Overcoming thermal quenching in X-ray scintillators through multi-excited state switching

• Main Authors: Wang, Min, Zhang, Zhongbo, Lyu, Jing, Qiu, Jian, Gu, Chang, Zhao, He, Wang, Tao, Ren, Yiwen, Yang, Shuo-Wang, Xu, Guo Qin, Liu, Xiaogang
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Chemistry; Scintillator; Thermal Quenching
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180336
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

X-ray scintillators have gained significant attention in medical diagnostics and industrial applications. Despite their widespread utility, scintillator development faces a significant hurdle when exposed to elevated temperatures, as it usually results in reduced scintillation efficiency and diminis...