhancing persistent radioluminescence in perovskite scintillators through trap defect modulation

Abstract

Flexible X-ray sensors utilizing persistent radioluminescence scintillators have garnered considerable interest in medical imaging and industrial non-destructive testing. However, persistent radioluminescence in scintillators is typically generated by releasing stored electrons from deep trap defects at high temperatures, significantly limiting X-ray imaging sensitivity. The requirement of high temperatures for thermally-stimulated radioluminescence to erase harmful X-ray memory also impedes the repeated use of flexible sensors. Here we report high-efficiency persistent radioluminescence at room temperature by modulating the depth and density distribution of trap defects through codoping with Mn2+ and Sb3+ in CsCdCl3 scintillators. This results in a 20-fold increase in radioluminescence afterglow at room temperature, leading to significantly enhanced X-ray imaging sensitivity and facile erasure of harmful X-ray memory at relatively low temperatures for repeated use of the flexible sensors. Furthermore, the as-synthesized scintillators exhibit excellent resistance to thermal quenching, maintaining 96.63% radioluminescence efficiency at 493 K, and commendable stability concerning humidity and solvent exposure. Additionally, we fabricated flexible X-ray imaging sensors achieving high-resolution (20.0 lp mm−1) imaging of irregulate objects at room temperature using CsCdCl3:5%Mn2+/0.1%Sb3+ crystals. These findings provide valuable insights into ion doping for the regulation of trap defects in scintillators, motivating the development of high-resolution time-lapse X-ray imaging sensors.

Graphical abstract: Enhancing persistent radioluminescence in perovskite scintillators through trap defect modulation

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
13 Jan 2024
Accepted
08 Mey 2024
First published
17 Mey 2024

Mater. Chem. Front., 2024,8, 2539-2548

Enhancing persistent radioluminescence in perovskite scintillators through trap defect modulation

X. Li, H. Guo, Y. Li, C. Lin and L. Xie, Mater. Chem. Front., 2024, 8, 2539 DOI: 10.1039/D4QM00039K

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