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Abstract
We report the synthesis and optical characterization of a series of metal chalcogenides, A3SiS4Te (A = Sr2+, Ba2+, Eu2+), highlighting the metal-atom substitution strategy for the discovery of a high-performance metal chalcogenide-based near-infrared (NIR) scintillator of Eu3SiS4Te. Eu3SiS4Te exhibits exceptionally broad NIR emission with a full width at half-maximum of 210 nm, the largest among all known Eu2+-based NIR emitters. Eu3SiS4Te has a high light yield of 41697 photons/MeV and excellent resistance to hygroscopicity. Additionally, Eu3SiS4Te boasts a decay time of 531.3 ns, which is merely a quarter of that of the current state-of-the-art NIR scintillators. As a proof of concept, the response to the 241Am radioactive source was successfully identified, underscoring its potential for γ-photon-counting applications.
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Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry. Coverage includes experimental and theoretical reports on quantitative studies of structure and thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, bioinorganic chemistry, and relevant aspects of organometallic chemistry, solid-state phenomena, and chemical bonding theory. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis, structure, thermodynamics, reactivity, spectroscopy, and bonding properties of significant new and known compounds.