Unraveling electron liberation from Bi²⁺ for designing Bi³⁺-based afterglow phosphor for anti-counterfeiting and flexible X-ray imaging

It is challenging to rational design persistent luminescence and storage phosphors with high storage capacity of electrons and holes after X-ray charging. Such phosphors have potential applications in anti-counterfeiting and X-ray imaging. Here we have combined vacuum referred binding energy diagram (VRBE) construction, photoluminescence...

LiTaO₃:Bi³⁺,Tb³⁺,Ga³⁺,Ge⁴⁺: A Smart Perovskite with High Charge Carrier Storage Capacity for X-Ray Imaging, Stress Sensing, and Non-Real-Time Recording

Developing X-ray or UV-light charged storage and mechanoluminescence (ML) materials with high charge carrier storage capacity is challenging. Such materials have promising utilization in developing new applications, for example, in flexible X-ray imaging, stress sensing, or non-real-time recording. Herein, the study reports on such materials;...

Wide Range X-Ray to Infrared Photon Detection and Energy Storage in LiTaO₃:Bi³⁺,Dy³⁺ Perovskite

It is challenging to obtain a material that can detect photons ranging from X-rays to infrared light. Such materials have promising use to develop advanced applications like in information storage, anticounterfeiting, or X-ray imaging. This article reports on such a material; LiTaO₃:xBi³⁺,yDy³⁺ perovskite...

Versatile and High-Performance LiTaO₃:Tb³⁺, Gd³⁺ Perovskite for Multimode Anti-counterfeiting, Flexible X-Ray Imaging, Continuous Stress Sensing, and Non-Real-Time Recording

Multimode luminescence relates to how charge carriers are transported and recombined in response to various physical excitations. It shows promising applications in many fields like advanced anti-counterfeiting, information storage and encryption. Enabling a stable single compound with multimode luminescence is a unique technology but still...

Designing LiTaO₃:Ln³⁺,Eu³⁺ (Ln = Tb or Pr) perovskite dosimeter with excellent charge carrier storage capacity and stability for anti-counterfeiting and flexible X-ray imaging

Developing X-ray charged dosimeters with excellent charge carrier storage capacity and stability is challenging. Such energy storage dosimeters have fascinating use in developing novel applications, for instance, in radiation detection, advanced multimode anti-counterfeiting, and flexible X-ray imaging of curved objects. Herein, novel LiTaO...