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  • 1Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.

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Researchers developed a novel organic scintillator using a molecular decoupling strategy. This overcomes the absorption-speed trade-off, enabling efficient X-ray detection with a fast response time for advanced radiation detectors.

Keywords:
HLCT engineeringfast scintillationhigh‐Z absorptionhot‐exciton

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Background:

  • Organic scintillators are crucial for radiation detection but suffer from an absorption-speed trade-off.
  • High-Z elements improve X-ray attenuation but cause spin-orbit coupling (SOC), quenching prompt fluorescence and leading to slow decay pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To overcome the absorption-speed trade-off in organic scintillators.
  • To develop a molecular design for enhanced X-ray attenuation and fast response times.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT) molecule (TPBI) with terminal iodine atoms.
  • Utilized molecular decoupling and nonplanar geometry to isolate heavy-atom effects from the emissive core.
  • Facilitated rapid high-lying reverse intersystem crossing (hRISC) for efficient exciton utilization.

Main Results:

  • Achieved robust X-ray attenuation (5.672 cm² g⁻¹ at 28 keV) and preserved a fast "hot-exciton" emission channel.
  • Maintained nanosecond-scale decay kinetics (2.96 ns) due to isolated heavy-atom effects.
  • Demonstrated near-unity exciton utilization without compromising speed.

Conclusions:

  • The molecular decoupling strategy effectively overcomes the absorption-speed trade-off in organic scintillators.
  • The TPBI molecule serves as a general molecular design paradigm for high-performance organic radiation detectors.
  • This approach enables next-generation detectors with synergized X-ray interaction and temporal response.