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 th...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.展开更多
基金This work is supported by the National Key and Program of China(grant number 2020YFA0709900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 22075228 and 62134007)+1 种基金the Joint Research Funds of the Department of Science&Technology of Shaanxi Province and Northwestern Polytechnical University(grant number 2020GXLH-Z011)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(grant numbers 0515023GH0202078 and 0515023SH0201078).
文摘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.
