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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Lanthanide-doped fluoride nanoparticles offer tunable persistent radioluminescence (RL) for 3D X-ray delay imaging.
  • Current imaging technologies struggle with differentiating materials of similar densities in complex structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an energy-discriminated approach using persistent RL for high-resolution chromatic X-ray 3D imaging.
  • To visualize material specificity in complex structures by linking X-ray energy to color dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Engineered Core-Shell-Shell (CSS) heterogeneous nanoparticles for multicolor tuning of persistent RL.
  • Investigated the mechanism of persistent RL decay kinetics and its relation to X-ray energy.
  • Developed a flexible, self-repairing, and recyclable imaging detector.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated precise, energy-dependent multicolor tuning of persistent RL within single CSS nanoparticles.
  • Established a mechanistic framework linking X-ray energy to persistent RL color dynamics.
  • Achieved chromatic 3D imaging of complex objects with subtle distinctions at a low X-ray dose rate (15.1 uGy/s).

Conclusions:

  • Elucidated the photophysical origins of color-tunable persistent RL.
  • Provided a general design principle for color-engineered persistent RL nanocrystals.
  • Paved the way for next-generation X-ray imaging systems for medical, industrial, and scientific applications.