Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 7, 071601(2023)

Tb3+-doped borosilicate glass scintillators for high-resolution X-ray imaging

Wenjun Huang, Junyu Chen, Yi Li, Yueyue Wu, Lianjie Li, Liping Chen, and Hai Guo*
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  • Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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    (a) XRD patterns of all specimens; (b) FT-IR spectra of G-host and G-6Tb specimens.
    (a) Transmittance spectra of all samples; (b) relationship between α2 and hν for G-host and G-6Tb samples.
    Photos of all samples (a) under daylight and (b) under 365 nm light irradiation.
    (a) PL spectra (λex = 378 nm) of all samples; (b) PLE spectra (λem = 542 nm) of all samples.
    (a) IQE spectra of G-xTb specimens; (b) decay curves (λex = 378 nm) of 542 nm emission of G-xTb specimens.
    (a) XEL spectra of BGO crystal and G-xTb specimens; (b) relationship between XEL intensity and X-ray dose rate.
    Photos of G-6Tb sample for (a) X-ray imaging, (c) encapsulated chip, (e) ballpoint pen, and (g) standard X-ray test pattern plate; X-ray images of (b) sample, (d) encapsulated chip, (f) ballpoint pen, and (h) standard X-ray test pattern plate.
    Mechanism of Tb3+-doped BSG scintillators.
    (a) Transmittance spectra of G-6Tb sample before radiation, after being irradiated by X rays with different input powers for 5 min, and after subsequent heat treatment; inset (i) is photo of G-6Tb sample after X-ray irradiation (10 W, A-I) and inset (ii) is photo of G-6Tb sample after subsequent heat treatment (H-T); (b) transmittance spectra of G-6Tb sample before irradiation, after X-ray irradiation (10 W), and their difference.
    (a) XEL spectra of G-6Tb specimen with different X-ray irradiation time (7 W); (b) relative XEL intensity of G-6Tb sample after different irradiation time; (c) transmittance spectra of G-6Tb sample before irradiation, after 100 min X-ray irradiation, and their difference.
    • Table 1. Comparison of XEL Intensities of Tb3+-Doped Glass Scintillators with BGO

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      Table 1. Comparison of XEL Intensities of Tb3+-Doped Glass Scintillators with BGO

      SampleRatioRef.
      BGO100%[11]
      B2O3-GeO2-TeO2-Gd2O3-Tb2O39%[17]
      B2O3-GeO2-BaF2-GdF3-Gd2O3-Lu2O3-Tb2O327%[29]
      B2O3-GeO2-Gd2O3-Tb2O330%[24]
      SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3-Gd2O3-Tb4O740%[31]
      Al2O3-B2O3-SiO2-Gd2O3-TbF367%[16]
      SiO2-BaF2-BaO-AlF3-Gd2O3-Sb2O3-Tb2O3-Ce2O383%[25]
      SiO2-B2O3-Al2O3-CaO-Na2O-TbCl3104%[18]
      Al2O3-B2O3-SiO2-Na2O-BaO-TbF3217%This work
    • Table 2. The Density (ρ), Effective Atomic Number (Zeff), IQE Values, Average Lifetime (τ) of 5D4 State of Tb3+ (λex = 378 nm), and the XEL Intensity (Compared to Commercial BGO Crystal) of G-xTb Specimens

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      Table 2. The Density (ρ), Effective Atomic Number (Zeff), IQE Values, Average Lifetime (τ) of 5D4 State of Tb3+ (λex = 378 nm), and the XEL Intensity (Compared to Commercial BGO Crystal) of G-xTb Specimens

      SpecimenG-3TbG-4TbG-5TbG-6TbG-7Tb
      ρ2.963.003.033.073.11
      Zeff33.834.835.736.537.2
      IQE (λex = 378 nm)45.0%71.5%72.5%60.7%59.4%
      τ (ms)3.523.343.133.073.03
      XEL intensity92%150%167%217%166%
    • Table 3. Spatial Resolution of Diverse Material

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      Table 3. Spatial Resolution of Diverse Material

      Spatial Resolution (lp/mm)MaterialRef.
      5Mn-based halides[48]
      7.5CsCu2I3 film[6]
      9Cs2ZnBr4:Cu film[7]
      10SiO2-AlF3-Al2O3-Gd2O3-Sb2O3-CeO2-Tb4O7 glass[49]
      12.5polymer-ceramics[8]
      15CsPbX3 nanocrystals[9]
      20Cs4Mn0.25Cd0.75Bi2Cl12 nanoparticles[45]
      20Tb3+-doped Ba2LaF7 glass ceramics[10]
      20Al2O3-B2O3-SiO2-Na2O-BaO-TbF3 glassThis work
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    Wenjun Huang, Junyu Chen, Yi Li, Yueyue Wu, Lianjie Li, Liping Chen, Hai Guo, "Tb3+-doped borosilicate glass scintillators for high-resolution X-ray imaging," Chin. Opt. Lett. 21, 071601 (2023)

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    Category: Optical Materials

    Received: Jan. 19, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 13, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Hai Guo (ghh@zjnu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202321.071601

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