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.

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2026-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202505662
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Perovskite Materials and Applications
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Highly Transparent Lead Halides Bmpip 2 PbBr 4 Single Crystals for X‐Ray Imaging and Versatile Ionizing Radiation Detection

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Highly Transparent Lead Halides Bmpip 2 PbBr 4 Single Crystals for X‐Ray Imaging and Versatile Ionizing Radiation Detection

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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.

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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)
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