Advances in perovskite nanocrystals and nanocomposites for scintillation applications

A Anand, ML Zaffalon, A Erroi, F Cova… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the field of radiation detection has witnessed a paradigm shift with the
emergence of plastic scintillators incorporating perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). This …

Long-lived and bright biexcitons in quantum dots with parabolic band potentials

BT Diroll, M Hua, B Guzelturk, M Pálmai… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multiple exciton physics in semiconductor nanocrystals play an important role in
optoelectronic devices. This work investigates radially alloyed CdZnSe/CdS nanocrystals …

Scintillation Properties of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Prepared by Ligand-Assisted Reprecipitation and Dual Effect of Polyacrylate Encapsulation toward Scalable …

F Cova, A Erroi, ML Zaffalon, A Cemmi, I Di Sarcina… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP-NCs) embedded in polymeric hosts are gaining
attention as scalable and low-cost scintillation detectors for technologically relevant …

Electroluminescence and plasmon-assisted directional photoluminescence from 2D HgTe nanoplatelets

C Dabard, E Bossavit, TH Dang, N Ledos… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the visible range, 2D nanoplatelets (NPLs) have brought significant benefits compared to
their 0D counterpart with an inherently anisotropic emission, a narrower photoluminescence …

Transition Metal Ions Influence the Performance of Photodetector of Two‐Dimensional CdS Nanoplatelets

A Medda, S Ghosh, A Patra - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal‐doped two‐dimensional (2D) semiconductor nanoplatelets (NPLs) with
atomically precise thickness have attracted much research interest due to their inherent …

Fluorescence Quantum Efficiency Enhancement in Size-Controlled 3.5 Monolayer Cadmium Telluride Nanoplatelets

F Al-Shnani, CS Mutyala, C Rodà… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we developed a synthesis for 3.5 monolayer CdTe nanoplatelets with controlled
lateral dimensions. We show that the chemical reactivity of the tellurium precursor plays an …

Scintillation of colloidal nanocrystals

BT Diroll, B Guzelturk - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Scintillators are materials that convert ionizing radiation in the form of particles or photons
into low-energy photons in the ultraviolet to near-infrared spectral range. This work reviews …

Bright and durable scintillation from colloidal quantum shells

B Guzelturk, BT Diroll, JP Cassidy… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Efficient, fast, and robust scintillators for ionizing radiation detection are crucial in various
fields, including medical diagnostics, defense, and particle physics. However, traditional …

Surface Modified CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Enable Free Radical Thermal Polymerization of Efficient Ultrafast Polystirenic Nanocomposite Scintillators

F Carulli, A Erroi, F Bruni, ML Zaffalon, M Liu… - ACS Energy …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP-NCs) embedded in a plastic matrix are highly
promising for a variety of photonic technologies and are quickly gaining attention as …

Crystal Growth of Quaternary AkRE2Si2S8 (Ak = Ca and Sr; RE = La–Tb) Thiosilicates Using Flux-Assisted Boron Chalcogen Mixture Method: Exploring X-ray …

G Panigrahi, AA Berseneva, G Morrison… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report on the detailed structural analysis of a series of 11 new quaternary rare earths
containing thiosilicates, AkRE2Si2S8 (Ak= Ca and Sr; RE= La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Tb) …