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Yongqi Zhao¹, Chenliang Li¹, Lihan Chen²

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A novel single-phased Cs3YCl6:Eu3+ scintillator offers tunable blue/red emissions for advanced X-ray imaging. This colorful material enables real-time X-ray dosimetry and high-resolution imaging, overcoming limitations of multilayer structures.

Keywords:

metal halides multicolor radiography rare‐earth doped x‐ray dosimetry

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Radiological Physics
Luminescence

Background:

Multilayer scintillators are used in advanced radiography but face challenges like interlayer excitation and photon crosstalk.
Developing single-phased scintillators with tunable emissions is crucial for overcoming these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and report a single-phased Cs3YCl6:Eu3+ scintillator with tunable blue/red emissions.
To investigate the mechanism of X-ray-induced Eu3+ reduction to Eu2+.
To demonstrate the scintillator's capability for real-time X-ray dosimetry and multicolor X-ray imaging.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of single-phased Cs3YCl6:Eu3+ scintillator.
In situ X-ray irradiation to induce Eu3+ reduction.
Characterization using thermoluminescence and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
Evaluation of X-ray dose dosimetry and imaging performance.

Main Results:

Achieved tunable blue/red emissions from the single-phased Cs3YCl6:Eu3+ scintillator.
Confirmed X-ray-induced Eu3+ to Eu2+ reduction mechanism attributed to defect states.
Demonstrated real-time X-ray dosimetry from 0.068 to 3.387 mGy with high sensitivity.
Obtained multicolor X-ray imaging with 10 lp mm-1 resolution, enabling material discrimination.

Conclusions:

The single-phased Cs3YCl6:Eu3+ scintillator effectively overcomes limitations of multilayer structures.
This material offers a new platform for high-precision multicolor X-ray detection and real-time dosimetry.
Presents a novel design principle for advanced scintillator development.