ABSTRACT
Two X-ray scintillators based on organic-inorganic hybrids were constructed by judiciously incorporating lanthanide cations and organic ligands within a single material. The obtained Eu-pba and Tb-pba not only feature excellent radiation, hydrolytic, and thermal stabilities but also exhibit a linear response to the X-ray dose rate with detection limits of 4.92 and 3.17 µGy s-1, respectively. We further present a flexible scintillator film fabricated by embedding Tb-pba in a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer. Their incorporation enables X-ray imaging with a spatial resolution of approximately 10 lp mm-1. These results emphasize the potential of lanthanide organic-inorganic hybrids to achieve outstanding performance in X-ray scintillation and imaging.
ABSTRACT
Broadband near-infrared luminescence (NIR) from 720 to 950 nm, which is located in the biological window, has been successfully achieved from Nd3+/Yb3+ codoped hexagonal NaYF4 nanoparticles when excited by 980 nm diode laser. Using the fluorescence intensity ratio technique, the temperature sensing behavior of Nd3+ NIR emissions exhibits various advantages over other rare earth ion based nanothermometers. The light-induced thermal loading for the 980 nm excited NaYF4:Nd3+/Yb3+ was also investigated. The results illustrate the multifunctionality of such fluoride nanoparticles, which could simultaneously act as the luminescent nanothermometers and nanoheaters and find potential application in photothermal therapy.