Achieving a Record Scintillation Performance by Micro‐Doping a Heterovalent Magnetic Ion in Cs3Cu2I5 Single‐Crystal

An ultrabright, ultrafast, and low‐cost ideal scintillator has been critically absent and is sorely desired in scintillation detection, but has hitherto not been found. Here, a high‐quality bulk Cs3Cu2I5:Mn single‐crystal scintillator with ultrahigh light yield (≈95 772 photons per MeV, 137Cs γ‐rays...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2023-11, Vol.35 (44), p.n/a
Main Authors: Yao, Qian, Li, Jiaming, Li, Xuesong, Ma, Yusheng, Song, Haohang, Li, Zhiyuan, Wang, Zungang, Tao, Xutang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cesium 137
Cesium isotopes
Commercialization
Crystals
Cs3Cu2I5
Decay
decay time
Doping
Energy resolution
Excitons
light yield
Materials science
Physical properties
Scintillation
Scintillation counters
scintillators
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Summary:An ultrabright, ultrafast, and low‐cost ideal scintillator has been critically absent and is sorely desired in scintillation detection, but has hitherto not been found. Here, a high‐quality bulk Cs3Cu2I5:Mn single‐crystal scintillator with ultrahigh light yield (≈95 772 photons per MeV, 137Cs γ‐rays), excellent energy resolution (3.79%, 662 keV), and ultrafast scintillation decay time (3 ns, 81.5%) is reported. In mechanism, it is found that micro‐doping of a heterovalent magnetic ion (at the ppm level) can effectively modulate the luminescence kinetics of self‐trapped excitons in the scintillator. Compared with previous reports, the introduction of trace amounts of magnetic Mn2+ (≈18.6 ppm) in Cs3Cu2I5 single‐crystal shortens the scintillation decay time by several hundred times, transforming the slow decay into an ultrafast decay. Simultaneously, the light yield is also increased about three times to the highest value so far. From the comprehensive performance of the micro‐doped Cs3Cu2I5:Mn single‐crystal, these excellent scintillation properties, physical characteristics suitable for practical applications, and low‐cost advantages render this single‐crystal an ideal scintillator with great potential for commercialization. Micro‐doping of magnetic Mn2+ ions in Cs3Cu2I5 single‐crystal can regulate the emission of self‐trapped excitons under high‐energy ray excitation, solving its drawback of slow scintillation decay. This optimization makes the crystal an ideal scintillator for ultrafast, ultrabright, and low‐cost scintillation with significant application prospects.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202304938