DOI: 10.1039/d6tc02552h ISSN: 2050-7526

Decoupling luminescence kinetics in GAGG:Ce,Mg via defect engineering for ultrafast time resolution

Yiran Hou, RunZe Xu, ZheHao Hua, Lingyue Chen, Xingcan Li, Hao He, Peng Hu, Andrei Sidorenkov, Zheng Liu, Feng Gao, Sen Qian, Jing Ren

A dual-mode defect engineering strategy in GAGG:Ce,Mg suppresses slow scintillation traps while selectively harnessing prompt Cherenkov radiation via UV-sensitive readout, achieving an ultrafast coincidence time resolution ( σ ) of 24.15 ps.