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Sensitive X-ray Detectors Synthesised from CsPbBr3

Forth, LJ; Wang, M; Braddock, I; Khong, JC; Moss, R; Sellin, P; Choy, KL; (2020) Sensitive X-ray Detectors Synthesised from CsPbBr3. In: Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC). IEEE: Manchester, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

The materials used in detection of high energy photons are of primary importance in the construction of efficient, cost effective and sensitive detectors. Current research into Perovskites for solar cell technology has stimulated interest in their potential alternative uses, one of which is in direct photon conversion radiation detectors, owed primarily to their high-Z elemental composition twinned with exceptional charge carrier transport properties. Here, the Perovskite CsPbBr 3 has been synthesised through solution growth. The raw CsPbBr 3 was a granular powder which was formed into disks of 8 mm diameter and 1-2 mm thickness by two methods: 1). the powders were pressed into pellets using a hydraulic press or 2). sealed in a quartz ampoule under vacuum and then melted and quenched to form a polycrystalline solid which was cut to size. Metallic contacts were deposited on the front and back faces to permit charge collection. The results from the pressed devices are promising, particularly given that the production method is cost effective, repeatable and scalable. The solid-from-melt devices show similar performance but further development is required to optimise the production method.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Sensitive X-ray Detectors Synthesised from CsPbBr3
Event: 2019 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059728
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/NSS/MIC42101.2019.9059728
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: X-ray Detection, Direct Detector, Crystal Growth, Device Fabrication
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office > Institute for Materials Discovery
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10104562
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