Hybrid lead-halide perovskites as novel materials for thin film direct and flexible ionizing radiation detectors

Verdi, Matteo (2023) Hybrid lead-halide perovskites as novel materials for thin film direct and flexible ionizing radiation detectors, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Fisica, 35 Ciclo. DOI 10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/10690.
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Abstract

Ionizing radiations are important tools employed every day in the modern society. For example, in medicine they are routinely used for diagnostic and therapy. The large variety of applications leads to the need of novel, more efficient, low-cost ionizing radiation detectors with new functionalities. Personal dosimetry would benefit from wearable detectors able to conform to the body surfaces. Traditional semiconductors used for ionizing radiation direct detectors offer high performance but they are intrinsically stiff, brittle and require high voltages to operate. Hybrid lead-halide perovskites emerged recently as a novel class of materials for ionizing radiation detection. They combine high absorption coefficient, solution processability and high charge transport capability, enabling efficient and low-cost detection. The deposition from solution allows the fabrication of thin-film flexible devices. In this thesis, I studied the detection properties of different types of hybrid perovskites, deposited from solution in thin-film form, and tested under X-rays, gamma-rays and protons beams. I developed the first ultraflexible X-ray detector with exceptional conformability. The effect of coupling organic layers with perovskites was studied at the nanoscale giving a direct demonstration of trap passivation effect at the grain boundaries. Different perovskite formulations were deposited and tested to improve the film stability. I report about the longest aging studies on perovskite X-ray detectors showing that the addition of starch in the precursors’ solution can improve the stability in time with only a 7% decrease in sensitivity after 630 days of storage in ambient conditions. 2D perovskites were also explored as direct detector for X-rays and gamma-rays. Detection of 511 keV photons by a thin-film device is here demonstrated and was validated for monitoring a radiotracer injection. At last, a new approach has been used: a 2D/3Dmixed perovskite thin-film demonstrated to reliably detect 5 MeV protons, envisioning wearable dose monitoring during proton/hadron therapy treatments.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Verdi, Matteo
Supervisore
Co-supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Ciclo
35
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Parole chiave
Perovskite, X-ray, Gamma ray, Protons, Detector, Thin Film, Flexible electronics, Electrical Characterization
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DOI
10.48676/unibo/amsdottorato/10690
Data di discussione
15 Marzo 2023
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