Development of organic–inorganic nanocomposite scintillators as a new class of scintillators is reviewed. Advantages and shortcomings of polymer-based organic scintillators, i.e. plastic scintillators, are described among the desired properties of scintillators. Development of scintillators by addition of organometallic compounds in the plastic scintillators as an approach to overcome the shortcomings is introduced. In comparison to this approach, nanocomposite scintillators comprising plastic scintillators added with inorganic nanoparticles are introduced. The synthesis methods achieved their properties and their applications are reviewed. Finally, possible strategies for further improvement of the properties of the nanocomposite scintillators are presented.

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基于聚合物和无机纳米粒子的复合闪烁体

综述了有机-无机纳米复合闪烁体作为一类新型闪烁体的发展。基于聚合物的有机闪烁体（即塑料闪烁体）的优点和缺点在闪烁体的所需特性中进行了描述。介绍了通过在塑料闪烁体中添加有机金属化合物来开发闪烁体作为克服这些缺点的方法。与该方法相比，引入了包含添加有无机纳米粒子的塑料闪烁体的纳米复合闪烁体。综述了合成方法实现了它们的特性及其应用。最后，提出了进一步改善纳米复合闪烁体性能的可能策略。