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Qian Wang¹, Chenger Wang^2,3, Hongliang Shi⁴

¹Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China.

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Researchers enhanced radiation detection materials by localizing excitons in Cs3Cu2I5:Tl single crystals. This improved efficiency and outperformed commercial composites, enabling environmental monitoring of radioactive radon gas.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nuclear Physics
Chemistry

Background:

Low-dimensional halides (LDHs) are promising scintillators for radiation detection due to efficient self-trapped exciton (STE) emission.
Exciton-exciton interactions in LDHs under ionizing radiation limit their application potential.
Developing advanced radiation detection materials is crucial for scientific research, medical diagnostics, security, and environmental monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance exciton-harvesting efficiency in zero-dimensional (0D) Cs3Cu2I5:Tl halide single crystals.
To overcome limitations imposed by non-radiative exciton-exciton interactions in LDHs.
To develop high-performance radiation detectors for charged particle identification and environmental monitoring.

Main Methods:

Formation of strongly localized Tl-bound excitons in 0D Cs3Cu2I5:Tl single crystals.
Suppression of non-radiative exciton-exciton interactions.
Characterization of scintillation properties, including pulse-shape discrimination (PSD) and scintillation yield.
Fabrication and testing of a radiation detector prototype.

Main Results:

Achieved an exceptional enhancement of exciton-harvesting efficiency.
Obtained an excellent α/β pulse-shape-discrimination (PSD) figure-of-merit (FoM) of 2.64.
Demonstrated a superior rejection ratio of 10⁻⁹ and a high scintillation yield of 26,000 photons MeV⁻¹ for α-rays.
Outperformed commercial ZnS:Ag/PVT composites in charged particle detection.
Successfully identified radioactive 220Rn gas using a Cs3Cu2I5:Tl single crystal detector prototype.

Conclusions:

The proposed exciton-harvesting strategy significantly boosts the performance of LDHs materials for radiation detection.
Cs3Cu2I5:Tl single crystals show great potential as advanced scintillators, surpassing existing technologies.
This approach enables effective environmental radiation monitoring, specifically for radioactive gases like radon.