Enhanced multimodal luminescence and ultrahigh stability Eu3+-doped CsPbBr3 glasses for X-ray detection and imaging

Yao Tong; Qin Wang; Heng Yang; Xiaoting Liu; Enrou Mei; Xiaojuan Liang; Zhijun Zhang; Weidong Xiang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.439744

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