Efficient X-ray luminescence imaging with ultrastable and eco-friendly copper(Ⅰ)-iodide cluster microcubes

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.

Recent Development in X-Ray Imaging Technology:Future and Challenges

X-ray imaging is a low-cost,powerful technology that has been extensively used in medical diagnosis and industrial nondestructive inspection.The ability of X-rays to penetrate through the body presents great advances for noninvasive imaging of its internal structure.In particular,the technological importance of X-ray imaging has led to the rapid development of highperformance X-ray detectors and the associated imaging applications.Here,we present an overview of the recent development of X-ray imaging-related technologies since the discovery of X-rays in the 1890s and discuss the fundamental mechanism of diverse X-ray imaging instruments,as well as their advantages and disadvantages on X-ray imaging performance.We also highlight various applications of advanced X-ray imaging in a diversity of fields.We further discuss future research directions and challenges in developing advanced next-generation materials that are crucial to the fabrication of flexible,low-dose,highresolution X-ray imaging detectors.

Afterglow Carbon Dots:From Fundamentals to Applications

The ability of carbon dots(CDs)to emit afterglow emission in addition to fluorescence in response to UV-to-visible excitation allows them to be a new class of luminescent materials.When compared with traditional organic or inorganic afterglow materials,CDs have a set of advantages,including small size,ease of synthesis,and absence of highly toxic metal ions.In addition,high dependence of their afterglow color output on temperature,excitation wavelength,and aggregation degrees adds remarkable flexibility in the creation of multimode luminescence of CDs without the need for changing their intrinsic attributes.These characteristics make CDs particularly attractive in the fields of sensing,anticounterfeiting,and data encryption.In this review,we first describe the general attributes of afterglow CDs and their fundamental afterglow mechanism.We then highlight recent strategic advances in the generation or activation of the afterglow luminescence of CDs.Considerable emphasis is placed on the summarization of their emergent afterglow properties in response to external stimulation.We further highlight the emerging applications of afterglow CDs on the basis of their unique optical features and present the key challenges needed to be addressed before the realization of their full practical utility.

Recent Development in X-Ray Imaging Technology: Future and Challenges

X-ray imaging is a low-cost,powerful technology that has been extensively used in medical diagnosis and industrial nondestructive inspection.The ability of X-rays to penetrate through the body presents great advances for noninvasive imaging of its internal structure.In particular,the technological importance of X-ray imaging has led to the rapid development of highperformance X-ray detectors and the associated imaging applications.Here,we present an overview of the recent development of X-ray imaging-related technologies since the discovery of X-rays in the 1890s and discuss the fundamental mechanism of diverse X-ray imaging instruments,as well as their advantages and disadvantages on X-ray imaging performance.We also highlight various applications of advanced X-ray imaging in a diversity of fields.We further discuss future research directions and challenges in developing advanced next-generation materials that are crucial to the fabrication of flexible,low-dose,highresolution X-ray imaging detectors.