CN117552106A - Rare earth-based zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal as well as preparation method and application thereof - Google Patents

Rare earth-based zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal as well as preparation method and application thereof Download PDF

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CN117552106A
CN117552106A CN202410034956.7A CN202410034956A CN117552106A CN 117552106 A CN117552106 A CN 117552106A CN 202410034956 A CN202410034956 A CN 202410034956A CN 117552106 A CN117552106 A CN 117552106A
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The application belongs to the technical field of radiation detection, relates to a rare earth-based zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal, a preparation method and application thereof, and provides a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal, which has the following composition general formula: (Cs) 1‑x A x ) 3 (Cu 1‑ y B y ) 2 (I 1‑z X z ) 5 :mat% RE, wherein: a combination of one or more of a= Rb, K, na, tl and In; b=one or a combination of Ag and Li; x=one or a combination of Cl and Br; RE is a rare earth ion selected from the group consisting of: eu (Eu) 2+ 、Yb 2+ 、Sc 3+ 、Y 3+ 、La 3+ 、Ce 3+ 、Pr 3+ 、Nd 3+ 、Sm 3+ 、Eu 3+ 、Gd 3+ And Tb 3+ The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the And x is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.1, y is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.25, z is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1, and m is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 5. The scintillation single crystal has the performance advantages of low preparation cost, high stability, high light yield, high energy resolution and the like, and has great application prospects in the fields of medical imaging, safety inspection, high-energy physics and the like.

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Rare earth-based zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal as well as preparation method and application thereof
Technical Field
The application belongs to the technical field of radiation detection, relates to a composition, a preparation method and application of a novel rare earth ion doped low-dimensional halide scintillation single crystal, and in particular relates to a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal and a preparation method and application thereof.
Background
Scintillator crystals are capable of converting high-energy ionizing radiation into low-energy luminescence, which is widely used in many fields as a core component of radiation detectors. In nuclear medicine imaging, a high-performance scintillation crystal is a core component for realizing high-resolution imaging; in the fields of homeland and social security, scintillation crystals are widely used in dangerous nuclide identification and public security inspection equipment; high energy physical and deep space detection applications also require a large number of scintillation crystals to detect high energy rays and particles. With the continuous increase of application space and the rapid improvement of technical requirements, further optimization of key parameters such as light yield, energy resolution, scintillation decay time and stability of the scintillation crystal has attracted a great deal of attention.
Recently, metal halide materials having a low-dimensional molecular structure have been widely focused on the existence of strong quantum confinement effects. As a scintillation or light-emitting material, these low-dimensional halides achieve strong electroacoustic coupling action by confinement effect while reducing the probability of trapping carriers by defects, thereby having light-emitting characteristics of low self-absorption and high quantum efficiency. In addition, these low-dimensional metal halides also tend to achieve lower melting points and better stability, which is of great importance for low-cost production and application. Among them, copper-based low-dimensional halides are an excellent scintillation crystal with efficient confinement exciton luminescence. Cs in zero dimension 3 Cu 2 I 5 For example, it has no deliquescence, low self-absorption, low melting point, high light yield (28,000 ph./MeV) and high energy resolution (4.8% @662 keV), and has been found to be Tl ion dopedCan obviously optimize light yield (87,000 ph/MeV) and energy resolution (3.4% @662 keV), and has great application prospect.
On the other hand, rare earth ion activator luminescence is the main luminescence form of the high-performance scintillation crystal at present. The diverse and efficient luminescence characteristics of rare earth ions provide a variety of scintillation crystals for radiation detection applications, but at the same time face a variety of problems. For example, srI 2 Eu, liI Eu, eu plasma (Eu) 2+ ) Doped scintillation crystals can achieve extremely high light yields and superior energy resolution due to 5d-4f allowed transitions, but suffer from severe degradation in performance with size amplification due to strong self-absorption of luminescence. Cerium ions (Ce) 3+ ) Doped scintillation crystals, e.g. LaBr 3 Ce, LYSO, ce and the like can have the advantages of high light yield, rapid decay and the like, but the performance of the crystal is bottleneck because free carriers can be captured by defects.
In addition, ytterbium ions (Yb 2+ ) Doped CsPbI 3 Perovskite scintillators have also recently been found to produce extremely high light yields through quantum clipping effects; samarium ion (Sm) 2+ ) The luminescent wavelength can be converted to a near infrared band to match a silicon-based photodetector with high detection efficiency; scandium yttrium lanthanum plasma (Sc) with non-luminous center 3+ 、Y 3+ 、La 3+ Etc.) doping can also increase the luminous efficiency of the scintillation crystal or obtain faster scintillation decay time through defect regulation. However, to date, no scintillation detection material has been proposed in the art that can meet the higher performance requirements in the fields of medical imaging, security inspection, high energy physics, etc.
Therefore, there is a need in the art to develop new high performance scintillation materials to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, so as to meet the higher performance requirements of scintillation detection materials in the fields of medical imaging, security inspection, high energy physics, etc.
Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal and a preparation method thereof, which can be widely applied to X-ray, gamma-ray, neutron detection and imaging, so that the problems in the prior art are solved.
According to a first aspect of the present application, there is provided a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal having the following compositional formula:
(Cs 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE, wherein:
a combination of one or more of a= Rb, K, na, tl and In;
b=one or a combination of Ag and Li;
x=one or a combination of Cl and Br;
RE is a rare earth ion selected from the group consisting of: eu (Eu) 2+ 、Yb 2+ 、Sc 3+ 、Y 3+ 、La 3+ 、Ce 3+ 、Pr 3+ 、Nd 3+ 、Sm 3+ 、Eu 3+ 、Gd 3 + 、Tb 3+ And Lu 3+ The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the And is also provided with
X is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.1, y is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.25, z is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1, and m is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 5.
In a preferred embodiment, x=y=z=0 and re=eu 2+ Cs, i.e 3 Cu 2 I 5 :mat%Eu 2+
In another preferred embodiment, a=tl, y=z=0 and re=eu 2+ I.e. (Cs) 1-x Tl x ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :mat%Eu 2+
According to a second aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for preparing the above rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal, the method comprising the steps of:
the halide with the purity of more than or equal to 99.9 percent is used as a raw material, a target component is prepared according to the molar ratio of the composition formula, the raw material is filled into a sealed container, a compound meeting the composition formula is obtained by a solid phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method, and then the target rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal is obtained by a Bridgman descent method or a horizontal directional solidification method.
In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of:
(1) Weighing various raw materials according to a composition formula;
(2) Placing the mixed raw materials in a crucible with a capillary bottom in an inert environment, vacuumizing and sealing the crucible, and obtaining a compound meeting the composition general formula by a solid-phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method;
(3) Vertically placing the sealed crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and the furnace temperature of the crucible, enabling the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to reach a preset value, then enabling the crucible to descend in the furnace body, and enabling crystals to nucleate and grow from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely crystallized; then cooling until the temperature is reduced to room temperature;
(4) And taking out the prepared rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal from the crucible in a dry environment.
In another preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of:
(1) Weighing various raw materials according to a composition formula;
(2) Placing the mixed raw materials in a crucible with a capillary bottom in an inert environment, vacuumizing and sealing the crucible, and obtaining a compound meeting the composition general formula by a solid-phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method;
(3) Horizontally placing the sealed crucible in the middle of a horizontal directional growth furnace; heating the horizontal directional growth furnace until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; adjusting the position and the furnace temperature of the crucible, enabling the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to reach a preset value, enabling the crucible to move horizontally in the furnace body at a constant speed, and enabling crystals to nucleate and grow from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely crystallized; then cooling until the temperature is reduced to room temperature;
(4) And taking out the prepared rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal from the crucible in a dry environment.
In another preferred embodiment, in step (2), the inert environment comprises a glove box.
In another preferred embodiment, in step (2), the crucible comprises a quartz crucible.
In another preferred embodiment, in step (3), the temperature is raised to 400-600 ℃; the temperature of the bottom of the crucible is 330-400 ℃.
According to a third aspect of the present application there is provided the use of the rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal described above in X-ray, gamma ray and neutron detection and imaging, wherein the use includes use in medical imaging, security inspection and high energy physics.
The beneficial effects are that: the rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal has the advantages of low raw material cost, higher chemical stability, low melting point and easiness in preparation, meanwhile, high-efficiency scintillation luminescence is obtained through rare earth ion doping or optimization improvement, higher detection efficiency is realized, and the rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal can be used for X-ray, gamma-ray and neutron detection and imaging and has important application prospects in the fields of medical imaging, safety inspection, high-energy physics and the like.
These and other features and advantages will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the associated drawings. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are explanatory only and are not restrictive of aspects as claimed.
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FIG. 1 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 1 of the present application 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 2 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ And Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ Photograph of sample under natural light.
FIG. 2 shows a halide scintillation single crystal (Cs) obtained in example 3 of the present application 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Photograph of sample under natural light.
FIG. 3 shows a halide scintillation single crystal (Cs) obtained in example 4 of the present application 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3 + 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%La 3+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Lu 3 + Photograph of sample under natural light.
FIG. 4 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 5 of the present application 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ And the halide scintillation single crystal (Cs) obtained in example 6 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Photograph of sample under natural light.
FIG. 5 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 1 of the present application 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Is provided.
FIG. 6 shows a halide scintillation single crystal (Cs) obtained in example 3 of the present application 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Is provided.
FIG. 7 shows a halide scintillation single crystal (Cs) obtained in example 4 of the present application 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3 + 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%La 3+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Lu 3 + Is compared with undoped (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 Crystals).
FIG. 8 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 1 of the present application 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ And the halide scintillation single crystal SrI obtained in comparative example 2 2 :Eu 2+ Is a fluorescent spectrum of (a).
FIG. 9 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 1 of the present application 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ And the halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in comparative example 1 3 Cu 2 I 5 Gamma-ray energy spectrum of (c).
FIG. 10 shows a halide scintillation single crystal (Cs) obtained in example 4 of the present application 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3 + Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ Gamma-ray energy spectrum of (c).
FIG. 11 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 1 of the present application 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Is a flicker decay curve of (a).
FIG. 12 shows a halide scintillation single crystal Cs obtained in example 2 of the present application 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ And Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ Is a flicker decay curve of (a).
Fig. 13 shows a schematic diagram of a scintillation single crystal coupled photodetector in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present application.
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The features of the present application will be more fully apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The "ranges" disclosed herein are defined as lower and upper limits, with the given ranges being defined by selecting a lower and an upper limit, the selected lower and upper limits defining the boundaries of the particular ranges. Ranges that are defined in this way can be inclusive or exclusive of the endpoints, and any combination can be made, i.e., any lower limit can be combined with any upper limit to form a range. For example, if ranges of 60-120 and 80-110 are listed for a particular parameter, it is understood that ranges of 60-110 and 80-120 are also contemplated. Furthermore, if the minimum range values 1 and 2 are listed, and if the maximum range values 3,4 and 5 are listed, the following ranges are all contemplated: 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-3, 2-4 and 2-5. In this application, unless otherwise indicated, the numerical range "a-b" represents a shorthand representation of any combination of real numbers between a and b, where a and b are both real numbers. For example, the numerical range "0-5" means that all real numbers between "0-5" have been listed throughout, and "0-5" is simply a shorthand representation of a combination of these values. When a certain parameter is expressed as an integer of 2 or more, it is disclosed that the parameter is, for example, an integer of 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or the like.
In this application, all embodiments and preferred embodiments mentioned herein can be combined with each other to form new solutions, unless specifically stated otherwise. In the present application, all technical features mentioned herein as well as preferred features may be combined with each other to form new solutions, if not specifically stated.
In the present application, references herein to "comprising" and "including" mean open, and may be closed, unless otherwise specified. For example, the terms "comprising" and "comprises" may mean that other components not listed may be included or included, or that only listed components may be included or included.
In the description herein, unless otherwise indicated, the term "or" is inclusive. For example, the phrase "a or B" means "a, B, or both a and B. More specifically, either of the following conditions satisfies the condition "a or B": a is true (or present) and B is false (or absent); a is false (or absent) and B is true (or present); or both A and B are true (or present).
Aiming at the defects that the existing low-dimensional structure halide scintillation crystal has limitations in carrier utilization efficiency and scintillation efficiency and the traditional rare earth ion doped halide scintillation crystal has stability, self-absorption, radioactivity background and the like, the further application of the low-dimensional structure halide scintillation crystal in the fields of nuclear medicine imaging, homeland and social security, high-energy physics, deep space detection and the like is limited, and no solution exists in the prior art.
Cs from zero-dimensional structure 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal starts, the luminescence mechanism is self-trapping exciton composite luminescence provided by strong quantum confinement effect, and theoretically, high light yield of 150,000 ph/MeV can be obtained, but non-radiative quenching caused by the interaction between excitons can not obtain ideal performance. Eu in Eu 2+ The ion represents luminescent ion doping, and provides a new rare earth ion related radiation luminescent channel in the crystal, thereby improving the carrier utilization rate generated by ionization. From the characteristics of rare earth luminescent ions, the energy relaxation provided by the low-dimensional structure and the soft crystal lattice can improve the self-absorption effect of luminescence, and meanwhile, the domain-limiting effect can reduce the probability of capturing hot carriers by defects in the process of transporting the hot carriers to a luminescent center in the crystal lattice. Instead of luminescent central ions such as Y 3+ The ion doping can add new defect energy level between the energy levels of the finite field excitons, temporarily store carriers lost in the non-radiative process to shallow defect energy level, and quickly reenter the finite field exciton state to participate in scintillation luminescence.
The high quantum confinement effect of the low-dimensional metal halide scintillation crystal is combined with the high-efficiency diversified luminescence of the rare earth doped scintillation crystal, so that the novel scintillation crystal with the combined performances of low self-absorption, low defect capture probability, high luminous efficiency and the like is hopeful to be obtained. Compared with the existing low-dimensional structure halide scintillation crystal, the high-stability low-self-absorption low-radioactivity halide scintillation crystal has the advantages of being capable of obtaining higher carrier utilization efficiency and scintillation efficiency, and being higher in stability, low in self-absorption and low in radioactivity background compared with the traditional rare earth ion doped halide scintillation crystal. The rare earth ion doped low-dimensional halide scintillation crystal can provide a better scintillation crystal candidate scheme for the fields of nuclear medicine images, national and social security, high-energy physics, deep space exploration and the like.
The application provides a novel rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal and a preparation method thereof, and the halide scintillation single crystal can be widely applied to X-ray, gamma-ray and neutron detection and imaging, so that the problems in the prior art are solved.
The invention is characterized by providing a novel strategy of low-dimensional structure halide scintillation crystal doped with rare earth ions, and combining low-dimensional halide materials and rare earth ion doping advantagesPotential of the material. A rare earth ion doped low dimensional structure halide scintillation crystal (Cs) is provided 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mComposition of at% RE, preparation method and application. Most importantly, a rare earth doping optimization Cs is provided 3 Cu 2 I 5 Strategies based on scintillation crystal performance.
In a first aspect of the present application, there is provided a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal having the following compositional formula:
(Cs 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% (at%) RE, wherein:
a = Rb, K, na, tl, in;
b=one or a combination of Ag and Li;
x=one or a combination of Cl and Br;
RE is Eu 2+ 、Yb 2+ 、Sc 3+ 、Y 3+ 、La 3+ 、Ce 3+ 、Pr 3+ 、Nd 3+ 、Sm 3+ 、Eu 3+ 、Gd 3+ 、Tb 3+ 、Lu 3+ Plasma rare earth ion, and
0≤x≤0.1、0≤y≤0.25、0≤z≤1、0<m≤5。
in this application, the rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal has the following two preferred compositions: cs (cells) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :mat%Eu 2+ Sum (Cs) 1-x Tl x ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :mat%Eu 2+ Wherein: x is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.1, m is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 5.
In a second aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for preparing a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal, the method comprising the steps of:
the method comprises the steps of taking high-purity halide with purity (more than or equal to 99.9%) as a raw material, proportioning target components according to a composition formula in a molar ratio, filling the target components into a sealed container, obtaining a compound meeting the composition formula by a solid-phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method, and obtaining the target rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal by a Bridgman descent method or a horizontal directional solidification method.
In this application, the method comprises the steps of:
(1) According to the above general formula (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mWeighing various raw materials at%;
(2) Placing the mixed raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom or a crucible made of other materials in an inert environment (such as a glove box filled with inert gas), and vacuumizing and sealing the crucible;
(3) Placing the sealed crucible in a tube furnace or other heating furnaces; the solid phase reaction method or the molten salt cooling method (the method increases the temperature to be higher than the melting point of the compound meeting the composition general formula, such as 400-600 ℃ to obtain higher product uniformity and reaction efficiency) is utilized to fully react the raw materials to synthesize the target component polycrystal; then placing the mixture into a Bridgman growth furnace; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, enabling the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to reach a preset value (for example, 330-400 ℃), then enabling the crucible to descend in the furnace body, and enabling crystals to start to nucleate and grow from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely crystallized; then cooling until the temperature is reduced to room temperature;
(4) And taking out the prepared rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal from the crucible in a dry environment.
In this application, the method comprises the steps of:
(1) According to the above general formula (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mWeighing various raw materials at%;
(2) Placing the mixed raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom or a crucible made of other materials in an inert environment (such as a glove box filled with inert gas), and vacuumizing and sealing the crucible;
(3) Placing the sealed crucible in a tube furnace or other heating furnaces; the solid phase reaction method or the molten salt cooling method (the method increases the temperature to be higher than the melting point of the compound meeting the composition general formula, such as 400-600 ℃ to obtain higher product uniformity and reaction efficiency) is utilized to fully react the raw materials to synthesize the target component polycrystal; then horizontally placing the mixture into a horizontal directional growth furnace; adjusting the position and the furnace temperature of the crucible, enabling the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to reach a preset value (for example, 330-400 ℃), enabling the crucible to move horizontally in the furnace body at a constant speed, and enabling crystals to nucleate and grow from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely crystallized; then cooling until the temperature is reduced to room temperature;
(4) And taking out the prepared rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal from the crucible in a dry environment.
In a third aspect of the present application, there is provided the use of the rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal described above in X-ray, gamma ray and neutron detection and imaging, wherein the use includes use in medical imaging, security inspection and high energy physics.
In the application, the monocrystalline material prepared by the method can be directly coupled with a photoelectric device for high-energy ionization radiation detection after being subjected to cutting, grinding and polishing treatment, is most typically applied to gamma energy spectrum detection, and is also suitable for being applied to the fields of medical imaging, homeland security, physical research and the like through detection of X-rays, alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons and the like according to specific requirements.
The invention will be further illustrated with reference to specific examples. It is to be understood that these examples are illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
Example 1: the zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal proposed in the present example 1 has the composition chemical formula Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0, y=0, z=0, m=0.5, re=eu 2+ The above halide flashThe scintillation single crystal is prepared by a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula Cs prepared on demand 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with argon; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace to reach 550 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 350 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 0.5 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at the speed of 7 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to the room temperature; finally, the prepared halide scintillator is taken out of the quartz crucible in a dry environment and subjected to cutting processing.
Testing the radiant luminescence spectrum and the photoluminescence excitation and emission spectrum of the scintillation single crystal, and besides intrinsic self-limiting exciton luminescence, a new Eu exists 2+ And a light-emitting center. Coupling to photomultiplier tube to test Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The light yield of the crystals was 60,000 ph/MeV and the energy resolution was 4.0%. Compared with undoped Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal has 1.1 times of light yield and 0.8 percent of energy resolution optimized. SrI of non-low dimensional structure 2 :Eu 2+ Eu in crystal 2+ The ion luminescence has strong self-absorption effect, and Cs with low-dimensional crystal structure 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Eu in crystal 2+ The self-absorption phenomenon of the ion luminescence is obviously optimized.
Comparative example 1: the chemical composition formula is Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) Intrinsic halide scintillator composition on demand formula Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing each raw material in a glove box filled with argon and provided with a capillary bottomIs arranged in the quartz crucible; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace to reach 550 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 350 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 0.5 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at the speed of 7 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to the room temperature; finally, the prepared halide scintillator is taken out of the quartz crucible in a dry environment and subjected to cutting processing.
Coupling to photomultiplier tube to test Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 The light yield of the crystals was 28,000 ph/MeV and the energy resolution was 4.8%.
Comparative example 2: the chemical composition formula is SrI 2 :Eu 2+ The scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) On-demand intrinsic halide scintillator composition formula SrI 2 :Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with argon; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growing furnace to about 600 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 530 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 0.5 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at the speed of 7 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to the room temperature; finally, the prepared halide scintillator is taken out of the quartz crucible in a dry environment and subjected to cutting processing.
The above scintillation crystal was tested for photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra and found to have severe self-absorption.
Example 2: the four zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystals proposed in this example 2 have a composition chemical formula of Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ 、Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ 、Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sm 2+ And Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Ce 3+ I.e. in (Cs) 1- x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0, y=0, z=0, m=0.5, re=pr 3+ 、Yb 2+ 、Sm 2+ And Ce (Ce) 3+ The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) Intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula Cs prepared on demand 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ 、Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ 、Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sm 2+ And Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Ce 3+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with nitrogen; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace to reach 550 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 350 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 0.5 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at the speed of 7 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to the room temperature; finally, the prepared crystal is taken out from the quartz crucible.
Coupling to photomultiplier tube to test Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ And Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ Light yield of crystals compared to undoped Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystals were all lifted at 40,000 ph/MeV and 45,000 ph/MeV, respectively; the energy resolution was 4.2% and 4.5%, respectively. Compared with undoped Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 Decay time of Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Ce 3+ The scintillation decay time of the crystal is 561 ns, which is accelerated by about 40%.
Example 3: the zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal proposed in this example 3 has a composition formula (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0.01, y=0, z=0, m=0.5, a=tl, re=eu 2+ The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a horizontal directional solidification method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) The intrinsic halide scintillator composition formula (Cs) as prepared on demand 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with nitrogen; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Horizontally placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a horizontal directional growth furnace; heating the crystal growing furnace to about 600 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the capillary temperature of the crucible to about 360 ℃, and then enabling the quartz crucible to horizontally move at a constant speed in the furnace body at a moving speed of 0.7 mm/h, wherein crystals start to nucleate and grow from the capillary position of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at a rate of 10 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to room temperature; finally, the prepared crystal is taken out from the quartz crucible.
Testing the radiation luminescence spectrum and photoluminescence excitation and emission spectrum of the scintillation crystal, and besides intrinsic self-limiting exciton luminescence and Tl ion binding exciton luminescence, a new Eu exists 2+ And a light-emitting center. Is coupled to a photomultiplier tube to obtain (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The light yield of the crystals was 93,000 ph/MeV and the energy resolution was 3.3%. Compared with undoped (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal has improved light yield by 7%, and excellent energy resolution0.1 percentage points are normalized.
Example 4: the four zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystals proposed in this example 4 have a composition formula (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%La 3+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Lu 3+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0.01, y=0, z=0, m=0.5, a=tl, re=sc 3+ 、Y 3+ 、La 3+ And Lu 3+ The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a horizontal directional solidification method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) An intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula (Cs) prepared on demand 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%La 3+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Lu 3+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with nitrogen; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Horizontally placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a horizontal directional growth furnace; heating the crystal growing furnace to about 600 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the capillary temperature of the crucible to about 360 ℃, and then enabling the quartz crucible to horizontally move at a constant speed in the furnace body at a moving speed of 0.8 mm/h, wherein crystals start to nucleate and grow from the capillary position of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at a rate of 10 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to room temperature; finally, the prepared crystal is taken out from the quartz crucible。
Coupled to photomultiplier tube test (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ The light yield of the crystals was 90,000 ph/MeV. Compared with undoped (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal and the light yield are improved by 3 percent. (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3+ The decay time of (a) is 750ns, compared to undoped (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal is accelerated by about 20 percent.
Example 5: the zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal proposed in this example 5 has a composition chemical formula of Cs 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0, y=0, z=0.2, m=0.5, x=br, re=eu 2+ . The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) Intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula Cs prepared on demand 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with nitrogen; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growing furnace to about 600 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 370 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 1.5 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at a rate of 12 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to room temperature; finally, the prepared crystal is taken out from the quartz crucible.
The resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The crystal has good crystallinity, no deliquescence and small self absorption, can grow single crystals with good crystal quality at a faster descending speed and a cooling speed, and has obvious advantages for large-size crystal growth. Coupling to photomultiplier tube to test Cs 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The crystals had a light yield of 60,000 ph/MeV and an energy resolution of 4.2% compared to undoped Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal has 40% raised light yield and optimized energy resolution of 0.6% point.
Example 6: the zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal of example 6 has a composition formula (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0.01, y=0, z=0.2, m=0.5, a=tl, b=br, re=eu 2+ . The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) An intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula (Cs) prepared on demand 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with argon; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace to reach 550 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 370 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 1.5 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at a rate of 12 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to room temperature; finally, the prepared crystal is taken out from the quartz crucible.
The resulting (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The crystal has good crystallinity, no deliquescence and small self absorption, can grow single crystals with good crystal quality at a faster descending speed and a cooling speed, and has obvious advantages for large-size crystal growth. Is coupled to a photomultiplier tube to obtain (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The crystals had a light yield of 110,000 ph/MeV and an energy resolution of 3.2% compared to undoped (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 The crystal has 26% raised light yield and optimized energy resolution of 0.2% point.
Example 7: the zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal proposed in this example 7 has a composition formula (Cs 0.9 Rb 0.1 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the general formula x=0.1, y=0, z=0, m=0.5, a=rb, re=eu 2+ . The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) An intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula (Cs) prepared on demand 0.9 Rb 0.1 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with argon; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growing furnace to about 600 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 370 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 1.0 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at a rate of 10 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to room temperature; finally, taking out the quartz crucible to finish the preparationIs a crystal of (a).
The gamma ray and X ray energy spectrum test result shows that (Cs) 0.9 Rb 0.1 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The scintillation single crystal has the radiation detection performance, 137 gamma-ray energy spectrum under Cs irradiation shows (Cs 0.9 Rb 0.1 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The energy resolution is better and the energy of the light source is better, 137 the scintillation decay curve under Cs irradiation shows (Cs 0.9 Rb 0.1 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The attenuation time is faster, and the method can be applied to the fields of medical imaging, safety inspection, high-energy physics and the like.
Example 8: the zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal of the embodiment 8 has the chemical formula Cs 3 (Cu 0.9 Ag 0.1 ) 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ I.e. in (Cs) 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE is of the formula x=0, y=0.1, z=0, m=0.5, b=ag, re=eu 2+ . The halide scintillation single crystal is prepared by adopting a Bridgman descent method, and the preparation process comprises the following operations: a) Intrinsic halide scintillation single crystal composition formula Cs prepared on demand 3 (Cu 0.9 Ag 0.1 ) 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Weighing the raw materials; b) Placing the raw materials into a quartz crucible with a capillary bottom in a glove box filled with argon; then the crucible is vacuumized and sealed; c) Vertically placing the sealed quartz crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace to reach 550 ℃ until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and furnace temperature of the crucible, reducing the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to about 350 ℃, then reducing the quartz crucible in the furnace body at the reducing speed of 1.0 mm/h, and starting nucleation and growth of crystals from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely solidified; then cooling at the speed of 7 ℃ per hour until the temperature is reduced to the room temperature; finally, the prepared crystal is taken out from the quartz crucible.
Gamma-ray and X-ray energy spectrumThe test results show that Cs 3 (Cu 0.9 Ag 0.1 ) 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The scintillation single crystal has the radiation detection performance, 137 the gamma-ray energy spectrum under Cs irradiation shows Cs 3 (Cu 0.9 Ag 0.1 ) 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The energy resolution is better and the energy of the light source is better, 137 the scintillation decay curve under Cs irradiation indicates Cs 3 (Cu 0.9 Ag 0.1 ) 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The attenuation time is faster, and the method can be applied to the fields of medical imaging, safety inspection, high-energy physics and the like.
FIG. 1 shows a photograph of a sample of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in examples 1-2 of the present application under natural light. As shown in FIG. 1, the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ 、Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ And Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ The monocrystal is transparent and has no inclusion.
FIG. 2 is a photograph showing a sample of a halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 3 of the present application under natural light. As shown in FIG. 2, the resulting (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The monocrystal is transparent and has no inclusion.
FIG. 3 is a photograph showing a sample of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 4 of the present application under natural light. As shown in FIG. 3, the resulting (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%La 3+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Lu 3+ The monocrystal is transparent and has no inclusion.
FIG. 4 shows photographs of samples of halide scintillation single crystals obtained in examples 5 to 6 of the present application under natural light. As shown in FIG. 4, the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 (I 0.8 Br 0.2 ) 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The monocrystal is transparent and has no inclusion.
Fig. 5 shows the radiant emission spectrum of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 1 of the present application. As shown in FIG. 5, the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The single crystal has an emission peak of 450 nm and 560 nm at X-ray excitation.
Fig. 6 shows the radiant emission spectrum of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 3 of the present application. As shown in FIG. 6, the resulting (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The single crystal has an emission peak of 510 and nm under X-ray excitation.
Fig. 7 shows the radiant emission spectrum of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 4 of the present application. As shown in fig. 7, compared with undoped (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 Crystals, the resulting (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Sc 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ 、(Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%La 3+ Sum (Cs) 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Lu 3+ The emission peak of the single crystal under X-ray excitation was not significantly changed, both at 510 and nm.
Fig. 8 shows fluorescence spectra of halide scintillation single crystals obtained in example 1 and comparative example 2 of the present application. As shown in fig. 8, compared with SrI 2 Eu crystal, cs obtained 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The single crystal has little self-absorption.
Fig. 9 shows gamma ray energy spectra of the halide scintillation single crystals obtained in example 1 and comparative example 1 of the present application. As shown in FIG. 9, compared to undoped Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 Crystals, the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ Light yield and single crystalThe energy resolution is optimized.
Fig. 10 shows a gamma ray energy spectrum of a halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 4 of the present application. As shown in FIG. 10, the resulting (Cs 0.99 Tl 0.01 ) 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Y 3+ The energy resolution and light yield of the single crystal are optimized.
Fig. 11 shows a scintillation decay curve of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 1 of the present application. As shown in FIG. 11, the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Eu 2+ The scintillation decay time of the single crystal has a fast component of 152 ns and a slow component of 995 ns, respectively.
Fig. 12 shows a scintillation decay curve of the halide scintillation single crystal obtained in example 2 of the present application. As shown in FIG. 12, the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Pr 3+ The scintillation decay time of the single crystal, there is a fast component of 170 ns and a slow component of 995 ns, respectively; the resulting Cs 3 Cu 2 I 5 :0.5%Yb 2+ The scintillation decay time of the single crystal has a fast component of 195 ns and a slow component of 1000 ns, respectively.
Fig. 13 shows a schematic diagram of a scintillation single crystal coupled photodetector in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 13, the scintillation crystal 1 converts incident high-energy rays (including γ rays, and other high-energy rays such as β or neutrons) into ultraviolet light or visible light, and collects the scintillation light into the photomultiplier tube 3 through the reflection layer 2 as much as possible, converts an optical signal into an electrical signal (digital signal) through photoelectric conversion, and finally outputs the signal after processing by the electronics 4.
Finally, what is necessary here is: the above embodiments are only for further detailed description of the technical solutions of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, and some insubstantial modifications and adjustments made by those skilled in the art from the above disclosure are all within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal is characterized by having the following composition general formula:
(Cs 1-x A x ) 3 (Cu 1-y B y ) 2 (I 1-z X z ) 5 :mat% RE, wherein:
a combination of one or more of a= Rb, K, na, tl and In;
b=one or a combination of Ag and Li;
x=one or a combination of Cl and Br;
RE is a rare earth ion selected from the group consisting of: eu (Eu) 2+ 、Yb 2+ 、Sc 3+ 、Y 3+ 、La 3+ 、Ce 3+ 、Pr 3+ 、Nd 3+ 、Sm 3+ 、Eu 3+ 、Gd 3+ And Tb 3 + The method comprises the steps of carrying out a first treatment on the surface of the And is also provided with
X is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.1, y is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1 and m is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 5, wherein x, y and z are not 0 at the same time.
2. A method for preparing the rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal as recited in claim 1, comprising the steps of:
the halide with the purity of more than or equal to 99.9 percent is used as a raw material, a target component is prepared according to the molar ratio of the composition formula, the raw material is filled into a sealed container, a compound meeting the composition formula is obtained by a solid phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method, and then the target rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal is obtained by a Bridgman descent method or a horizontal directional solidification method.
3. A method as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of:
(1) Weighing various raw materials according to a composition formula;
(2) Placing the mixed raw materials in a crucible with a capillary bottom in an inert environment, vacuumizing and sealing the crucible, and obtaining a compound meeting the composition general formula by a solid-phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method;
(3) Vertically placing the sealed crucible in the middle of a crystal growth furnace; heating the crystal growth furnace until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; regulating the position and the furnace temperature of the crucible, enabling the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to reach a preset value, then enabling the crucible to descend in the furnace body, and enabling crystals to nucleate and grow from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely crystallized; then cooling until the temperature is reduced to room temperature;
(4) And taking out the prepared rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal from the crucible in a dry environment.
4. A method as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of:
(1) Weighing various raw materials according to a composition formula;
(2) Placing the mixed raw materials in a crucible with a capillary bottom in an inert environment, vacuumizing and sealing the crucible, and obtaining a compound meeting the composition general formula by a solid-phase reaction method or a molten salt cooling method;
(3) Horizontally placing the sealed crucible in the middle of a horizontal directional growth furnace; heating the horizontal directional growth furnace until the raw materials are completely melted and uniformly mixed; adjusting the position and the furnace temperature of the crucible, enabling the temperature of the bottom of the crucible to reach a preset value, enabling the crucible to move horizontally in the furnace body at a constant speed, and enabling crystals to nucleate and grow from the capillary bottom of the crucible until the melt is completely crystallized; then cooling until the temperature is reduced to room temperature;
(4) And taking out the prepared rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation monocrystal from the crucible in a dry environment.
5. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein in step (2), the inert environment comprises a glove box.
6. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein in step (2), the crucible comprises a quartz crucible.
7. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein in step (3), the crystal growth furnace or the horizontally oriented growth furnace is heated to 400 to 600 ℃; the temperature of the bottom of the crucible is 330-400 ℃.
8. Use of a rare earth ion doped zero-dimensional perovskite halide scintillation single crystal as defined in claim 1 in X-ray, gamma ray and neutron detection and imaging, including medical imaging, security inspection and high energy physics.
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