Oriented-Structured CsCu2I3 Film by Close-Space Sublimation and Nanoscale Seed Screening for High-Resolution X-ray Imaging

An all-inorganic lead-free halides Cs-Cu-I system, represented by Cs3Cu2I5 and CsCu2I3, has attracted attention for their good photophysical characteristics recently. Successive works had reported their application potential in light-emitting devices. However, there is no report for CsCu2I3 in X-ray scintillation detectors so far. We notice that CsCu2I3 may be advantageous in such an application due to the one-dimensional crystal structure, the congruent-melting feature, and the high spectral matching to some photosensors. In this work, we explore the scintillation properties and imaging application of CsCu2I3 in X-ray scintillator detector. The oriented structure is designed to enhance the imaging performance of a CsCu2I3 detector. Close-space sublimation process and nanoscale seed screening strategy are employed to realize this design by producing a large-area (25 cm(2)) CsCu2I3 thick film layer with the oriented nanorod structure. This CsCu2I3 detector eventually achieves a high spatial resolution of 7.5 Ip mm(-1) in X-ray imaging.

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The all-inorganic lead-free halides Cs-Cu-I system, consisting of Cs3Cu2I5 and CsCu2I3, has been attracting attention for their good photophysical characteristics, with potential applications in light-emitting devices. This study focuses on the CsCu2I3 compound and its use in X-ray scintillator detectors, leveraging its one-dimensional crystal structure, congruent-melting feature, and high spectral matching to photosensors. By utilizing an oriented nanorod structure and novel fabrication techniques, a CsCu2I3 detector achieved high spatial resolution of 7.5 Ip mm(-1) in X-ray imaging.