Toward Low-Voltage and Bendable X-Ray Direct Detectors Based on Organic Semiconducting Single Crystals.

Ciavatti, Andrea; Capria, Ennio; Fraleoni-Morgera, Alessandro; Tromba, Giuliana; Dreossi, Diego; Sellin, Paul J; Cosseddu, Piero; Bonfiglio, Annalisa et al. · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Organic materials have been mainly proposed as ionizing radiation detectors in the indirect conversion approach. The first thin and bendable X-ray direct detectors are realized (directly converting X-photons into an electric signal) based on organic semiconducting single crystals that possess enhanced sensitivity, low operating voltage (≈5 V), and a minimum detectable dose rate of 50 μGy s(-1) .

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