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Li J, Hu Q, Xiao J, Yan ZG. High-stability double perovskite scintillator for flexible X-ray imaging. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 671:725-731. [PMID: 38823113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.05.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Metal halide perovskites, as a new class of attractive and potential scintillators, are highly promising in X-ray imaging. However, their application is limited by the sensitivity to moisture and irradiation. To address this issue, we reported a 2D layered double perovskite material Cs4Cd1-xMnxBi2Cl12 that exhibits high stability both under ambient condition and under X-ray irradiation. Cs4Cd1-xMnxBi2Cl12 demonstrates superior scintillation performance, including excellent X-ray response linearity and a high light yield (∼34,450 photons/MeV). More importantly, the X-ray excited emission intensity maintains 92% and 94% of its original value after stored at ambient condition for over two years and after X-ray irradiation with a total dose of 11.4 Gy, respectively. By mixing with PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane), we have successfully produced a high-quality flexible film that can be bent freely while maintaining its excellent scintillation properties. The scintillating screen exhibits outstanding imaging ability with a spatial resolution of up to 16.7 line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm), also, the superiority of this scintillation screen in flexible X-ray imaging is demonstrated. These results indicate the huge potential of this high-stability double perovskite scintillator in X-ray imaging.
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- Jingyu Li
- Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China.
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- Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- Beijing Key Lab of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Zhang W, Zheng W, Li L, Huang P, Xu J, Zhang W, Shao Z, Chen X. Unlocking the Potential of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Manganese Halides for Advanced Optoelectronic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2408777. [PMID: 39101296 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202408777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid manganese(II) halides (OIMnHs) have garnered tremendous interest across a wide array of research fields owing to their outstanding optical properties, abundant structural diversity, low-cost solution processibility, and low toxicity, which make them extremely suitable for use as a new class of luminescent materials for various optoelectronic applications. Over the past years, a plethora of OIMnHs with different structural dimensionalities and multifunctionalities such as efficient photoluminescence (PL), radioluminescence, circularly polarized luminescence, and mechanoluminescence have been newly created by judicious screening of the organic cations and inorganic Mn(II) polyhedra. Specifically, through precise molecular and structural engineering, a series of OIMnHs with near-unity PL quantum yields, high anti-thermal quenching properties, and excellent stability in harsh conditions have been devised and explored for applications in light-emitting diodes (LEDs), X-ray scintillators, multimodal anti-counterfeiting, and fluorescent sensing. In this review, the latest advancements in the development of OIMnHs as efficient light-emitting materials are summarized, which covers from their fundamental physicochemical properties to advanced optoelectronic applications, with an emphasis on the structural and functionality design especially for LEDs and X-ray detection and imaging. Current challenges and future efforts to unlock the potentials of these promising materials are also envisioned.
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- Wei Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies and International (Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies and International (Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, and CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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Shamla AB, Sarma D, Kumar Das D, Anilkumar V, Bakthavatsalam R, Mahata A, Kundu J. Discerning the Structure-Photophysical Property Correlation in Zero-Dimensional Antimony(III)-Doped Indium(III) Halide Hybrids. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:8224-8232. [PMID: 39102307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Zero-dimensional (0D) metal halide hybrids incorporating optically emissive Sb3+ dopants have received huge research attention as a result of dopant-based visible emission for lighting and scintillation applications. Indeed, there have been a plethora of reports on Sb3+ doping of indium halide (In-X)-based 0D hybrids that show strong dopant emission with varied emission wavelengths (λem) and photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs). However, discerning the structure-luminescence relation in these 0D-doped hybrids remains challenging because it necessitates exquisite synthetic control on the local metal (dopant) halide geometry/site asymmetry. Demonstrated here is synthetic control that allows tuning of the local metal halide geometry of the Sb3+ dopants in 0D In-X hybrids utilizing five different organic cations. Experimental analysis of the series of Sb3+-doped In-X hybrids reveals a strong correlation between the extent of local metal halide geometry distortion and their photophysical properties (λem and PLQY). Density functional theory calculations of the doped compounds, characterizing ground- and excited-state structural distortions and energetics, reveal the origin of the extent of luminescence behavior. The experimental-computational results reported herein unravel the operative structure-luminescence relation in 0D Sb3+-doped In-X hybrids, provide insight into the emission mechanism, and open up avenues toward rational synthesis of strongly emissive materials with desired emission color for targeted applications.
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- Alisha Basheer Shamla
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy, Kandi, Telangana 502284, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Sangareddy, Kandi, Telangana 502284, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India
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Yu F, Li SY, Yang HR, Shen J, Yin MX, Tian YR, Zhang YT, Kong XW, Lei XW. Crystal-Rigidifying Strategy in Hybrid Manganese Halide to Achieve Narrow Green Emission and High Structural Stability. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14116-14125. [PMID: 39007761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Although organic-inorganic hybrid Mn2+ halides have advanced significantly, achieving high stability and narrow-band emission remains enormously challenging owing to the weak ionic nature and soft crystal lattice of the halide structure. To address these issues, we proposed a cationic engineering strategy of long-range cation π···π stacking and C-H···π interactions to simultaneously improve the crystal structural stability and rigidity. Herein, two organic zero-dimensional (0D) manganese halide hybrids of (BACQ)2MnX4 [BACQ = 4-(butylamino)-7-chloroquinolin-1-ium; X = Cl and Br] were synthesized. (BACQ)2MnX4 display strong green-light emissions with the narrowest full width at half-maximum (fwhm) of 39 nm, which is significantly smaller than those of commercial green phosphor β-SiAlON:Eu2+ and most of reported manganese halides. Detailed Hirshfeld surface analyses demonstrate the rigid environment around the [MnX4]2- units originating from the interactions between [BACQ]+. The rigid crystal structure weakens the electron-phonon coupling and renders narrow fwhm of these manganese halides, which is further confirmed by temperature-dependent emission spectra. Remarkably, (BACQ)2MnX4 realizes outstanding structural and luminescence stabilities in various extreme environments. Benefiting from the excellent performance, these Mn2+ halides are used to assemble light-emitting diodes with a wide color gamut of 105% of the National Television System Committee 1931 standard, showcasing the advanced applications in liquid-crystal-display backlighting.
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- Fang Yu
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Institute of Optoelectronic Functional Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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Biswas S, Mandal A, Swain D, Biswas K. Synthesis and soft crystal structure-induced broad emission of (NH 3C 6H 12NH 3)InBr 5·2H 2O. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:7757-7760. [PMID: 38973621 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01822b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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We report a simple synthesis of a new lead-free zero-dimensional (0D) hybrid halide compound, (5P1)InBr5·2H2O [(5P1) = NH3C6H12NH3], which hosts isolated and distorted octahedra of [InBr5(H2O)]2-, surrounded by bulky asymmetric organic cations [(5P1)2+] and H2O molecules. The hybrid crystals exhibit broad self trapped excitonic (STE) emission due to strong anharmonic soft structure.
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- Shuva Biswas
- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P. O., Bangalore 560064, India.
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- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P. O., Bangalore 560064, India.
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- Institute of Chemical Technology-IndianOil Odisha Campus, Bhubaneswar 751013, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P. O., Bangalore 560064, India.
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Xie H, Bai M, Wang A, Chen Z, Chang F, Lian J, Xu S. Antenna-based optimization of triplet radioluminescence of Tb-organic complex scintillator for efficient X-ray detection. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 676:45-51. [PMID: 39018809 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Triplet exciton is both a luminescence quenching factor and an important luminescence sensitization technology solution, which is widely concerned in the field of optoelectronic materials. Since X-ray excited triplet excitons are dissipated through various pathways, there are still huge difficulties in achieving efficient triplet sensitized emission. Here, the antenna ligand is regulated through the carboxyl group, increasing the steric hindrance between the conjugated groups and improving triplet-enhanced radioluminescence (RL) efficiencies of Tb3+. The lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) formed by the coordination of Tb3+ with mellitic acid (MA), pyromellitic acid (PMA) and trimesic acid (TMA) under low temperature preparation conditions. Among them, MA-Tb has a longer spacing between conjugated groups than PMA-Tb and TMA-Tb, and its triplet RL is relatively strongest, with a light yield of 28,000 photons MeV-1. Mechanistic studies revealed that the RL efficiency of Ln-MOFs is related to the π-π stacking effect in the benzene ring. In addition, the application of MA-Tb in the field of X-ray detection was demonstrated. The RL intensity of MA-Tb has a good linear relationship with the X-ray dose rate, and the detection limit for X-ray reaches 82 nGy/s, which is 66 times lower than the typical medical imaging dose. These results will provide a universal strategy for the design of Ln-MOFs scintillator.
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- Hangqing Xie
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.58 Research Institute, Wuxi 214035, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hang Zhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hang Zhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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Shonde TB, Liu H, Olasupo OJ, Bouchard A, Bouchard S, Franklin A, Lin X, Stand LM, Ma B. Aggregation-induced emission organic metal halide complex for X-ray scintillation. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:3076-3081. [PMID: 38639053 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00142g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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The expanding applications of X-ray scintillation across various areas, from healthcare to security detection call for the development of new-generation scintillators that offer enhanced sensitivity, efficiency, and versatility. Here, we report for the first time the use of organic metal halide complexes with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) for X-ray scintillation, which can be facilely synthesized and processed in the solution phase. By reacting an AIE organic molecule, 4-(4-(diphenylamino) phenyl)-1-(propyl)-pyridinium (TPA-PD) with zinc chloride (ZnCl2) in solution at room temperature, an organic metal halide complex, (TPA-PD)2ZnCl2, is produced with a high synthetic yield of 87%. Optical and radioluminescence characterizations find that (TPA-PD)2ZnCl2 exhibits bluish-green photoluminescence and radioluminescence peaked at around 450 nm, with a photoluminescence quantum efficiency (PLQE) of 65%, and an absolute light yield of 13 423 Photon per MeV. Moreover, short photoluminescence and radioluminescence decay lifetimes are recorded at 1.81 ns and 5.24 ns, respectively. For X-ray scintillation, an excellent response dose-response linearity and a low limit of detection of 80.23 nGyair S-1 are obtained for (TPA-PD)2ZnCl2. By taking advantage of the high X-ray absorption of metal halides and fast radioluminescence of AIE molecules, our design of covalently bonded organic metal halide complexes opens up new opportunities for the development of high-performance solution-processable scintillators.
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- Tunde Blessed Shonde
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Scintillation Materials Research Canter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
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Yu Y, Liu S, Zhang J, Zhao W, Tang Y, Han C, Chen X, Xu L, Chen R, Li M, Tao Y, Lv W. Mn(II)-Based Metal Halide with Near-Unity Quantum Yield for White LEDs and High-Resolution X-ray Imaging. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:10296-10303. [PMID: 38776123 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Metal halides have drawn great interest as luminescent materials and scintillators due to their outstanding optical properties. Exploring new types of phosphors with easy production processes, excellent photophysical properties, high light yields, and environmentally friendly compositions is crucial and quite challenging. Herein, a novel Mn(II)-based metal halide (4-BTP)2MnBr4 was produced using a facile solvent evaporation method, which exhibited a strong green emission peaking at 524 nm from the d-d transition of tetrahedral-coordinated Mn2+ ion and a near-unity quantum yield. The prepared white light-emitting diode device has a wide color gamut of 100.7% NTSC with CIE chromaticity coordinates of (0.32, 0.32). In addition, (4-BTP)2MnBr4 demonstrates excellent characteristics in X-ray scintillation, including a high light yield of 98 000 photons/MeV, a sensitive detection limit of 37.4 nGy/s, excellent resistance to radiation damage, and successful demonstration of X-ray imaging with high resolution at 21.3 lp/mm, revealing the potential for application in diagnostic X-ray medical imaging and industry radiation detection.
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- Yihang Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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Kang M, Quintana J, Hu H, Teixeira VC, Olberg S, Banla LI, Rodriguez V, Hwang WL, Schuemann J, Parangi S, Weissleder R, Miller MA. Sustained and Localized Drug Depot Release Using Radiation-Activated Scintillating Nanoparticles. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312326. [PMID: 38389502 PMCID: PMC11161319 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Clinical treatment of cancer commonly incorporates X-ray radiation therapy (XRT), and developing spatially precise radiation-activatable drug delivery strategies may improve XRT efficacy while limiting off-target toxicities associated with systemically administered drugs. Nevertheless, achieving this has been challenging thus far because strategies typically rely on radical species with short lifespans, and the inherent nature of hypoxic and acidic tumor microenvironments may encourage spatially heterogeneous effects. It is hypothesized that the challenge could be bypassed by using scintillating nanoparticles that emit light upon X-ray absorption, locally forming therapeutic drug depots in tumor tissues. Thus a nanoparticle platform (Scintillating nanoparticle Drug Depot; SciDD) that enables the local release of cytotoxic payloads only after activation by XRT is developed, thereby limiting off-target toxicity. As a proof-of-principle, SciDD is used to deliver a microtubule-destabilizing payload MMAE (monomethyl auristatin E). With as little as a 2 Gy local irradiation to tumors, MMAE payloads are released effectively to kill tumor cells. XRT-mediated drug release is demonstrated in multiple mouse cancer models and showed efficacy over XRT alone (p < 0.0001). This work shows that SciDD can act as a local drug depot with spatiotemporally controlled release of cancer therapeutics.
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- Mikyung Kang
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- School of Health and Environmental Science, College of Health Science, Korea University, 145 Anam-Ro, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 506, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Harvard Radiation Oncology Program, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 506, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 185 Cambridge Street, Suite 5.210, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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Chen YH, Zhang GZ, Chen FH, Zhang SQ, Fang X, Chen HM, Lin MJ. Halogen-bonded charge-transfer co-crystal scintillators for high-resolution X-ray imaging. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7659-7666. [PMID: 38779171 PMCID: PMC11109936 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00735b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The development of high-quality organic scintillators encounters challenges primarily associated with the weak X-ray absorption ability resulting from the presence of low atomic number elements. An effective strategy involves the incorporation of halogen-containing molecules into the system through co-crystal engineering. Herein, we synthesized a highly fluorescent dye, 2,5-di(4-pyridyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (Py2TTz), with a fluorescence quantum yield of 12.09%. Subsequently, Py2TTz was co-crystallized with 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene (I2F4B) and 1,3,5-trifluoro-2,4,6-triiodobenzene (I3F3B) obtaining Py2TTz-I2F4 and Py2TTz-I3F3. Among them, Py2TTz-I2F4 exhibited exceptional scintillation properties, including an ultrafast decay time (1.426 ns), a significant radiation luminescence intensity (146% higher than Bi3Ge4O12), and a low detection limit (70.49 nGy s-1), equivalent to 1/78th of the detection limit for medical applications (5.5 μGy s-1). This outstanding scintillation performance can be attributed to the formation of halogen-bonding between I2F4B and Py2TTz. Theoretical calculations and single-crystal structures demonstrate the formation of halogen-bond-induced rather than π-π-induced charge-transfer cocrystals, which not only enhances the X-ray absorption ability and material conductivity under X-ray exposure, but also constrains molecular vibration and rotation, and thereby reducing non-radiative transition rate and sharply increasing its fluorescence quantum yields. Based on this, the flexible X-ray film prepared based on Py2TTz-I2F4 achieved an ultrahigh spatial resolution of 26.8 lp per mm, underscoring the superiority of this strategy in developing high-performance organic scintillators.
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- Yu-Hua Chen
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- College of Zhicheng, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University), College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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Li C, Wei Y, Li Y, Luo Z, Liu Y, He M, Zhang Y, He X, Chang X, Quan Z. Manipulating Chiroptical Activities in 0D Chiral Hybrid Manganese Bromides by Solvent Molecular Engineering. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400338. [PMID: 38766952 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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0D hybrid metal halides (0D HMHs) with fully isolated inorganic units provide an ideal platform for studying the correlations between chiroptical activities and crystal structures at atomic levels. Here, through the incorporation of different solvent molecules, a series of 0D chiral manganese bromides (RR/SS-C20H28N2)3MnBr8·2X (X = C2H5OH, CH3OH, or H2O) are synthesized to elucidate their chiroptical properties. They show negligible circular dichroism signals of Mn absorptions due to C2v-symmetric [MnBr4]2- tetrahedra. However, they display distinct circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) signals with continuously increased luminescence asymmetry factors (glum) from 10-4 (X = C2H5OH) to 10-3 (X = H2O). The increased glum value is structurally revealed to originate from the enhancement of [MnBr4]2- tetrahedral bond-angle distortions, due to the presence of different solvent molecules. Furthermore, (RR/SS-C20H28N2)MnBr4·H2O enantiomers with larger bond-angle distortions of [MnBr4]2- tetrahedra are synthesized based on hydrobromic acid-induced structural transformation of (RR/SS-C20H28N2)3MnBr8·2H2O enantiomers. Therefore, such (RR/SS-C20H28N2)MnBr4·H2O enantiomers exhibit enhanced CPL signals with |glum| up to 1.23 × 10-2. This work provides unique insight into enhancing chiroptical activities in 0D HMH systems.
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- Chen Li
- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Shao W, He T, Wang L, Wang JX, Zhou Y, Shao B, Ugur E, Wu W, Zhang Z, Liang H, De Wolf S, Bakr OM, Mohammed OF. Capillary Manganese Halide Needle-Like Array Scintillator with Isolated Light Crosstalk for Micro-X-Ray Imaging. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312053. [PMID: 38340045 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The exacerbation of inherent light scattering with increasing scintillator thickness poses a major challenge for balancing the thickness-dependent spatial resolution and scintillation brightness in X-ray imaging scintillators. Herein, a thick pixelated needle-like array scintillator capable of micrometer resolution is fabricated via waveguide structure engineering. Specifically, this involves integrating a straightforward low-temperature melting process of manganese halide with an aluminum-clad capillary template. In this waveguide structure, the oriented scintillation photons propagate along the well-aligned scintillator and are confined within individual pixels by the aluminum reflective cladding, as substantiated from the comprehensive analysis including laser diffraction experiments. Consequently, thanks to isolated light-crosstalk channels and robust light output due to increased thickness, ultrahigh spatial resolutions of 60.8 and 51.7 lp mm-1 at a modulation transfer function (MTF) of 0.2 are achieved on 0.5 mm and even 1 mm thick scintillators, respectively, which both exceed the pore diameter of the capillary arrays' template (Φ = 10 µm). As far as it is known, these micrometer resolutions are among the highest reported metal halide scintillators and are never demonstrated on such thick scintillators. Here an avenue is presented to the demand for thick scintillators in high-resolution X-ray imaging across diverse scientific and practical fields.
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- Wenyi Shao
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- School of Microelectronics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- School of Microelectronics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dong M, Lv A, Zou X, Gan N, Peng C, Ding M, Wang X, Zhou Z, Chen H, Ma H, Gu L, An Z, Huang W. Polymorphism-Dependent Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescent Scintillation for X-Ray Imaging. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310663. [PMID: 38267010 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Organic phosphorescent scintillating materials have shown great potential for applications in radiography and radiation detection due to their efficient utilization of excitons. However, revealing the relationship between molecule stacking and the phosphorescent radioluminescence of scintillators is still challenging. This study reports on two phenothiazine derivatives with polymorphism-dependent phosphorescence radioluminescence. The experiments reveal that molecule stacking significantly affects the non-radiation decay of the triplet excitons of scintillators, which further determines the phosphorescence scintillation performance under X-ray irradiation. These phosphorescent scintillators exhibit high radio stability and have a low detection limit of 278 nGys-1. Additionally, the potential application of these scintillators in X-ray radiography, based on their X-ray excited radioluminescence properties, is demonstrated. These findings provide a guideline for obtaining high-performance phosphorescent scintillating materials by shedding light on the effect of crystal packing on the radioluminescence of organic molecules.
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- Mengyang Dong
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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Chen T, Xu Y, Ying A, Yang C, Lin Q, Gong S. Through-Space Charge-Transfer Organogold(III) Complexes Enable High-Performance X-ray Scintillation and Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401833. [PMID: 38429247 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Organic scintillators have recently attracted growing attention for X-ray detection in industrial and medical applications. However, these materials still face critical obstacles of low attenuation efficiency and/or inefficient triplet exciton utilization. Here we developed a new category of organogold(III) complexes, Tp-Au-1 and Tp-Au-2, through adopting a through-space interaction motif to realize high X-ray attenuation efficiency and efficient harvesting of triplet excitons for emission. Thanks to the efficient through-space charge transfer process, this panel of complexes achieved higher photoluminescence quantum yield and shorter radiative lifetimes compared with the through-bond reference complexes. Inspiringly, these organogold(III) complexes exhibited polarity-dependent emission origins: thermally activated delayed fluorescence and/or phosphorescence. Under X-ray irradiation, Tp-Au-2 manifested intense radioluminescence together with a record-high scintillation light yield of 77,600 photons MeV-1 for organic scintillators. The resulting scintillator screens demonstrated high-quality X-ray imaging with >16.0 line pairs mm-1 spatial resolution, outstripping most organic and inorganic scintillators. This finding provides a feasible strategy for the design of superior organic X-ray scintillators.
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- Tianhao Chen
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Display and Storage Materials, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Key Lab of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education of China, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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Wang M, Zhang Z, Lyu J, Qiu J, Gu C, Zhao H, Wang T, Ren Y, Yang SW, Qin Xu G, Liu X. Overcoming Thermal Quenching in X-ray Scintillators through Multi-Excited State Switching. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401949. [PMID: 38437064 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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X-ray scintillators have gained significant attention in medical diagnostics and industrial applications. Despite their widespread utility, scintillator development faces a significant hurdle when exposed to elevated temperatures, as it usually results in reduced scintillation efficiency and diminished luminescence output. Here we report a molecular design strategy based on a hybrid perovskite (TpyBiCl5) that overcomes thermal quenching through multi-excited state switching. The structure of perovskite provides a platform to modulate the luminescence centers. The rigid framework constructed by this perovskite structure stabilized its triplet states, resulting in TpyBiCl5 exhibiting an approximately 12 times higher (45 % vs. 3.8 %) photoluminescence quantum yield of room temperature phosphorescence than that of its organic ligand (Tpy). Most importantly, the interactions between the components of this perovskite enable the mixing of different excited states, which has been revealed by experimental and theoretical investigations. The TpyBiCl5 scintillator exhibits a detection limit of 38.92 nGy s-1 at 213 K and a detection limit of 196.31 nGy s-1 at 353 K through scintillation mode switching between thermally activated delayed fluorescence and phosphorescence. This work opens up the possibility of solving the thermal quenching in X-ray scintillators by tuning different excited states.
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- Min Wang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 637459, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
- International Campus of Tianjin University, Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, 350207, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
- International Campus of Tianjin University, Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, 350207, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
- International Campus of Tianjin University, Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, 350207, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of High-Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138632, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
- Center for Functional Materials, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, 215123, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
- International Campus of Tianjin University, Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, 350207, Fuzhou, China
- Center for Functional Materials, National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, 215123, Suzhou, China
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Mahato S, Makowski M, Bose S, Kowal D, Kuddus Sheikh MA, Braueninger-Wemer P, Witkowski ME, Ray SK, Drozdowski W, Birowosuto MD. Improvement of Light Output of MAPbBr 3 Single Crystal for Ultrafast and Bright Cryogenic Scintillator. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:3713-3720. [PMID: 38546293 PMCID: PMC11017313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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The remarkable brightness and rapid scintillation observed in perovskite single crystals (SCs) become even more striking when they are operated at cryogenic temperatures. In this study, we present advancements in enhancing the scintillation properties of methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr3) SCs by optimizing the synthesis process. We successfully synthesized millimeter-sized MAPbBr3 SCs with bright green luminescence under UV light. However, both MAPbBr3 (Control-1M and THF-0.4M) SCs display notable radioluminescence exclusively at low temperatures due to their phase transitions. Notably, the THF-0.4M SCs exhibit a remarkable improvement in radioluminescence light yield, surpassing Control-1M SCs more than 2-fold. Further, THF-0.4M SCs demonstrate an ultrafast decay component of 0.52 ns (82.2%) and a slower component of 1.80 ns (17.8%), contributing to a rapid scintillation response at low temperatures. Therefore, the amalgamation of ultrafast decay components and improved radioluminescence light yield equips THF-0.4M SCs to emerge as a top choice for perovskite scintillators for X-ray timing applications.
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- Somnath Mahato
- Lukasiewicz
Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Wroclaw 54-066, Poland
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- Lukasiewicz
Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Wroclaw 54-066, Poland
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- Department
of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, India
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- Lukasiewicz
Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Wroclaw 54-066, Poland
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- Lukasiewicz
Research Network - PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Wroclaw 54-066, Poland
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- Institute
of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun 87-100, Poland
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- Department
of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, India
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- Institute
of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy, and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Torun 87-100, Poland
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He S, Liu K, Xiong Y, Hou A, Zhao X, Zhao J, Liu Q. Fine-Tuning Optoelectronic Features in Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Metal Halides: A Focus on the Phenylbutanammonium Series. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:6564-6570. [PMID: 38531079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Extensive research has been dedicated to exploring the potential applications of organic-inorganic hybrid metal halides in optoelectronics. This study presents findings on three metal halides based on phenylbutanammonium (PBA). Specifically, (PBA)2MnBr4(H2O)2 and (PBA)2Sn(IV)Cl6 exhibit zero-dimensional structures with P21/c and Pnma space groups, respectively, while (PBA)2Sn(II)Br4 features a two-dimensional structure with P1̅ space group. Under UV excitation, (PBA)2MnBr4(H2O)2 exhibits double emission arising from the 4T1 → 6A1 transitions of Mn2+ in two distinct coordination environments. The emission spectrum of (PBA)2SnCl6 aligns with that of PBACl, suggesting that the luminescence originates from the organic component. The yellow emission of (PBA)2SnBr4 is attributed to the self-trapped excitons. This study introduces the PBA series of compounds, revealing that varying metal ions and halogen combinations can adjust the structural dimensions and influence optical properties. The insights gained from this work serve as a guide for the preparation of efficient white light-emitting diodes.
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- Shihui He
- State Key Laboratory of HVDC (Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510663, China
- The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of HVDC (Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510663, China
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- The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- The Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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He X, Zheng Y, Luo Z, Wei Y, Liu Y, Xie C, Li C, Peng D, Quan Z. Bright Circularly Polarized Mechanoluminescence from 0D Hybrid Manganese Halides. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309906. [PMID: 38228314 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Hybrid metal halides (HMHs) with efficient circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) have application prospects in many fields, due to their abundant host-guest structures and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). However, CPLs in HMHs are predominantly excited by light or electricity, limiting their use in multivariate environments. It is necessary to explore a novel excitation method to extend the application of chiral HMHs as smart stimuli-responsive optical materials. In this work, an enantiomeric pair of 0D hybrid manganese bromides, [H2(2R,4R)-(+)/(2S,4S)-(-)-2,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane]MnBr4 [(R/S)-1] is presented, which exhibits efficient CPL emissions with near-unity PLQYs and high dissymmetry factors of ± 2.0 × 10-3. Notably, (R/S)-1 compounds exhibit unprecedented and bright circularly polarized mechanoluminescence (CPML) emissions under mechanical stimulation. Moreover, (R/S)-1 possess high mechanical force sensitivities with mechanoluminescence (ML) emissions detectable under 0.1 N force stimulation. Furthermore, this ML emission exhibits an extraordinary antithermal quenching effect in the temperature range of 300-380 K, which is revealed to originate from a thermal activation energy compensation mechanism from trap levels to Mn(II) 4T1 level. Based on their intriguing optical properties, these compounds as chiral force-responsive materials are demonstrated in multilevel confidential information encryption.
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- Xin He
- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education, and Guangdong Province College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education, and Guangdong Province College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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Ju D, Zhou M, Liu Z, Ran P, Dong Z, Hou S, Li H, Xiao W, Xu X, Li H, Yang YM, Jiang T. Excitation-Selective and Double-Emissive Lead-Free Binary Hybrid Metal Halides for White Light-Emitting Diode and X-Ray Scintillation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305083. [PMID: 38009483 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Zero-dimensional (0D) organic metal halides comprising heterogeneous metal cations in single phase can achieve multiple luminous emissions enabling them toward multifunctional light-emitting applications. Herein, A novel single crystal of (C8H20N)4SbMnCl9 containing two luminescent centers of [SbCl5]2- pentahedrons and [MnCl4]2- tetrahedrons is reported. The large distance between Sb-Sb, Mn-Mn, and Sb-Mn as well as theory calculation indicate negligible interaction between individual centers, thus endowing (C8H20N)4SbMnCl9 with excitation-dependable and efficient luminescence. Under near-UV excitation, only orange emission originates from self-trapped excitons recombination in [SbCl5]2- pentahedron occurs with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 91.5%. Under blue-light excitation, only green emission originating from 4T1-6A1 transition of Mn2+ in [MnCl4]2- tetrahedrons occurs with PLQY of 66.8%. Interestingly, upon X-ray illumination, both emissions can be fully achieved due to the high-energy photon absorption. Consequently, (C8H20N)4SbMnCl9 is employed as phosphors to fabricate white light-emitting diodes optically pumped by n-UV chip and blue-chip thanks to its excitation-dependable property. Moreover, it also shows promising performance as X-ray scintillator with low detection limit of 60.79 nGyair S-1, steady-state light yield ≈54% of commerical scintillaotr LuAG:Ce, high resolution of 13.5 lp mm-1 for X-ray imaging. This work presents a new structural design to fabricate 0D hybrids with multicolor emissions.
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- Dianxing Ju
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 260042, P. R. China
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 260042, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 260042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 260042, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650000, P. R. China
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- Prof. H. Li, College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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Zhang H, Zhang B, Cai C, Zhang K, Wang Y, Wang Y, Yang Y, Wu Y, Ba X, Hoogenboom R. Water-dispersible X-ray scintillators enabling coating and blending with polymer materials for multiple applications. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2055. [PMID: 38448434 PMCID: PMC10917805 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46287-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
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Developing X-ray scintillators that are water-dispersible, compatible with polymeric matrices, and processable to flexible substrates is an important challenge. Herein, Tb3+-doped Na5Lu9F32 is introduced as an X-ray scintillating material with steady-state X-ray light yields of 15,800 photons MeV-1, which is generated as nanocrystals on halloysite nanotubes. The obtained product exhibits good water-dispersibility and highly sensitive luminescence to X-rays. It is deposited onto a polyurethane foam to afford a composite foam material with dose-dependent radioluminescence. Moreover, the product is dispersed into polymer matrixes in aqueous solution to prepare rigid or flexible scintillator screen for X-ray imaging. As a third example, it is incorporated multilayer hydrogels for information camouflage and multilevel encryption. Encrypted information can be recognized only by X-ray irradiation, while the false information is read out under UV light. Altogether, we demonstrate that the water-dispersible scintillators are highly promising for aqueous processing of radioluminescent, X-ray imaging, and information encrypting materials.
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- Hailei Zhang
- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China.
- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan, 281-S4, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan, 281-S4, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China.
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Hebei University, 180 Wusi Road, 071002, Baoding, China
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC), Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan, 281-S4, 9000, Gent, Belgium.
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Lv JN, Zhang J, Liu YM, Zhang SY, Deng XY, Xu M, Lei XW, Chen ZW, Yue CY. Zero-dimensional hybrid tin halides with stable broadband light emissions. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:4698-4704. [PMID: 38362640 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03937d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Considering the instability and toxicity of 3D Pb-based perovskite nanocrystals, lead-free low-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid metal halides have attracted widespread attention as potential substitutes. Herein, two new tin-based 0D halides [H4BAPP]SnBr5·Br and [H4BAPP]SnCl5·Cl·H2O (BAPP = 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine) were synthesized successfully based on [SnX5]3- as an emission center. Typically, [H4BAPP]SnBr5·Br and [H4BAPP]SnCl5·Cl·H2O display broadband yellow and yellow-green light emissions originating from the radiative recombination of self-trapped excitons (STEs). The photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) of the two compounds were calculated to be 19.27% and 2.36%, respectively. Furthermore, the excellent chemical and thermal stability and broadband light emissions reveal their potential application in solid-state white lighting diodes.
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- Jing-Ning Lv
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China.
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Qiu J, Zhao H, Mu Z, Chen J, Gu H, Gu C, Xing G, Qin X, Liu X. Turning Nonemissive CsPb 2Br 5 Crystals into High-Performance Scintillators through Alkali Metal Doping. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:2503-2510. [PMID: 38258747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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X-ray scintillators have utility in radiation detection, therapy, and imaging. Various materials, such as halide perovskites, organic illuminators, and metal clusters, have been developed to replace conventional scintillators due to their ease of fabrication, improved performance, and adaptability. However, they suffer from self-absorption, chemical instability, and weak X-ray stopping power. Addressing these limitations, we employ alkali metal doping to turn nonemissive CsPb2Br5 into scintillators. Introducing alkali metal dopants causes lattice distortion and enhances electron-phonon coupling, which creates transient potential energy wells capable of trapping photogenerated or X-ray-generated electrons and holes to form self-trapped excitons. These self-trapped excitons undergo radiative recombination, resulting in a photoluminescence quantum yield of 55.92%. The CsPb2Br5-based X-ray scintillator offers strong X-ray stopping power, high resistance to self-absorption, and enhanced stability when exposed to the atmosphere, chemical solvents, and intense irradiation. It exhibits a detection limit of 162.3 nGyair s-1 and an imaging resolution of 21 lp mm-1.
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- Jian Qiu
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau 999078, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China
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- Joint Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau 999078, P. R. China
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- Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University and Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Fuzhou 350117, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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Chang S, Koo JH, Yoo J, Kim MS, Choi MK, Kim DH, Song YM. Flexible and Stretchable Light-Emitting Diodes and Photodetectors for Human-Centric Optoelectronics. Chem Rev 2024; 124:768-859. [PMID: 38241488 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Optoelectronic devices with unconventional form factors, such as flexible and stretchable light-emitting or photoresponsive devices, are core elements for the next-generation human-centric optoelectronics. For instance, these deformable devices can be utilized as closely fitted wearable sensors to acquire precise biosignals that are subsequently uploaded to the cloud for immediate examination and diagnosis, and also can be used for vision systems for human-interactive robotics. Their inception was propelled by breakthroughs in novel optoelectronic material technologies and device blueprinting methodologies, endowing flexibility and mechanical resilience to conventional rigid optoelectronic devices. This paper reviews the advancements in such soft optoelectronic device technologies, honing in on various materials, manufacturing techniques, and device design strategies. We will first highlight the general approaches for flexible and stretchable device fabrication, including the appropriate material selection for the substrate, electrodes, and insulation layers. We will then focus on the materials for flexible and stretchable light-emitting diodes, their device integration strategies, and representative application examples. Next, we will move on to the materials for flexible and stretchable photodetectors, highlighting the state-of-the-art materials and device fabrication methods, followed by their representative application examples. At the end, a brief summary will be given, and the potential challenges for further development of functional devices will be discussed as a conclusion.
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- Sehui Chang
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Semiconductor Systems Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Semiconductor and System IC, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Center for Future Semiconductor Technology (FUST), UNIST, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, SNU, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, SNU, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Graduate School, GIST, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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Fateev SA, Kozhevnikova VY, Kuznetsov KM, Belikova DE, Khrustalev VN, Goodilin EA, Tarasov AB. Optical and scintillation properties of hybrid manganese(II) bromides with formamidinium and acetamidinium cations. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:2722-2730. [PMID: 38226672 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03452f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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In recent years, hybrid manganese(II) halides (HMHs) have attracted wide attention due to their impressive optical properties, low toxicity, and facile synthetic processibility. Being effective reabsorption-free phosphors, these compounds demonstrate the potential to be used as low-cost solution-processable scintillators. However, most of the HMHs studied to date contain bulk organic cations and, as a result, are characterized by low density and low X-ray stopping power. For this reason, we studied manganese(II) bromides with compact organic cations such as formamidinium (FA+) and acetamidinium (AcA+). In particular, we synthesized four new phases, two of which are characterized by octahedral coordination of manganese ions ((FA)MnBr3 and (AcA)MnBr3) and red emission, whereas the other two have tetrahedrally coordinated Mn2+ ions ((FA)3MnBr5 and (AcA)2MnBr4) and green emission. Photoluminescence (PL) and radioluminescence measurements demonstrated high PL quantum yields and reasonable scintillation light yields of acetamidinium-based compounds. In addition, unlike most known HMH-based scintillators, the discovered materials have a relatively high density due to the small fraction of the volume occupied by organic cations, so their X-ray attenuation coefficients are comparable to the well-known oxide scintillators.
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- Sergey A Fateev
- Laboratory of New Materials for Solar Energetics, Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of New Materials for Solar Energetics, Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of New Materials for Solar Energetics, Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Str., 117198, Moscow, Russia
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry RAS, 47 Leninsky Prosp., 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of New Materials for Solar Energetics, Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia.
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of New Materials for Solar Energetics, Department of Materials Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia.
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Lenin Hills, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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Zhang J, Wang X, Wang WQ, Deng X, Yue CY, Lei XW, Gong Z. Near-Unity Green Luminescent Hybrid Manganese Halides as X-ray Scintillators. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:2647-2654. [PMID: 38262040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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The increasing demands in optoelectronic applications have driven the advancement of organic-inorganic hybrid metal halides (OIMHs), owing to their exceptional optical and scintillation properties. Among them, zero-dimensional (0D) low-toxic manganese-based scintillators have garnered significant interest due to their exceptional optical transparency and elevated photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs), making them promising for colorful light-emitting diodes and X-ray imaging applications. In this study, two OIMH single crystals of (Br-PrTPP)2MnBr4 (Br-PrTPP = (3-bromopropyl) triphenylphosphonium) and (Br-BuTPP)2MnBr4 (Br-BuTPP = (4-bromobutyl) triphenylphosphonium) were prepared via a facile saturated crystallization method. Benefiting from the tetrahedrally coordinated [MnBr4]2- polyhedron, both of them exhibited strong green emissions peaked at 517 nm owing to the d-d electron transition of Mn2+ with near-unity PLQYs of 99.33 and 86.85%, respectively. Moreover, benefiting from the high optical transparencies and remarkable luminescence properties, these manganese halides also exhibit excellent radioluminescent performance with the highest light yield of up to 68,000 photons MeV-1, negligible afterglow (0.4 ms), and linear response to X-ray dose rate with the lowest detection limit of 45 nGyair s-1. In X-ray imaging, the flexible film made by the composite of (Br-PrTPP)2MnBr4 and PDMS shows an ultrahigh spatial resolution of 12.78 lp mm-1, which provides a potential visualization tool for X-ray radiography.
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- Jie Zhang
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong 273155, P. R. China
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Zhang G, Yang C, Wei Q, Long J, Shen X, Chen Y, Ke B, Liang W, Zhong X, Zou B. Sb 3+-Doped Indium-Based Metal Halide (Gua) 3InCl 6 with Efficient Yellow Emission. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:3841-3852. [PMID: 38207013 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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In recent years, low-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid metal halides (OIHMHs) have shown excellent photophysical properties due to their quantum structure, adjustable energy levels, and energy transfer between inorganic and organic components, which have attracted extensive attention from researchers. Herein, we synthesize a zero-dimensional (0D) OIHMH, Sb3+:(Gua)3InCl6, by introducing Sb3+ into (Gua)3InCl6, which undergoes a significant enhancement of the emission peak at 580 nm with the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) boosted from 17.86 to 95.72% when excited at 340 nm. This boost in photoluminescence of the doped sample was studied by combining ultrafast femtosecond transient absorption, temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) spectra, and density functional theory (DFT) calculation, revealing the process of self-trapped exciton (STE) recombination to emit light at both Sb and In sites in this 0D structure simultaneously. This material with the lowest dark STE level at the In site for emission in the undoped sample can amazingly yield very strong emission in the doped sample, which has never been observed before. Finally, we tested its application in a photoelectric device. This work not only helps to gain a deeper understanding of the formation of STEs in In-based halides but also plays a certain guiding role in the design of new luminescent materials.
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- Guolun Zhang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, and School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Wu Y, Zhen XM, Zhang B. Antimony-Triggered Tunable White Light Emission in Lead-Free Zero-Dimensional Indium Halide with Ultrastable CCT of White Light Emitting Diodes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:19573-19581. [PMID: 37970628 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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A highly efficient and easily tunable luminescence is significant for solid-state luminescent (SSL) materials. However, achieving a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) close to unity and tuning the emission remain challenging tasks. Metal doping strategies enable resolution of these issues. Herein, we report the preparation of a novel organic-inorganic lead-free indium-based metal halide hybrid (MP)3InCl6•EtOH (MP = C4H10ON) with a typical zero-dimension structure. When excited at 320 nm, (MP)3InCl6•EtOH exhibits a dual emission band at 420 and 600 nm, which originates from the organic cation [MP] and the [InCl6]3- octahedral unit. The photoluminescence can be significantly enhanced through Sb3+ doping, resulting in an increase in PLQY from 0.78% to near unity. Multiple emission color tunings have been achieved by regulating the Sb doping level and the radiation wavelength, resulting in a change in emission color from blue → white → orange. Optical characterizations reveal that the significantly enhanced emission centered at 600 nm can be attributed to more efficient absorption, closely associated with an additional 1S0 → 3P1 transition in the inorganic octahedron [In(Sb)Cl6]3- due to Sb3+ doping. With its excellent optical performance, a white light emitting diode (WLED) has been successfully fabricated by coating the mixture of (MP)3InCl6•EtOH:15%Sb3+ with blue phosphor BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+ onto a UV LED chip. The WLED device exhibits perfect white light emission with regard to the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) coordinates of (0.36, 0.34). Significantly, the WLED device maintains a stable correlated color temperature (CCT) range of 4119-4393 K and CIE coordinates (x: 0.37-0.34, y: 0.35-0.33) as the driven current varies from 20 to 200 mA, demonstrating outstanding stability across different power levels. This work not only presents a novel system for achieving remarkably enhanced luminescent performance and tuning emission bands in 0D metal halides but also represents a significant step toward achieving resistance to color drifting for stable WLEDs.
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- Yue Wu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252059, China
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Chen W, Wang T, Wang T, Yu J, Yao S, Feng W, Wang Q, Huang L, Xu X, Yu X. Customizable Scintillator of Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :2% In + @Paper for Large-Area X-Ray Imaging. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304957. [PMID: 37870217 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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High-resolution X-ray imaging is increasingly required for medical diagnosis and large-area detection. However, the issues of scattering and optical crosstalk are limiting the spatial resolution of the indirect X-ray imaging. In this study, a feasible and efficient strategy is proposed to in situ synthesize flexible Cs3 Cu2 I5 :2%In+ @paper as a superior scintillator film, which can be scaled up to an ultra-large area of 4800 cm2 . The as-obtained Cs3 Cu2 I5 :2%In+ @paper performs a fascinating photoluminescence quantum efficiency up to 88.14%, a steady state light yield of 70169 photons/MeV, and spatial resolution of 15 lp mm-1 . Moreover, the suppressed physical scattering and optical crosstalk of the corresponding film are demonstrated. Accordingly, this work explores a feasible fabrication of customizable scintillation films with large area for high-resolution X-ray detection.
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- Weiqing Chen
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, P. R. China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650093, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, P. R. China
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Yuan JW, Peng QC, Fu JC, Yang Q, Gao ZY, Wang ZY, Li K, Zang SQ, Tang BZ. Highly Efficient Stable Luminescent Radical-Based X-ray Scintillator. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 38016919 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Stable luminescent radicals are open-shell emitters with unique doublet emission characteristics. This feature makes stable luminescent radicals exhibit widespread application prospects in constructing optical, electrical, and magnetic materials. In this work, a stable luminescent radical-based X-ray scintillator of AuPP-1.0 was prepared, which exhibited a high X-ray excited luminescence (XEL) efficiency as well as excellent stability. A mechanism study showed that the heavy atom of Au in AuPP-1.0 endowed it with effective absorption of X-rays, and the doublet emission characteristics of AuPP-1.0 significantly increased its exciton utilization rate in the radioluminescence process. Moreover, AuPP-1.0 has good processability to fabricate a flexible screen for high-quality X-ray imaging, whose resolution can reach 20 LP mm-1. This work demonstrates that the doublet emission is beneficial for improving the exciton utilization rate of radioluminescence, providing a brand-new strategy for the construction of high-performance X-ray scintillators.
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- Jia-Wang Yuan
- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Tianjian Laboratory of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518172, China
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Li B, Jin J, Yin M, Han K, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Zhang A, Xia Z, Xu Y. In situ recrystallization of zero-dimensional hybrid metal halide glass-ceramics toward improved scintillation performance. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12238-12245. [PMID: 37969591 PMCID: PMC10631250 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04332k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Zero-dimensional (0D) hybrid metal halide (HMH) glasses are emerging luminescent materials and have gained attention due to their transparent character and ease of processing. However, the weakening of photoluminescence quantum efficiency from crystal to glass phases poses limitations for photonics applications. Here we develop high-performance glass-ceramic (G-C) scintillators via in situ recrystallization from 0D HMH glass counterparts composed of distinct organic cations and inorganic anions. The G-C scintillators maintain excellent transparency and exhibit nearly 10-fold higher light yields and lower detection limits than those of glassy phases. The general in situ recrystallization within the glass component by a facile heat treatment is analyzed via combined experimental elaboration and structural/spectral characterization. Our results on the development of G-Cs can initiate more exploration on the phase transformation engineering in 0D HMHs, and therefore make them highly promising for large-area scintillation screen applications.
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- Bohan Li
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University Shenyang 110819 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University Shenyang 110819 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University Shenyang 110819 China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University Shenyang 110819 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University Shenyang 110819 China
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Zhang W, Sui P, Zheng W, Li L, Wang S, Huang P, Zhang W, Zhang Q, Yu Y, Chen X. Pseudo-2D Layered Organic-Inorganic Manganese Bromide with a Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield for White Light-Emitting Diode and X-Ray Scintillator. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309230. [PMID: 37747789 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Eco-friendly lead-free organic-inorganic manganese halides (OIMHs) have attracted considerable attention in various optoelectronic applications because of their superior optical properties and flexible solution processibility. Herein, we report a novel pseudo-2D layered OIMH (MTP)2 MnBr4 (MTP: methyltriphenylphosphonium), which exhibits intense green emission under UV/blue or X-ray excitation, with a near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield, high resistance to thermal quenching (I150 °C =84.1 %) and good photochemical stability. These features enable (MTP)2 MnBr4 as an efficient green phosphor for blue-converted white light-emitting diodes, demonstrating a commercial-level luminous efficiency of 101 lm W-1 and a wide color gamut of 116 % NTSC. Moreover, these (MTP)2 MnBr4 crystals showcase outstanding X-ray scintillation properties, delivering a light yield of 67000 photon MeV-1 , a detection limit of 82.4 nGy s-1 , and a competitive spatial resolution of 6.2 lp mm-1 for X-ray imaging. This work presents a new avenue for the exploration of eco-friendly luminescent OIMHs towards multifunctional light-emitting applications.
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- Wei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies and International (Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies and International (Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies and International (Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies and International (Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, 350108, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Li DY, Shang YB, Liu Q, Zhang HW, Zhang XY, Yue CY, Lei XW. 0D hybrid indium halide as a highly efficient X-ray scintillation and ultra-sensitive fluorescent probe. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:5004-5015. [PMID: 37642515 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00536d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Halide perovskite nanocrystal (PNC) of 3D CsPbX3 as a scintillator has aroused intensive attention with advanced applications in radiation detection and X-ray imaging. However, the low light yield and serious toxicity of Pb2+ severely hinder advanced optoelectronic applications. To reduce these fatal shortcomings, a family of new environmentally friendly 0D hybrid lead-free indium halides of [DADPA]InX6·H2O (DADPA = 3,3'-diaminodipropylamine; X = Cl and Br) was prepared. Upon UV excitation, these halides display strong broadband yellow-orange light emissions, and the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) can be optimized up to near unity through the Sb3+-doping strategy. Significantly, high PLQY, negligible self-absorption and low attenuation ability toward X-ray render extraordinary scintillation performance with a high light yield of 51 875 photons MeV-1 and ultralow detection limit of 98.3 nGyair s-1, which is far superior to typical 3D PNC scintillators. Additionally, the ultra-high spatial resolution of 25.15 lp mm-1, negligible afterglow time (2.75 ms) and robust radiant stability demonstrates excellent X-ray imaging performance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on X-ray scintillation based on 0D indium halide materials.
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- Dong-Yang Li
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong, 273165, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineer and Materials, Jining University, Qufu, Shandong, 273155, P. R. China.
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Zhang R, Xie H, Liu W, Zhan K, Liu H, Tang Z, Yang C. High-Efficiency Narrow-Band Green-Emitting Manganese(II) Halide for Multifunctional Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:47238-47249. [PMID: 37768211 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Zero-dimensional (0D) Mn2+-based metal halides used as luminescent materials and scintillators have become a research hotspot in the field of photoelectric materials and devices due to their unique composition, structure, and fluorescence properties. It is of great value to explore new Mn2+-based metal halides to achieve multifunctional applications. Herein, the novel 0D Mn2+-based metal halide single crystal (BPTP)2MnBr4 is synthesized by a simple solvent-antisolvent recrystallization method. Under excitation at 468 nm, the (BPTP)2MnBr4 single crystal shows a pronounced narrow-band green luminescence centered at 515 nm derived from the d-d transition of the Mn2+ ion. This emission has a relatively narrow full width at half maximum of 43 nm and a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 82%. In addition, (BPTP)2MnBr4 exhibits good thermal stability at 393 K with a retention of 79% of the initial photoluminescence intensity at 298 K. Benefiting from its strong blue light excitation, high PLQY, and good thermal stability, we manufacture an ideal white light-emitting diode (LED) device using a 460 nm blue LED chip, green-emitting (BPTP)2MnBr4, and commercial K2SiF6:Mn4+ red phosphor. Under 20 mA drive current, the LED shows a high luminous efficiency of 112 lm/W and a wide color gamut of 110.8%, according to the National Television System Committee standard. In addition, (BPTP)2MnBr4 crystals show a strong X-ray absorption. Based on the commercial Lu3Al5O12:Ce3+ scintillator, the calculated light yield of (BPTP)2MnBr4 reaches up to about 136,000 photons/MeV and the detection limit reaches 0.282 μGyair s-1. Additionally, a melt quenching approach is used to construct a (BPTP)2MnBr4 clear glass scintillation screen, realizing a spatial resolution of 10.1 lp/mm. The proper performances of (BPTP)2MnBr4 as phosphor-converted LED materials and the X-ray scintillator with the addition of eco-friendly, low-cost solution processability make 0D Mn2+-based metal halides potential luminescent materials for multifunctional applications.
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- Ruiqing Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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- Engineering Comprehensive Training Center, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi, China
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Ma W, Qian Q, Qaid SMH, Zhao S, Liang D, Cai W, Zang Z. Water-Molecule-Induced Reversible Fluorescence in a One-Dimensional Mn-Based Hybrid Halide for Anticounterfeiting and Digital Encryption-Decryption. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:8932-8939. [PMID: 37724871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Hybrid metal halides with reversible transformation of structure and luminescence properties have attracted significant attention in anticounterfeiting. However, their long transition time and slow response rate may hinder the rapid identification of confidential information. Here, a one-dimensional hybrid manganese-based halide, i.e., (C5H11N3)MnCl2Br2·H2O, is prepared and demonstrates the phenomenon of water-molecule-induced reversible photoluminescence transformation. Heating for <40 s induces a dynamic transfer of red-emissive (C5H11N3)MnCl2Br2·H2O to green-emissive (C5H11N3)MnCl2Br2. In addition, the green emission can gradually revert to red emission during a cooling process in a moist environment, demonstrating excellent reversibility. It is found that the water molecule acts as an external stimulus to realize the reversible transition between red and green emission, which also exhibits remarkable stability during repeated cycles. Furthermore, with the assistance of heating and cooling, a complex digital encryption-decryption and an optical "AND" logical gate are achieved, facilitating the development of anticounterfeiting information security.
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- Wen Ma
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Peng QC, Si YB, Yuan JW, Yang Q, Gao ZY, Liu YY, Wang ZY, Li K, Zang SQ, Zhong Tang B. High Performance Dynamic X-ray Flexible Imaging Realized Using a Copper Iodide Cluster-Based MOF Microcrystal Scintillator. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308194. [PMID: 37366600 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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X-ray imaging technology has achieved important applications in many fields and has attracted extensive attentions. Dynamic X-ray flexible imaging for the real-time observation of the internal structure of complex materials is the most challenging type of X-ray imaging technology, which requires high-performance X-ray scintillators with high X-ray excited luminescence (XEL) efficiency as well as excellent processibility and stability. Here, a macrocyclic bridging ligand with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) feature was introduced for constructing a copper iodide cluster-based metal-organic framework (MOF) scintillator. This strategy endows the scintillator with high XEL efficiency and excellent chemical stability. Moreover, a regular rod-like microcrystal was prepared through the addition of polyvinyl pyrrolidone during the in situ synthesis process, which further enhanced the XEL and processibility of the scintillator. The microcrystal was used for the preparation of a scintillator screen with excellent flexibility and stability, which can be used for high-performance X-ray imaging in extremely humid environments. Furthermore, dynamic X-ray flexible imaging was realized for the first time. The internal structure of flexible objects was observed in real time with an ultrahigh resolution of 20 LP mm-1 .
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- Qiu-Chen Peng
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostic Cluster Materials, Key Laboratory of Special Environmental Functional Materials (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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Zou H, Yi M, Xu S, Lei L. A hollow NaBiF 4:Tb nanoscintillator with ultra-weak afterglow for high-resolution X-ray imaging. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:11732-11735. [PMID: 37702996 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03821a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Compared with commercial bulk scintillators and halide perovskites, lanthanide-doped fluoride nanoscintillators (NSs) exhibit high photochemical stability, low bio-toxicity and tunable emissions. However, the widely employed hosts, such as NaGdF4, NaLuF4 and NaYF4, need many expensive rare earth salts and time-consuming reaction processes. In this work, lanthanide-doped NaBiF4 NSs were prepared by a facile rapid room-temperature reaction method. The obtained NSs present a hollow structure, strong scintillation intensity and ultra-weak afterglow. The scintillation intensity was enhanced by incorporating Gd3+ ions, but it was decreased after codoping with Ho3+ or Er3+ ions. By employing a NaBiF4:15Tb/10Gd NS integrated thin film as a nanoscintillator screen, a high spatial resolution of 12.5 lp mm-1 was achieved. Our results could promote the exploration of new kinds of NSs with low cost, high production and superior performances.
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- Huirong Zou
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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Zhang S, Wang L, Wang Y, Wang X, Ye S. Satellite Red Emission from a Single Green-Emissive MnBr 42- Tetrahedron in Soft Hybrid Single Crystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:7773-7779. [PMID: 37615501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Photoinduced self-trapped exciton emission is common in soft matter metal halide semiconductors, whereas analogous phenomena in metal halide insulators with localized emitting centers and delayed satellite emission have rarely been identified. In this study, a new zero-dimensional Mn(II) hybrid of [3DPTPP]MnBr4 (3DPTPP = (3-(dimethylamino)propyl)(triphenyl)phosphonium) with only one crystallographic Mn2+ site but dual emission is reported. The delayed red emission (∼630 nm) is successfully assigned to a satellite of the green-emissive (∼530 nm) MnBr42- tetrahedron shifted by N-H vibration (∼2500 cm-1), directly evidenced by the Raman spectra and further supported by density functional theory calculation. The photoluminescence decay curves demonstrate their same origin, but the red emission exhibits a delayed process. The temperature- and pressure-dependent PL spectra, temperature-dependent distortion of the MnBr42- tetrahedron, and light polarization spectra confirmed the consistency and distinctness of the dual emission. This study will inspire further research on self-trapped optoelectronic processes in soft metal halides.
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- Shuai Zhang
- State Key Lab of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China
- Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- State Key Lab of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062 Xi'an, China
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- State Key Lab of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 510641 Guangzhou, China
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Babu R, López-Fernández I, Prasanthkumar S, Polavarapu L. All-Inorganic Lead-Free Doped-Metal Halides for Bright Solid-State Emission from Primary Colors to White Light. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:35206-35215. [PMID: 37459212 PMCID: PMC10375434 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Metal halides have been explored with the aid of strong photoluminescence for optical and optoelectronic applications. However, the preparation of lead (Pb)-free solid-state emitters with high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) and tunable emission remains exceptionally challenging. Herein, we report metal ion (Cu(I), Mn(II), and Sn(II))-doped Cs3ZnI5 single crystals that are primary color (violet, green, and orange/red) emitters with extremely high PLQYs. Whereas the Mn-doping leads to bright green emissions with 100% PLQY, the Cu- and Sn-doping give rise to blue and red emissions with PLQYs of 57 and 64%, respectively. Interestingly, higher Mn doping results in white light emissive crystals as a side product, which are found to be Mn-doped CsI single crystals. The bright white light emissive crystals can be synthesized in a pure form in large quantities and exhibit a high color rendering index (CRI) of 78 and CIE coordinates of (0.30, 0.38), which are close to daylight conditions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of white light emission from a complete inorganic system. Importantly, the single crystals of all colors exhibit high long-term stability as their PLQY remains unchanged even after 2 months of preparation, and are thermally stable up to 600 °C.
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- Ramavath Babu
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- CINBIO, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, University of Vigo, Campus Universitario Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Spain
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- Polymer and Functional Materials Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- CINBIO, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, University of Vigo, Campus Universitario Marcosende, Vigo 36310, Spain
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Alomar SA, Wang JX, Gutiérrez-Arzaluz L, Thomas S, Alshareef HN, Bakr OM, Eddaoudi M, Mohammed OF. TADF-Based X-ray Screens with Simultaneously Efficient Singlet and Triplet Energy Transfer for High Spatial Imaging Resolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:34263-34271. [PMID: 37465856 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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X-ray imaging scintillators play a crucial role in medical examinations and safety inspections, making them an essential technology in our modern lives. However, commercially available high-performance scintillators are fabricated exclusively from ceramic materials that require harsh preparation conditions and are costly to produce. Organic scintillators have emerged as a promising alternative due to their transparency and ease of fabrication at a low cost. Unfortunately, organic scintillators suffer from inefficient exciton utilization efficiency, leading to poor performance in X-ray imaging screens and hindering their commercialization. In this study, we explore the use of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) chromophores (4CzIPN-I and 4CzTPN) to enhance the absorption of ionizing radiation in X-ray imaging screens by an order of magnitude. By leveraging the unique features of TADF chromophores through simultaneously singlet-singlet and triplet-triplet efficient energy transfers at the interface between two different TADF systems, we demonstrate an impressive X-ray sensitivity and radioluminescence intensity. Our time-resolved experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations provide further evidence for the effectiveness of this approach. The resulting X-ray imaging screens based on this efficient interfacial energy transfer process in TADF systems exhibit outstanding X-ray imaging resolution of 20 line pairs/mm, the highest resolution reported thus far for organic scintillators. This resolution is at least two times higher than that achieved by commonly used commercial inorganic scintillators in the X-ray imaging market. These findings introduce a new component for greatly improving the performance of organic X-ray imaging scintillators, supporting a wide range of emerging X-ray applications with exceptional spatial resolution.
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- Shorooq A Alomar
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center and KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center and KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center and KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center and KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Materials Science and Engineering, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development Research Group (FMD), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center and KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Wang Y, Zhao W, Guo Y, Hu W, Peng C, Li L, Wei Y, Wu Z, Xu W, Li X, Suh YD, Liu X, Huang W. Efficient X-ray luminescence imaging with ultrastable and eco-friendly copper(I)-iodide cluster microcubes. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2023; 12:155. [PMID: 37357223 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01208-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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The advancement of contemporary X-ray imaging heavily depends on discovering scintillators that possess high sensitivity, robust stability, low toxicity, and a uniform size distribution. Despite significant progress in this field, the discovery of a material that satisfies all of these criteria remains a challenge. In this study, we report the synthesis of monodisperse copper(I)-iodide cluster microcubes as a new class of X-ray scintillators. The as-prepared microcubes exhibit remarkable sensitivity to X-rays and exceptional stability under moisture and X-ray exposure. The uniform size distribution and high scintillation performance of the copper(I)-iodide cluster microcubes make them suitable for the fabrication of large-area, flexible scintillating films for X-ray imaging applications in both static and dynamic settings.
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- Yanze Wang
- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials Devices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry and School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, Korea
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China.
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- Frontiers Science Centre for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, Shaanxi, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials(IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China.
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Shonde TB, Chaaban M, Liu H, Olasupo OJ, Ben-Akacha A, Gonzalez FG, Julevich K, Lin X, Winfred JSRV, Stand LM, Zhuravleva M, Ma B. Molecular Sensitization Enabled High Performance Organic Metal Halide Hybrid Scintillator. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2301612. [PMID: 36988220 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Scintillators, one of the essential components in medical imaging and security checking devices, rely heavily on rare-earth-containing inorganic materials. Here, a new type of organic-inorganic hybrid scintillators containing earth abundant elements that can be prepared via low-temperature processes is reported. With room temperature co-crystallization of an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) organic halide, 4-(4-(diphenylamino) phenyl)-1-(propyl)-pyrindin-1ium bromide (TPA-PBr), and a metal halide, zinc bromide (ZnBr2 ), a zero-dimensional (0D) organic metal halide hybrid (TPA-P)2 ZnBr4 with a yellowish-green emission peaked at 550 nm has been developed. In this hybrid material, dramatically enhanced X-ray scintillation of TPA-P+ is achieved via the sensitization by ZnBr4 2- . The absolute light yield (14,700 ± 800 Photons/MeV) of (TPA-P)2 ZnBr4 is found to be higher than that of anthracene (≈13,500 Photons/MeV), a well-known organic scintillator, while its X-ray absorption is comparable to those of inorganic scintillators. With TPA-P+ as an emitting center, short photoluminescence and radioluminescence decay lifetimes of 3.56 and 9.96 ns have been achieved. Taking the advantages of high X-ray absorption of metal halides and efficient radioluminescence with short decay lifetimes of organic cations, the material design paves a new pathway to address the issues of low X-ray absorption of organic scintillators and long decay lifetimes of inorganic scintillators simultaneously.
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- Tunde Blessed Shonde
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
- Scintillation Materials Research Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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Lu J, Gao J, Wang S, Xie MJ, Li BY, Wang WF, Mi JR, Zheng FK, Guo GC. Improving X-ray Scintillating Merits of Zero-Dimensional Organic-Manganese(II) Halide Hybrids via Enhancing the Ligand Polarizability for High-Resolution Imaging. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:4351-4358. [PMID: 37156492 PMCID: PMC10215788 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Luminescent metal halides have been exploited as a new class of X-ray scintillators for security checks, nondestructive inspection, and medical imaging. However, the charge traps and hydrolysis vulnerability are always detrimental to the three-dimensional ionic structural scintillators. Here, the two zero-dimensional organic-manganese(II) halide coordination complexes 1-Cl and 2-Br were synthesized for improvements in X-ray scintillation. The introduction of a polarized phosphine oxide can help to increase the stabilities, especially the self-absorption-free merits of these Mn-based hybrids. The X-ray dosage rate detection limits reached up to 3.90 and 0.81 μGyair/s for 1-Cl and 2-Br, respectively, superior to the medical diagnostic standard of 5.50 μGyair/s. The fabricated scintillation films were applied to radioactive imaging with high spatial resolutions of 8.0 and 10.0 lp/mm, respectively, holding promise for use in diagnostic X-ray medical imaging.
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- Jian Lu
- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s
Republic of China
- Fujian
Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic
Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, People’s
Republic of China
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Xia M, Xie Z, Wang H, Jin T, Liu L, Kang J, Sang Z, Yan X, Wu B, Hu H, Tang J, Niu G. Sub-Nanosecond 2D Perovskite Scintillators by Dielectric Engineering. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211769. [PMID: 36762587 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Perovskite materials have demonstrated great potential for ultrafast scintillators with high light yield. However, the decay time of perovskite still cannot be further minimized into sub-nanosecond region, while sub-nanosecond scintillators are highly demanded in various radiation detection, including high speed X-ray imaging, time-of-flight based tomography or particle discrimination, and timing resolution measurement in synchrotron radiation facilities, etc. Here, a rational design strategy is showed to shorten the scintillation decay time, by maximizing the dielectric difference between organic amines and Pb-Br octahedral emitters in 2D organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites (OIHP). Benzimidazole (BM) with low dielectric constant inserted between [PbBr6 ]2- layers, resulting in a surprisingly large exciton binding energy (360.3 ± 4.8 meV) of 2D OIHP BM2 PbBr4 . The emitting decay time is shortened as 0.97 ns, which is smallest among all the perovskite materials. Moreover, the light yield is 3190 photons MeV-1 , which is greatly higher than conventional ultrafast scintillator BaF2 (1500 photons MeV-1 ). The rare combination of ultrafast decay time and considerable light yield renders BM2 PbBr4 excellent performance in γ-ray, neutron, α-particle detection, and the best theoretical coincidence time resolution of 65.1 ps, which is only half of the reference sample LYSO (141.3 ps).
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- Mengling Xia
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Optical Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Optical Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Optical Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Optical Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an, 710024, P. R. China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, 100193, P. R. China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical Imaging, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dynamics Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Dynamics Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Hubei Jiufengshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Optical Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Optical Valley Laboratory, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Wang H, Wang JX, Song X, He T, Zhou Y, Shekhah O, Gutiérrez-Arzaluz L, Bayindir M, Eddaoudi M, Bakr OM, Mohammed OF. Copper Organometallic Iodide Arrays for Efficient X-ray Imaging Scintillators. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:668-674. [PMID: 37122455 PMCID: PMC10141593 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.2c01495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Lead-free organic metal halide scintillators with low-dimensional electronic structures have demonstrated great potential in X-ray detection and imaging due to their excellent optoelectronic properties. Herein, the zero-dimensional organic copper halide (18-crown-6)2Na2(H2O)3Cu4I6 (CNCI) which exhibits negligible self-absorption and near-unity green-light emission was successfully deployed into X-ray imaging scintillators with outstanding X-ray sensitivity and imaging resolution. In particular, we fabricated a CNCI/polymer composite scintillator with an ultrahigh light yield of ∼109,000 photons/MeV, representing one of the highest values reported so far for scintillation materials. In addition, an ultralow detection limit of 59.4 nGy/s was achieved, which is approximately 92 times lower than the dosage for a standard medical examination. Moreover, the spatial imaging resolution of the CNCI scintillator was further improved by using a silicon template due to the wave-guiding of light through CNCI-filled pores. The pixelated CNCI-silicon array scintillation screen displays an impressive spatial resolution of 24.8 line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm) compared to the resolution of 16.3 lp/mm for CNCI-polymer film screens, representing the highest resolutions reported so far for organometallic-based X-ray imaging screens. This design represents a new approach to fabricating high-performance X-ray imaging scintillators based on organic metal halides for applications in medical radiography and security screening.
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- Hong Wang
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center
for Hybrid Nanostructures, University of
Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Wang JX, Yin J, Gutiérrez-Arzaluz L, Thomas S, Shao W, Alshareef HN, Eddaoudi M, Bakr OM, Mohammed OF. Singlet Fission-Based High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging Scintillation Screens. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2300406. [PMID: 37083237 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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X-ray imaging technology is critical to numerous different walks of daily life, ranging from medical radiography and security screening all the way to high-energy physics. Although several organic chromophores are fabricated and tested as X-ray imaging scintillators, they generally show poor scintillation performance due to their weak X-ray absorption cross-section and inefficient exciton utilization efficiency. Here, a singlet fission-based high-performance organic X-ray imaging scintillator with near unity exciton utilization efficiency is presented. Interestingly, it is found that the X-ray sensitivity and imaging resolution of the singlet fission-based scintillator are dramatically improved by an efficient energy transfer from a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) sensitizer, in which both singlet and triplet excitons can be efficiently harnessed. The fabricated singlet fission-based scintillator exhibits a high X-ray imaging resolution of 27.5 line pairs per millimeter (lp mm-1 ), which exceeds that of most commercial scintillators, demonstrating its high potential use in medical radiography and security inspection.
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- Jian-Xin Wang
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Materials Science and Engineering, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Li P, Cheng W, Zhou Y, Zhao D, Liu J, Li L, Ouyang X, Liu B, Jia W, Xu Q, Ostrikov KK. Large Scale BN-perovskite Nanocomposite Aerogel Scintillator for Thermal Neutron Detection. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2209452. [PMID: 36974596 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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State-of-the-art thermal neutron scintillation detectors rely on rare isotopes for neutron capture, lack stability and scalability of solid-state scintillation devices, and poorly discriminate between the neutron and gamma rays. The boron nitride (BN)-CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocomposite aerogel scintillator enables discriminative detection of thermal neutrons, features the largest known size (9 cm across), the lowest density (0.17 g cm-3 ) among the existing scintillation materials, high BN (50%) perovskite (1%) contents, high optical transparency (85%), and excellent radiation stability. The new detection mechanism relies on thermal neutron capture by 10 B and effective energy transfer from the charged particles to visible-range scintillation photons between the densely packed BN and CsPbBr3 nanocrystals. Low density minimizes the gamma ray response. The neutrons and gamma rays are discriminated by complete decoupling of the respective single pulses in time and intensity. These outcomes open new avenues for neutron detection in resource exploration, clean energy, environmental, aerospace, and homeland security applications.
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- Pei Li
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an, 710024, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, China
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- School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, 4000, Australia
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Gong H, Yu H, Zhang Y, Feng L, Tian Y, Cui G, Fu H. Thermally Activated Long Persistent Luminescence of Organic Inorganic Metal Halides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202219085. [PMID: 36738174 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Long persistent luminescence (LPL) materials of SrAl2 O4 doped with Eu2+ or Dy3+ can maintain emission over hours after ceasing the excitation but suffer from insolubility, high cost, and harsh preparation. Recently, organic LPL of guest-host exciplex systems has been demonstrated via an intermediate charge-separated state with flexible design but poor air-stability. Here, we synthesized a nontoxic two-dimensional organic-inorganic metal hybrid halides (OIMHs), called PBA2 [ZnX4 ] with X=Br or Cl and PBA=4-phenylbenzylamine. These materials exhibit stable LPL emission over minutes at room-temperature, which is two orders of magnitude longer than those of previously reported OIMHs. The mechanism study shows that the LPL emission comes from thermally activated charge separation state rather than room-temperature phosphorescence. Moreover, the LPL of PBA2 [ZnX4 ] can be excited by low power sources, representing an effective strategy for developing low-cost and high-stability LPL systems.
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- Hao Gong
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, China
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Lee S, Karkee R, Ben-Akacha A, Luong D, Vellore Winfred JSR, Lin X, Strubbe DA, Ma B. One-dimensional organic metal halide nanoribbons with dual emission. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:3711-3714. [PMID: 36896804 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00044c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Organic metal halide hybrids with low-dimensional structures at the molecular level have received great attention recently for their exceptional structural tunability and unique photophysical properties. Here we report for the first time the synthesis and characterization of a one-dimensional (1D) organic metal halide hybrid, which contains metal halide nanoribbons with a width of three octahedral units. It is found that this material with a chemical formula C8H28N5Pb3Cl11 shows a dual emission with a photoluminescence quantum efficiency (PLQE) of around 25%. Photophysical studies and density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest the coexisting of delocalized free excitons and localized self-trapped excitons in metal halide nanoribbons leading to the dual emission.
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- Sujin Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, 95343, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Biology Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, USA.
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, 95343, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, USA.
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Artem'ev AV, Doronina EP, Rakhmanova MI, Hei X, Stass DV, Tarasova OA, Bagryanskaya IY, Samsonenko DG, Novikov AS, Nedolya NA, Li J. A family of CuI-based 1D polymers showing colorful short-lived TADF and phosphorescence induced by photo- and X-ray irradiation. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:4017-4027. [PMID: 36880169 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00035d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Exploiting 2-(alkylsulfonyl)pyridines as 1,3-N,S-ligands, herein we have constructed 1D CuI-based coordination polymers (CPs) bearing unprecedented (CuI)n chains and possessing remarkable photophysical properties. At room temperature, these CPs show efficient TADF, phosphorescence or dual emission in the deep-blue to red range with outstandingly short decay times of 0.4-2.0 μs and good quantum performance. Owing to great structural diversity, the CPs demonstrate a variety of emissive mechanisms, spanning from TADF of 1(M + X)LCT type to 3CC and 3(M + X)LCT phosphorescence. Moreover, the designed compounds emit strong X-ray radioluminescence with the quantum efficiency of up to an impressive 55% relative to all-inorganic BGO scintillators. The presented findings push the boundaries in designing TADF and triplet emitters with very short decay times.
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- Alexander V Artem'ev
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, SB RAS, 1 Favorsky Str., Irkutsk, 664033 Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
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- V. V. Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, SB RAS, 3 Institutskaya Str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.,Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, SB RAS, 1 Favorsky Str., Irkutsk, 664033 Russia
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, SB RAS, 9 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, SB RAS, 3 Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Saint Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya Nab., Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia.,Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, SB RAS, 1 Favorsky Str., Irkutsk, 664033 Russia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
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Li Z, Peng G, Li Z, Xu Y, Wang T, Wang H, Liu Z, Wang G, Ding L, Jin Z. Hydrogen Bonds Strengthened Metal-Free Perovskite for Degradable X-ray Detector with Enhanced Stability, Flexibility and Sensitivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202218349. [PMID: 36647293 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Metal-free perovskites (MFPs) with flexible and degradable properties have been adopted in flexible X-ray detection. For now, figuring out the key factors between structure and device performance are critical to guide the design of MFPs. Herein, MPAZE-NH4 I3 ⋅ H2 O was first designed and synthesized with improved structural stability and device performance. Through theoretical calculations, the introducing methyl group benefits modulating tolerance factor, increases dipole moment and strengthens hydrogen bonds. Meanwhile, H2 O increases the hydrogen bond formation sites and synergistically realizes the band nature modulation, ionic migration inhibition and structural stiffness optimization. Spectra analysis also proves that the improved electron-phonon coupling and carrier recombination lifetime contribute to enhanced performance. Finally, a flexible and degradable X-ray detector was fabricated with the highest sensitivity of 740.8 μC Gyair -1 cm-2 and low detection limit (0.14 nGyair s-1 ).
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- Zhizai Li
- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology & Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics & Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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