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Research Article

Highly luminescent zero-dimensional lead-free manganese halides for β-ray scintillation

Linyuan Lian1, Wei Qi2( ), Huaiyi Ding3, Hao Tian1, Qi Ye2, Yong-Biao Zhao3, Long Zhao4, Jianbo Gao5, Daoli Zhang1,6, Jianbing Zhang1,6,7( )
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China
Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry & Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Higher Education Institutions for Optoelectronics Device Engineering, School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ultrafast Photophysics of Quantum Devices Laboratory, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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We reported two highly luminescent zero-dimensional (0D) lead-free metal halide hybrids, (C13H30N)2MnBr4 and (C19H34N)2MnBr4, as scintillators exhibiting efficient β-ray scintillation. These hybrid scintillators combine the superior properties of organic and inorganic components.

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Because of their moderate penetration power, β-rays (high-energy electrons) are a useful signal for evaluating the surface contamination of nuclear radiation. However, the development of β-ray scintillators, which convert the absorbed high-energy electrons into visible photons, is hindered by the limitations of materials selection. Herein, we report two highly luminescent zero-dimensional (0D) organic–inorganic lead-free metal halide hybrids, (C13H30N)2MnBr4 and (C19H34N)2MnBr4, as scintillators exhibiting efficient β-ray scintillation. These hybrid scintillators combine the superior properties of organic and inorganic components. For example, organic components that contain light elements C, H, and N enhance the capturing efficiency of β particles; isolated inorganic [MnBr4]2− tetrahedrons serve as highly localized emitting centers to emit intense radioluminescence (RL) under β-ray excitation. Both hybrids show a narrow-band green emission peaked at 518 nm with photoluminescence quantum efficiencies (PLQEs) of 81.3% for (C13H30N)2MnBr4 and 86.4% for (C19H34N)2MnBr4, respectively. To enable the solution processing of this promising metal halide hybrid, we successfully synthesized (C13H30N)2MnBr4 colloidal nanocrystals for the first time. Being excited by β-rays, (C13H30N)2MnBr4 scintillators show a linear response to β-ray dose rate over a broad range from 400 to 2,800 Gy·s−1, and also display robust radiation resistance that 80% of the initial RL intensity can be maintained after an ultrahigh accumulated radiation dose of 240 kGy. This work will open up a new route for the development of β-ray scintillators.

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zero-dimensionalmetal halide hybridsradiation sterilizationβ-ray scintillationnanocrystals

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 9,
September 2022
Pages 8486-8492
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4447-7
Cite this article:
Lian L, Qi W, Ding H, et al. Highly luminescent zero-dimensional lead-free manganese halides for β-ray scintillation. Nano Research, 2022, 15(9): 8486-8492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4447-7
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Received: 02 February 2022
Revised: 24 March 2022
Accepted: 20 April 2022
Published: 27 May 2022
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