Toward “super-scintillation” with nanomaterials and nanophotonics

Abstract: Following the discovery of X-rays, scintillators are commonly used as high-energy radiation sensors in diagnostic medical imaging, high-energy physics, astrophysics, environmental radiation monitoring, and security inspections. Conventional scintillators face intrinsic limitations including a low extraction efficiency of scintillated light and a low emission rate, leading to efficiencies that are less than 10 % for commercial scintillators. Overcoming these limitations will require new materials including scintillating nanomaterials (“nanoscintillators”), as well as new photonic approaches that increase the efficiency of the scintillation process, increase the emission rate of materials, and control the directivity of the scintillated light. In this perspective, we describe emerging nanoscintillating materials and three nanophotonic platforms: (i) plasmonic nanoresonators, (ii) photonic crystals, and (iii) high-Q metasurfaces that could enable high performance scintillators. We further discuss how a combination of nanoscintillators and photonic structures can yield a “super scintillator” enabling ultimate spatio-temporal resolution while enabling a significant boost in the extracted scintillation emission.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Toward “super-scintillation” with nanomaterials and nanophotonics ; volume:13 ; number:11 ; year:2024 ; pages:1953-1962 ; extent:10 ; Nanophotonics ; 13, Heft 11 (2024), 1953-1962 (gesamt 10)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Carr Delgado, Hamish ; Moradifar, Parivash ; Chinn, Garry ; Levin, Craig S. ; Dionne, Jennifer A.

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2023-0946
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405141535392.660101822902
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:58 MESZ