Cascade perovskite single crystal for gamma-ray spectroscopy

Xin Wang; Yuzhu Pan; Yubing Xu; Jingda Zhao; Yuwei Li; Qing Li; Jing Chen; Zhiwei Zhao; Xiaobing Zhang; Byung Seong Bae; Damian C. Onwudiwe; Xiaobao Xu; Wei Lei

iScience (Oct 2023)

Cascade perovskite single crystal for gamma-ray spectroscopy

Xin Wang,
Yuzhu Pan,
Yubing Xu,
Jingda Zhao,
Yuwei Li,
Qing Li,
Jing Chen,
Zhiwei Zhao,
Xiaobing Zhang,
Byung Seong Bae,
Damian C. Onwudiwe,
Xiaobao Xu,
Wei Lei

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Xin Wang: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Corresponding author
Yuzhu Pan: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Yubing Xu: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Jingda Zhao: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Yuwei Li: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Qing Li: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Jing Chen: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Zhiwei Zhao: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Xiaobing Zhang: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Byung Seong Bae: Department of Electronics &Display Engineering, Hoseo University, Hoseo Ro 79, Asan City, Chungnam 31499, Korea
Damian C. Onwudiwe: Department of Chemistry, School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
Xiaobao Xu: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Corresponding author
Wei Lei: School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Joint International Research Laboratory of Information Display and Visualization, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Corresponding author

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 10
p. 107935

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Summary: The halide lead perovskite single crystals (HLPSCs) have great potential in gamma-ray detection with high attenuation coefficient, strong defects tolerance, and large mobility-lifetime product. However, mobile halide ions would migrate under high external bias, which would both weaken the gamma-ray response and cause additional noise. Here, we report the gamma-ray PIN photodiodes made of cascade HLPSCs including both ion-formed and electron-hole-formed electrical junctions that could suppress the ions migration and improve the charges collection. Our photodiodes based on cascade HLPSCs (MAPbBr3/MAPbBr2.5Cl0.5/MAPbCl3) show a wide halide-ion-formed depletion layer of ∼52 μm. The built-in potential along the wide ionic-formed junction ensures a high mobility-lifetime product of 1.1 × 10−2 cm2V−1. As a result, our gamma-ray PIN photodiodes exhibit compelling response to 241Am, 137Cs, and 60Co; the energy resolution can reach 9.4%@59.5keV and 5.9%@662keV, respectively. This work provides a new path toward constructing high-performance gamma-ray detectors based on HLPSCs.

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