Rational design and synthesis of a uranyl-organic hybrid for X-ray scintillation

Uranyl-organic hybrids,which are assembled from uranyl cations or polynuclear clusters and organic ligands,have gathered tremendous attention driven by their vast array of synthetically accessible structures for customizing their functionality[1].A plethora of uranyl-organic hybrids with their dimensions ranging from OD clusters,1D chains,2D layers and 3D frameworks have been documented in diverse fields including storage,separation,catalysis and sensing[2].