Highly Transparent Lead Halides Bmpip <sub>2</sub> PbBr <sub>4</sub> Single Crystals for X‐Ray Imaging and Versatile Ionizing Radiation Detection
Metal halides have emerged as promising candidates for high-performance optoelectronic devices and radiation detectors. However, developing a single scintillator material sensitive to multiple types of ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, γ-rays and neutrons, remains challenging due to their vastly different absorption cross-sections. In this work, we report a 0D organic metal halide hybrid single crystal, Bmpip<sub>2</sub>PbBr<sub>4</sub>, which incorporates light organic cations and heavy inorganic frameworks at the molecular scale to enable multifarious ionizing radiation detection. This novel single crystal demonstrates remarkable optical transparency (98.90%) and outstanding luminescent performance (PLQY = 48.14, life time = 63.50). Under exposure to X-ray radiation and γ-rays from <sup>22</sup>Na, the light yields reach 21,000± 800 (X-ray) and 16000 photons MeV<sup>-1</sup> (<sup>22</sup>Na γ-ray), respectively. Moreover, the material demonstrates effective detection capabilities for α-particles, β-particles, γ-rays and neutrons. These results highlight the potential of Bmpip<sub>2</sub>PbBr<sub>4</sub> single crystals as a versatile scintillator for detecting X-ray imaging and ionizing radiation detection.
Authors
- Z Wang
- Junqi Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-2012)
- Fangqi Liu
- Hailong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-3108)
- Haitao Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1507-7890)
- Wusheng Zou
- Gaokui He
- Qianqian Lin
- Yong Liu
Institutions
- Shenzhen University (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- China Institute of Atomic Energy (CN)
- Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Hubei University of Science and Technology (CN)
- City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202505662
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00