Issue 35, 2021

Halide perovskites scintillators: unique promise and current limitations

Abstract

The widespread use of X- and gamma-rays in a range of sectors including healthcare, security and industrial screening is underpinned by the efficient detection of the ionising radiation. Such detector applications are dominated by indirect detectors in which a scintillating material is combined with a photodetector. Halide perovskites have recently emerged as an interesting class of semiconductors, showing enormous promise in optoelectronic applications including solar cells, light-emitting diodes and photodetectors. Here, we discuss how the same superior semiconducting properties that have catalysed their rapid development in these optoelectronic devices, including high photon attenuation and fast and efficient emission properties, also make them promising scintillator materials. By outlining the key mechanisms of their operation as scintillators, we show why reports of remarkable performance have already emerged, and describe how further learning from other optoelectronic devices will propel forward their applications as scintillators. Finally, we outline where these materials can make the greatest impact in detector applications by maximally exploiting their unique properties, leading to dramatic improvements in existing detection systems or introducing entirely new functionality.

Graphical abstract: Halide perovskites scintillators: unique promise and current limitations

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Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
06 apr 2021
Accepted
28 may 2021
First published
01 iyn 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 11588-11604

Halide perovskites scintillators: unique promise and current limitations

O. D. I. Moseley, T. A. S. Doherty, R. Parmee, M. Anaya and S. D. Stranks, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 11588 DOI: 10.1039/D1TC01595H

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