Hybrid Thermally Activated Nanocluster Fluorophores for X-ray Scintillators

Peng Yuan; Tengyue He; Yang Zhou; Jun Yin; Hansong Zhang; Yongcao Zhang; Xiting Yuan; Chunwei Dong; Renwu Huang; Wenyi Shao; Shulin Chen; Xin Song; Renqian Zhou; Nanfeng Zheng; Mutalifu Abulikemu; Mohamed Eddaoudi; Mehmet Bayindir; Omar F. Mohammed; Osman M. Bakr

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02050

Hybrid Thermally Activated Nanocluster Fluorophores for X-ray Scintillators

Peng Yuan, Tengyue He, Yang Zhou, Jun Yin, Hansong Zhang, Yongcao Zhang, Xiting Yuan, Chunwei Dong, Renwu Huang, Wenyi Shao, Shulin Chen, Xin Song, Renqian Zhou, Nanfeng Zheng, Mutalifu Abulikemu, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Mehmet Bayindir^*, Omar F. Mohammed^*, Osman M. Bakr^*

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Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) X-ray scintillators have attracted increasing attention because of their theoretical ability to utilize 100% radiation-induced excitons. However, their scintillation performance is severely hampered by their typically low X-ray attenuation efficiencies or mechanochromic properties. Here, we demonstrate hybrid organic-inorganic TADF scintillators with remarkably high X-ray absorption cross sections based on non-mechanochromic Cu₂X₂ (X = Cl, Br, or I) nanoclusters. The Cu₂X₂ nanoclusters display radioluminescence light yields as high as 175 000 photons MeV^-1, attributable to their low self-absorption and spatially separated HOMO and LUMO orbitals. Furthermore, because of their non-mechanochromic properties, these nanoclusters can be formed into scintillating screens with excellent radiation and humidity stability via soft-pressing. The fabricated TADF scintillating screens display a high X-ray imaging efficiency, benefiting from their high light yields and high spatial resolutions (∼30 lp mm^-1). This work highlights the promise TADF Cu₂X₂ nanocluster-based scintillators have in meeting the demanding requirements of cutting-edge X-ray imaging.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5088-5097
Number of pages	10
Journal	ACS Energy Letters
Volume	8
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02050
State	Published - Dec 8 2023

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Yuan, P., He, T., Zhou, Y., Yin, J., Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., Yuan, X., Dong, C., Huang, R., Shao, W., Chen, S., Song, X., Zhou, R., Zheng, N., Abulikemu, M., Eddaoudi, M., Bayindir, M., Mohammed, O. F., & Bakr, O. M. (2023). Hybrid Thermally Activated Nanocluster Fluorophores for X-ray Scintillators. ACS Energy Letters, 8(12), 5088-5097. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c02050

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