Zero-dimensional Cs4EuX6 (X = Br, I) all-inorganic perovskite single crystals for gamma-ray spectroscopy

Wu, Yuntao; Han, Dan; Chakoumakos, Bryan C.; Shi, Hongliang; Chen, Shiyou; Du, Mao-Hua; Greeley, Ian; Loyd, Matthew; Rutstrom, Daniel J.; Stand, Luis; Koschan, Merry; Melcher, Charles L.

doi:10.1039/C8TC01458B

Title: Zero-dimensional Cs₄EuX₆ (X = Br, I) all-inorganic perovskite single crystals for gamma-ray spectroscopy

Journal Article · Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Materials Chemistry C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC01458B· OSTI ID:1459274

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Scintillation Materials Research Center; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
East China Normal Univ. (ECNU), Shanghai (China). Key Lab. of Polar Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education); East China Normal Univ. (ECNU), Shanghai (China). Dept. of Physics; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Neutron Scattering Division
Beihang Univ., Beijing (China). Key Lab. of Micro-Nano Measurement-Manipulation and Physics (Ministry of Education), Dept. of Physics
East China Normal Univ. (ECNU), Shanghai (China). Key Lab. of Polar Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Scintillation Materials Research Center; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Scintillation Materials Research Center
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Scintillation Materials Research Center; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering

Organic–inorganic and all-inorganic halide perovskites have become leading candidates toward high-performance optoelectronic devices and radiation detectors. In this work, we report novel zero-dimensional Cs₄EuX₆ (X = Br, I) perovskite single crystals as self-activated scintillators with superior performance for gamma-ray spectroscopy. Both Cs₄EuBr₆ and Cs₄EuI₆ single crystals grown by the Bridgman method were determined to have the trigonal crystal structure with the R$$\bar{3}$$c space group, and have a melting point of approximately 540°C. Cs₄EuBr₆ and Cs4EuI₆ exhibit blue emission under UV excitation and high light yields of 78,000 ± 4000 photons/MeV and 53,000 ± 3000 photons/MeV under ¹³⁷Cs gamma-ray irradiation, respectively. In particular, the former represents the best result achieved for self-activated scintillators thus far. Thermally stimulated luminescence studies and density functional theory calculations elucidate the correlation between halogen vacancies and long-lived emission (afterglow) at room temperature in Cs4EuX₆ (X=Br, I) single crystals. In conclusion, our findings not only demonstrate the high gamma-ray detection efficiency in Cs₄EuX₆ (X=Br, I), but will further promote the development of 0D metal halide-based novel luminescent and radiation detection materials.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1459274

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1455088

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 6, Issue 25; ISSN 2050-7526

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