Organic Semiconducting Single Crystals as Next Generation of Low-Cost, Room-Temperature Electrical X-ray Detectors

Fraboni B;Ciavatti A;Merlo F;Pasquini L;Cavallini A;Quaranta A;Bonfiglio A;Fraleoni-Morgera A

2012-01-01

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Abstract

Direct, solid-state X-ray detectors based on organic single crystals are shown to operate at room temperature, in air, and at voltages as low as a few volts (see figure), delivering a stable and reproducible linear response to increasing X-ray dose rates, with notable radiation hardness and resistance to aging. All-organic and optically transparent devices are reported.