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Novel molecular design increases scintillator radiant emission by 1,300x

The process of energy transfer from the molecular antenna to the lanthanide center (Eu3⁺) via triplet excitons. X-ray irradiation (1) triggers a cascade of secondary X-ray excitations, which are then captured by organic ligands (2) after thermalization, (3) and subsequently returned to the lanthanide center by resonance energy transfer (4 ). Enhanced radioluminescence (HV). Credit: Nature Photonics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-024-01586-w…