Affiliation:
1. MOE & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes College of Biophotonics South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 China
2. Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
Abstract
AbstractLanthanide‐doped scintillators have the ability to convert the absorbed X‐ray irradiation into ultraviolet (UV), visible (Vis), or near‐infrared (NIR) light. Lanthanide‐doped scintillators with excellent persistent luminescence (PersL) are emerging as a new class of PersL materials recently. They have attracted great attention due to their unique “self‐luminescence” characteristic and potential applications. In this review, we comb through and focus on current developments of lanthanide‐doped persistent luminescent scintillators (PersLSs), including their PersL mechanism, synthetic methods, tuning of PersL properties (e. g. emission wavelength, intensity, and duration time), as well as their promising applications (e. g. information storage, encryption, anti‐counterfeiting, bio‐imaging, and photodynamic therapy). We hope this review will provide valuable guidance for the future development of PersLSs.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China