Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Mn-Based Transparent Glass for Curved X-Ray Scintillation Imaging

The current mainstream planar X-ray imaging techniques face significant challenges for accurately capturing the internal structure of curved objects, since the variable distances between the curved objects and the flat-panel scintillation screen cannot eliminate the distortion in X-ray imaging. Though large-area and transparent curved scintillation screens are much more desirable. Here, organic–inorganic hybrid Mn-based single crystals ([CH 3 Ph 3 P] 2 MnX 4 , X = Cl, Br, I) exhibiting high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and low melting temperature have been employed to prepare transparent glass for X-ray scintillation imaging application through a low-temperature melting strategy. The [CH 3 Ph 3 P] 2 MnBr 4 -glass shows high PLQY (47.8%), high-resolution X-ray imaging performance (12.3 lp mm −1 ), low limit of detection (25.33 nGy s −1 ), and impressive X-ray irradiation stability (102 Gy). Furthermore, high-contrast X-ray imaging at a low dose (6.865 µGy per exposure, 14.5 times lower than the chest radiograph) is achieved. Based on the low glass transition temperature ( T g = 53.6 °C) and easy-shapeable properties of [CH 3 Ph 3 P] 2 MnBr 4 -glass scintillator, the large-area curved scintillation screen with a series of sizes of Φ 2×4 – Φ 8×4 cm 2 can be easily fabricated and show high X-ray imaging quality. These findings provide a paradigm for future research in shapeable X-ray scintillators, unlocking new possibilities for curved and 3D X-ray imaging.