A new self-activated X-ray scintillator, BaWO2F4, with an excellent photoluminescence quantum efficiency is reported. Hydrothermally grown single crystals, space group P2/n, exhibit a 3D framework structure containing isolated WO2F4 octahedra. BaWO2F4 exhibits green emission under UV light with a high quantum yield of 53% and scintillates when exposed to X-rays(Cu).
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