Zero-Dimensional Lead-Free Perovskite Single Crystals for the Sensitive Detection of Visible Light and X-Rays.

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Sichuan Research Center of New Materials, Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Chengdu, 610200, China.

Published: February 2025


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The excellent performance and facile fabrication process of perovskite semiconductor materials make them highly promising candidates in the field of optoelectronic devices. Whether for visible light or X-rays, detectors with low detection limits can better identify weak light signals, significantly reducing the intensity of the received light source during device operation. In particular, for X-ray detectors, reducing X-ray dosage can greatly enhance the safety of X-ray imaging technology. This work develops detectors with low detection limit based on zero-dimensional (0D) MABiI single crystals. The anisotropy of MABiI and its influence on the detector's performance were investigated in detail. Detectors perpendicular to the (001) crystal plane have better weak light detection capability and require significantly less light intensity compared to devices parallel to the (001) crystal plane. X-ray detector with a limit of detection (LoD) of 0.68 nGy s and sensitivity of 5072 μC Gy  cm was obtained. The present study offers comprehensive insights into the operational mechanism of layered perovskites, which can provide valuable guidelines for future designs and fabrications of highly sensitive photo and X-ray detectors.

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