Non-Hygroscopic, Self-Absorption Free, and Efficient 1D CsCu2I3 Perovskite Single Crystal for Radiation Detection
- Shuangliang ChengShuangliang ChengShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 585 He-shuo Road, Shanghai 201899, P. R. ChinaUniversity of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jun-gong Road, Shanghai 200093, P. R. ChinaMore by Shuangliang Cheng
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- Alena BeitlerovaAlena BeitlerovaInstitute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnicka 10/112, Prague 16200, Czech RepublicMore by Alena Beitlerova
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- Romana KucerkovaRomana KucerkovaInstitute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnicka 10/112, Prague 16200, Czech RepublicMore by Romana Kucerkova
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- Eva MihokovaEva MihokovaInstitute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnicka 10/112, Prague 16200, Czech RepublicMore by Eva Mihokova
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- Martin NiklMartin NiklInstitute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Cukrovarnicka 10/112, Prague 16200, Czech RepublicMore by Martin Nikl
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- Zhengyang ZhouZhengyang ZhouShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 585 He-shuo Road, Shanghai 201899, P. R. ChinaMore by Zhengyang Zhou
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- Guohao RenGuohao RenShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 585 He-shuo Road, Shanghai 201899, P. R. ChinaMore by Guohao Ren
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- Yuntao Wu*Yuntao Wu*Email: [email protected], [email protected]Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 585 He-shuo Road, Shanghai 201899, P. R. ChinaMore by Yuntao Wu
Abstract

A novel all-inorganic CsCu2I3 single-crystalline perovskite as a nonhygroscopic and efficient X-ray and γ-ray scintillator is described herein. It is featured by a one-dimensional (1D) perovskite structure with an orthorhombic system and a space group of Cmcm. The CsCu2I3 crystal emits yellow light peaking at 570 nm originated from strongly localized 1D exciton emission. It appears self-absorption free because of the large Stokes shift of 1.54 eV. The photophysics process of the self-trapped exciton was studied using temperature dependent photoluminescene spectra and decay kinetics measurements. The CsCu2I3 crystal exhibits an extremely low afterglow level of 0.008% at 10 ms under X-ray excitation. Under 137Cs γ-ray irradiation, its light yield is 16 000 photons/MeV with an energy resolution of 7.8% at 662 keV.
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