Luminescent Lead Halide Ionic Liquids for High-Spatial-Resolution Fast Neutron Imaging.
ACS Photonics
; 8(11): 3357-3364, 2021 Nov 17.
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ABSTRACT
The fast neutron imaging technique with recoil proton detection harbors significant potential for imaging of thick, large-scale objects containing high-Z elements. However, the challenge to find efficient fast neutron scintillators with high spatial resolution is ongoing. The list of requirements for such scintillators is long and demanding a proton-rich, scattering-free material combining high light yield with the absence of light reabsorption. To meet these challenges, we look for a suitable material among a rising class of 0D organic-inorganic Pb(II) halide hybrids. The use of large organic cations, e.g., trihexyltetradecylphosphonium, results in room-temperature ionic liquids that combine highly Stokes-shifted (up to 1.7 eV), reabsorption-free, and efficient emission (photoluminescence quantum yield up to 60%) from molecularly small and dense (PbX2 molar fraction up to 0.33) emitting centers. We investigate the optical properties of the resulting ionic liquids and showcase their utility as fast neutron imaging scintillators. Concomitantly with good light yield, such fast-neutron scintillators exhibit both higher spatial resolution and lower γ-ray sensitivity compared with commercial ZnSCu-based screens.
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