A ratiometric radio-photoluminescence dosimeter based on a radical excimer for X-ray detection

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Oct 19;59(84):12617-12620. doi: 10.1039/d3cc03824f.

Abstract

A novel radio-photoluminescence material featuring fluorochromic responses toward UV or X-ray irradiation has been obtained. Such a unique monomer- to excimer-based luminescence transition allows for dosimetry of ionizing radiation in a ratiometric manner. Rather than quenching the luminescence, the radiation-induced radical species of Th-105 boost the excimer emission, rendering it as a rare material possessing radical-excimers.