Sol-Gel Processing of Nanostructured Inorganic Scintillating Materials

Nedelec, J. M.

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Volume 2007 | Article ID 036392 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/36392

Sol-Gel Processing of Nanostructured Inorganic Scintillating Materials

J. M. Nedelec¹

Academic Editor: Wieslaw Strek

Received30 Apr 2007

Accepted04 Oct 2007

Published22 Nov 2007

Abstract

The development of scintillating materials is believed to reach a new step by controlling their preparation on a nanometric level. Sol-Gel chemistry offers very unique tools for nanoscale mastering of the materials preparation. In particular, shaping of the materials as thin films or nanoparticles offers new application in medical imaging. The control of doping ions dispersion thanks to soft chemistry is also a great advantage of such synthetic routes. In this paper, we will review recent work devoted to the sol-gel preparation of inorganic scintillating materials. We will focus on the new possibilities and advantages offered by sol-gel chemistry for the preparation of new scintillators and improvement of existing ones.

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