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Rheological engineering of perovskite suspension toward high-resolution X-ray flat-panel detector.

ABSTRACT: Solution-processed polycrystalline perovskite film is promising for the next generation X-ray imaging. However, the spatial resolution of current perovskite X-ray panel detectors is far lower than the theoretical limit. Herein we find that the pixel level non-uniformity, also known as fixed pattern noise, is the chief culprit affecting the signal-to-noise ratio and reducing the resolution of perovskite detectors. We report a synergistic strategy of rheological engineering the perovskite suspensions to achieve X-ray flat panel detectors with pixel-level high uniformity and near-to-limit spatial resolution. Our approach includes the addition of methylammonium iodide and polyacrylonitrile to the perovskite suspension, to synergistically enhance the flowability and particle stability of the oversaturated solution. The obtained suspension perfectly suits for the blade-coating process, avoiding the uneven distribution of solutes and particles within perovskite films. The assembled perovskite panel detector exhibits greatly improved fixed pattern noise value (1.39%), high sensitivity (2.24 × 10⁴ μC Gy_air^-1 cm^-2), low detection limit (28.57 nGy_air·s^-1) as well as good working stability, close to the performance of single crystal detectors. Moreover, the detector achieves a near-to-limit resolution of 0.51 lp/pix.

SUBMITTER: Song Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10611698 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rheological engineering of perovskite suspension toward high-resolution X-ray flat-panel detector.

Song Zihao Z Du Xinyuan X He Xin X Wang Hanqi H Liu Zhiqiang Z Wu Haodi H Luo Hongde H Jin Libo L Xu Ling L Zheng Zhiping Z Niu Guangda G Tang Jiang J

Nature communications 20231027 1

Solution-processed polycrystalline perovskite film is promising for the next generation X-ray imaging. However, the spatial resolution of current perovskite X-ray panel detectors is far lower than the theoretical limit. Herein we find that the pixel level non-uniformity, also known as fixed pattern noise, is the chief culprit affecting the signal-to-noise ratio and reducing the resolution of perovskite detectors. We report a synergistic strategy of rheological engineering the perovskite suspensi ...[more]

PMID: 37891158

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