Toward achieving flexible and high sensitivity hexagonal boron nitride neutron detectors

Maity, A.; Grenadier, S. J.; Li, J.; Lin, J. Y.; Jiang, H. X.

doi:10.1063/1.4995399

Title: Toward achieving flexible and high sensitivity hexagonal boron nitride neutron detectors

Journal Article · Mon Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4995399· OSTI ID:1416871

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Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) detectors have demonstrated the highest thermal neutron detection efficiency to date among solid-state neutron detectors at about 51%. We report here the realization of h-BN neutron detectors possessing one order of magnitude enhancement in the detection area but maintaining an equal level of detection efficiency of previous achievement.

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Research Organization:: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002927

OSTI ID:: 1416871

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1372127

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 111, Issue 3; ISSN 0003-6951

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Country of Publication:: United States

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