Journal: Materials

Article Title: An Advanced Multi-Sensor Acousto-Ultrasonic Structural Health Monitoring System: Development and Aerospace Demonstration

doi: 10.3390/ma10070832

Figure Lengend Snippet: Acousto Ultrasonic Structural health monitoring Array Module + (AUSAM + ) system: ( a ) Inputs and Outputs; ( b ) Size comparison to an iPhone 6.

Article Snippet: This article provides a detailed description of the development, testing and demonstration of a new AU interrogation system called the Acousto Ultrasonic Structural health monitoring Array Module + (AUSAM + ).

Techniques: Comparison

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic diagram of particle–polymer structured scintillators incorporated with a) emitting particles and b) nonemitting particles. c,d) Photograph and pulse height spectrum of structured scintillator incorporated with emitting LaF 3 :Ce particles. e,f) TEM image and pulse height spectrum of structured scintillator incorporated with nonemitting Gd 2 O 3 particles and dye. Inset: photograph. c,d) Reproduced with permission. [ ²⁸ ] Copyright 2007, Elsevier. e,f) Reproduced with permission. [ ¹⁹ ] Copyright 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Polymer

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a–c) X‐ray image sensor based on structured scintillator embedded with GOS particles. a) Schematic of image sensor with an a‐Si:H backplane and a hybrid frontplane. b) 70 kV X‐ray image (magnified to region of interest) of a resolution test target. c) MTF of images with different layer thicknesses and two conventional indirect X‐ray converters. Theoretical limit is determined by pixel size. d–f) Flexible X‐ray detector based on structured scintillator embedded with lanthanide‐doped nanoparticles. d) Schematic showing imaging of curved 3D objects. e) Imaging of a 3D electronic board using a prototype detector and f) conventional flat‐panel X‐ray detector. a–c) Reproduced with permission. [ ²⁹ ] Copyright 2015, Springer Nature. d–f) Reproduced with permission. [ ³⁰ ] Copyright 2021, Springer Nature.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Imaging

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a) Photograph of structured scintillator incorporated with nonemitting BaF 2 nanoparticles and b) dependence of luminescence intensities on X‐ray excitation of different particle sizes. c–f) Bulk transparent structured scintillators embedded with Cd x Zn 1‐ x S/ZnS quantum dots. c) Photograph. d)TEM image. e) Chart of scintillation light yields. f) Pulse height spectrum. g–i) Structured scintillator incorporated with CsPbBr 3 quantum dots. g) Energy level of embedded CsPbBr 3 quantum dots and dye. h) Photoluminescence spectra. Inset: photographs illuminated by ambient light (left) and 400 nm light (right). i) Radioluminescence spectra under X‐ray irradiation (30 kV, 20 mA). j) Photograph of structured scintillator embedded with isotopically 6 Li 2 10 B 4 O 7 nanoparticles and k) subtracted spectra of pulse shape discrimination. a,b) Reproduced with permission. [ ¹⁴ ] Copyright 2016, Elsevier. c–f) Reproduced with permission. [ ³⁴ ] Copyright 2017, American Chemical Society. g–i) Reproduced with permission. [ ³⁵ ] Copyright 2020, Springer Nature. j,k) Reproduced with permission. [ ³⁹ ] Copyright 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Irradiation

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a–c) Fully crystallized BaAl 4 O 7 :Eu 2 + structured scintillator. a) Photoluminescence and radioluminescence spectra. b) Decays under pulse laser excitation at 380 nm and under excitation (662 keV from a 137 Cs source). c) Pulse height spectra under 137 Cs irradiation. d–f) Structured scintillators embedded with CaF 2 :Sm 3+ /Sm 2+ nanocrystals.d) Dose–response curve. e) Dose distribution image of microbeam recorded and digitized using confocal photoluminescence microscopy. f) Photoluminescence spectra recorded during two erasure processes: (top) heat erasure and (bottom) optical erasure. a–c) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁴⁶ ] Copyright 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry. d–f) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁵⁶ ] Copyright 2014, Wiley‐VCH.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Irradiation, Microscopy

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a–c) Particle–glass structured scintillator loaded with CdSe/ZnS quantum dots. a) Photograph. Pulse height spectrum excited by b) alpha particles and c) gamma‐ray. d–i) Structured scintillators precipitated with CsPb(Cl,Br) 3 perovskite quantum dots. d) Photographs of multicolor radioluminescence under X‐ray irradiation. e) XRD patterns (left) and photographs (right). f) Bright‐field TEM image. g) X‐ray excited luminescence spectrum. h) Temperature‐dependent integrated emission intensity during heating–cooling cycles. i) Photographs and luminescent photos of the structured scintillators after X‐ray irradiation with different powers and then reheating at 350 °C for 2 h. a–c) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁵⁹ ] Copyright 2006, American Chemical Society. d–i) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁶⁰ ] Copyright 2020, Elsevier.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Irradiation

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic diagram and SEM image of a,b) template with surface pattern and c,d) template with pore array. e–g) CsI(Tl) structured scintillator synthesized with a surface patterned template. e,f) SEM images of the structured scintillator with 10 µm column interval. g) Measured MTF curves of the scintillators of various column intervals. b,e–g) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁹¹ ] Copyright 2007, Elsevier. d) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁹³ ] Copyright 2008, Wiley‐VCH.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Synthesized

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a–f) Influence of pore shape and pore array arrangement on performance of CsI structured scintillator studied via simulation. a) Schematic diagram of different pore shapes and their effect on b) X‐ray absorptions and c) proportion of photons left after total reflection. d) Schematic diagram of different pore array arrangements and their effect on e) X‐ray absorptions and f) MTFs. g–i) Compact CsI structured scintillator with hexagonal array arrangement. g) SEM image. h) X‐ray image. i) MTF curves of fabricated CsI structured scintillator. Inset: X‐ray image of a lead slit. a–f) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁹⁷ ] Copyright 2018, Springer Nature. g–i) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁹⁸ ] Copyright 2018, Elsevier.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques:

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a–c) Structured scintillator with a pillar array structured coating fabricated by nano imprint lithography. a) Photo of the nano imprinted surface showing the typical iridescent diffraction effects. b) SEM image of sample tilted by 70 degrees with 20k magnification. c) . Ratio of the coincidence time resolution obtained for the patterned crystal and the reference crystal. d‐f) LYSO structured scintillator with external coating. d) Simulated transmission at 415 nm as a function of incident angle. e) Photoluminescence spectra in the normal direction. Inset: enhancement ratio with respect to the reference sample. f) Experimental and simulated enhancement ratio of light extraction at 415 nm emission.a–c) Reproduced with permission. [ ¹⁰⁷ ] Copyright 2019, Elsevier. d‐f) Reproduced with permission. [ ¹⁰⁸ ] Copyright 2013, AIP Publishing.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Transmission Assay, Extraction

Journal: Advanced Science

Article Title: Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

doi: 10.1002/advs.202102439

Figure Lengend Snippet: a–c) Neutron imaging with Tb 3+ /Ce 3+ codoped Gd 2 O 3 glass fiber‐derived structured scintillator. a) Photograph. b) Photoluminescence spectra of 0.3 mm thick core glass and three structured scintillators with differing thicknesses. c) Cold neutron image of the PSI Siemens Star with the 0.3 mm thick structured scintillators cold neutron imaging system. d–f) Glass fiber‐derived structured scintillator embedded with GdTaO 4 nanocrystals. d) HRTEM image. Inset: photograph of the parent bulk glass sample. e) Photograph of glass fiber‐derived structured scintillator. f) Optical microscope image of fiber array under natural light (left) and ultraviolet light (right). g–j) Glass fiber‐derived structured scintillator embedded with Bi 2 GeO 5 nanocrystals. g) Transmittance spectra (left) and TEM images (right). h) Optical microscopy image under natural light and 365 nm UV light. i) Fiber cross‐section with and without 365 nm light excitation. j) Luminescence intensity distribution at the end of fiber. a‐c) Reproduced with permission. [ ¹²¹ ] Copyright 2020, Elsevier. d–f) Reproduced with permission. [ ¹²³ ] Copyright 2017, American Chemical Society. g–j) Reproduced with permission. [ ⁴³ ] Copyright 2020, American Chemical Society.

Article Snippet: Array‐derived structured scintillator synthesized by template with pore array was first demonstrated by Kleimann and co‐workers in 1999.

Techniques: Imaging, Derivative Assay, Microscopy