Energy Spotlight

RecommendationsT he popularity of metal halide perovskites in solar cells and LEDs has led to the exploration of their use in new applications.Of particular interest are CsPbBr 3 nanostructures, which are useful for high-energy X-ray and nuclear (e.g., gamma ray) radiation detectors.Their tunable optoelectronic properties and greater absorption cross section makes them attractive candidates in radiation detectors.Designing such detectors is important for improved medical and industrial imaging, security technologies, and high-energy physics.In an earlier review, "Challenges and Opportunities for CsPbBr 3 Perovskites in Low-and High-Energy Radiation Detection" (ACS Energy Lett. 2021, 6, 1290), Bapi Pradhan, Elke Debroye, and their collaborators discussed photodetector integration using CsPbBr 3 single crystals, microcrystals, nanowires, thin films, and nanocrystals and challenges involved in high-energy detectors.Mikhail Zamkov and Adam Jaffe highlight two recent articles in this Energy Spotlight.