Abstract
The research of novel materials for the detection of ionizing radiation has grown rapidly in the last few years, driven by the increasing use of high-energy radiation in various domains of human society. This has stimulated the demand for radiation detectors with new capabilities and features. Perovskites and organic materials offer particular advantages over established technologies for such applications (mostly based on inorganic materials such as silicon, germanium, cadmium telluride, and cadmium zinc telluride), i.e., large area and potentially low-cost devices, lower operating power, materials grown using solution-based methods in place of traditional high-temperature melt crystal growth, high-Z materials for improved X- and gamma-ray detection efficiency, or materials which are specifically designed for efficient neutron detection. Further, they share the advantages of easy modification of their chemical, physical, and electronic properties through conventional wet chemical processes. This enables the fine-tuning and control of the detection performance of the detection device.