Advances in Nuclear Radiation Detection Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2022) | Viewed by 5923
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ionizing radiation detector systems have been applied in a range of applications including homeland security, nondestructive testing, diagnostic nuclear medicine, astrophysics, and high-energy physics. To detect these invisible radiation signals, it is necessary to use materials that convert their energy to UV–Visible photons (indirect conversion method) or electronic signals (direct conversion method).
A series of scintillator (NaI, CsI, BGO, plastic, etc. ) and semiconductor (Ge, Si, CdZnTe, etc.) materials including nanomaterials, thin films, and bulk crystals have been developed to detect invisible radiation signals. Recently, due to their unique optoelectronic properties, new materials such as perovskites and nanocomposites have been fabricated as radiation detectors. The research in this area has significantly improved radiation technology applications, which will make our lives safer and better.
This Special Issue will compile recent developments in the field of radiation detection materials. The articles will focus on growth methods of radiation materials, characterization, device fabrication, and radiation detection device applications.
Dr. Qiang Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- radiation detection
- scintillators
- X-ray detection
- materials
- X-ray imaging
- semiconductor
- crystals
- nanocomposites
- radiation applications
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