Fabrication and Performance of CsI(Tl) Scintillation Films With Pixel-Like Columnar-Matrix Structure

Author

Dalin Yao ; Mu Gu ; Xiaolin Liu ; Shiming Huang ; Bo Liu ; Chen Ni

Author_Institution

Shanghai Key Lab. of Special Artificial Microstructure Mater. & Technol., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China

Volume

62

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Jun-15

Firstpage

699

Lastpage

703

Abstract

In the recent decade, pixelated CsI(Tl) scintillation films are developed for X-ray imaging to improve spatial resolution. Several methods have been reported but better performance is still required. In this work, CsI(Tl) films were prepared on specially designed patterned substrates with regular arrays of pits. Each CsI(Tl) micro-column locates in one pit. In this way, CsI(Tl) films with pixel-like columnar-matrix structure were achieved. Each pixel contains one micro-column and the size of pixel is the average diameter of the columns. Morphologies of the films were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Imaging performances of films dependent on their structure are discussed. The prepared CsI(Tl) films show superior image performance and may be well-coupled with pixelated photo sensors for X-ray imaging systems.

Keywords

X-ray apparatus; X-ray detection; caesium compounds; scanning electron microscopy; solid scintillation detectors; surface morphology; thallium; thin film devices; thin films; CsI(Tl) scintillation film fabrication; CsI(Tl) scintillation film performance; CsI:Tl; X-ray imaging systems; film morphology; imaging performance; patterned substrates; pixel like columnar matrix structure; pixelated photosensors; regular pit arrays; scanning electron microscopy; spatial resolution; Fabrication; Image quality; Morphology; Sensors; Spatial resolution; Substrates; X-ray imaging; Columnar-matrix structure; CsI(Tl) scintillation film; spatial resolution; x-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2015.2391197

Filename

7044614