Fabrication and performance of CsPbBr3 single crystal for x-ray photon-counting imaging

R Ran Chen (Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Antibody-Drug Conjugates with Innovative Target, State Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) K Katsuyuki Takagi (Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,) K Kohei Toyoda (Graduate School of Medical Photonics, Shizuoka University 4 , Hamamatsu 4328011,) J Junichi Nishizawa (Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,) S Shimao Wang (Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 , Hefei 230031,) X Xiao Zhao P Peng He (Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.) H Hiroki Kase (Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,) G Gang Meng (State Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026,) T Toru Aoki (Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,)

Abstract

Semiconductor x-ray photon-counting imaging sensors are the core components of photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) equipment, which requires a semiconductor crystal with a high atomic number, a high resistivity, and a high mobility lifetime product. In this investigation, CsPbBr3 single crystal (SC), one of the most promising inorganic perovskite radiation detection materials, based x-ray photon-counting imaging sensor has been realized by integrating a CsPbBr3 SC onto a photon-counting readout integrated circuit board. The obtained imaging sensor possesses 40 pixels × 40 pixels with a pitch of 80 μm, exhibiting excellent x-ray imaging performance and obtaining a clear x-ray image of a Japanese letter, イ, made of lead. This investigation developed a CsPbBr3 SC-based x-ray photon-counting imaging sensor, demonstrating the application potential of inorganic perovskite CsPbBr3 SC in x-ray photon-counting technology-based equipment, such as PCCT.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 126, Issue 26
Published June 30, 2025
ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Applied Physics Letters

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0003-6951 Physical Sciences

Authors (10)

R

Ran Chen

Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Antibody-Drug Conjugates with Innovative Target, State Key Laboratory of Innovative Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

K

Katsuyuki Takagi

Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,

K

Kohei Toyoda

Graduate School of Medical Photonics, Shizuoka University 4 , Hamamatsu 4328011,

J

Junichi Nishizawa

Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,

S

Shimao Wang

Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 , Hefei 230031,

X

Xiao Zhao

P

Peng He

Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

H

Hiroki Kase

Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,

G

Gang Meng

State Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026,

T

Toru Aoki

Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University 3 , Hamamatsu 4328011,