A dicationic ionic liquid strategy to enhance the thermal stability of manganese bromide scintillators.
Chen, Guo-Yang; Lin, Hao-Wei; Ablez, Abdusalam; Guo, Xin-Pin; Ren, Yu-Wei; Luo, Jia-Hua; Zou, Qing-Hua; Du, Ke-Zhao; Wang, Ze-Ping; Huang, Xiao-Ying; Chemical science 17 (2026) 5532–5541; doi:10.1039/d5sc07813j

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 A dicationic ionic liquid strategy to enhance the thermal stability of
 manganese bromide scintillators.
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2025-07-24 deposited with the CCDC.	2026-01-13 downloaded from the CCDC.
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