<p>Methylammonium lead tribromide (MAPbBr<sub>3</sub>) single crystals (SCs) have garnered considerable attention for room-temperature γ-ray and X-ray detection. However, as one of the most easily grown perovskite SCs, scaling up their size often compromises crystal quality. Here, we present a strategic precursor stoichiometry engineering to grow inch-sized, high-quality MAPbBr<sub>3</sub> single crystals via a constant-temperature evaporation method. We demonstrate that constructing a robust electrical double layer through organic cation modulation effectively stabilizes the colloidal precursor. This is achieved by synergistically suppressing MA<sup>+</sup> deprotonation while promoting MA<sup>+</sup> adsorption as counterions on the [PbBr<sub><i>n</i></sub>]<sup>2−<i>n</i></sup> complexes, which collectively strengthens interparticle repulsion and raises the nucleation barrier. This multifaceted approach yields in MAPbBr<sub>3</sub> SCs with lateral dimensions up to 2 inches and an exceptional X-ray diffraction rocking curve full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 0.0093° at the (002) face, consequently enabling spectroscopic-grade γ-ray detection, achieving energy resolutions (ER) of 8.4% for the <sup>57</sup>Co source (122 keV) and 11.1% for the <sup>137</sup>Cs source (662 keV), along with a high X-ray sensitivity of 1.65 × 10<sup>4</sup> µC Gy<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>. This work paves the way for the practical application of MAPbBr<sub>3</sub> SCs in high-performance γ-ray and X-ray detection.</p>

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Stable precursor engineering for large and high-quality MAPbBr3 single crystal toward efficient high-energy radiation detection

  • Lei Li,
  • Zhongyi Lin,
  • Jie Chen,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Lixiang Wang,
  • Yanjun Fang,
  • Lingbo Xu,
  • Deren Yang,
  • Zhenyi Ni

摘要

Methylammonium lead tribromide (MAPbBr3) single crystals (SCs) have garnered considerable attention for room-temperature γ-ray and X-ray detection. However, as one of the most easily grown perovskite SCs, scaling up their size often compromises crystal quality. Here, we present a strategic precursor stoichiometry engineering to grow inch-sized, high-quality MAPbBr3 single crystals via a constant-temperature evaporation method. We demonstrate that constructing a robust electrical double layer through organic cation modulation effectively stabilizes the colloidal precursor. This is achieved by synergistically suppressing MA+ deprotonation while promoting MA+ adsorption as counterions on the [PbBrn]2−n complexes, which collectively strengthens interparticle repulsion and raises the nucleation barrier. This multifaceted approach yields in MAPbBr3 SCs with lateral dimensions up to 2 inches and an exceptional X-ray diffraction rocking curve full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 0.0093° at the (002) face, consequently enabling spectroscopic-grade γ-ray detection, achieving energy resolutions (ER) of 8.4% for the 57Co source (122 keV) and 11.1% for the 137Cs source (662 keV), along with a high X-ray sensitivity of 1.65 × 104 µC Gy−1 cm−2. This work paves the way for the practical application of MAPbBr3 SCs in high-performance γ-ray and X-ray detection.