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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Wilmette, IL (US);
Yihui He, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/08 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/24 (2013.01); H01L 31/032 (2013.01); H01L 31/085 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for detecting incident radiation, such as incident X-rays or gamma-rays, are provided. The methods and devices use single-crystalline mercury chalcoiodide compounds having the formula HgQI, where Q represents a chalcogen atom or a combination of chalcogen atoms, as photoelectric materials. Also provided are methods for growing single-crystals of the mercury chalcoiodide compounds using external organic chemical transport agents.