The direct band gap CsPbBr3 perovskite is
regarded as a promising alternative for low-cost and high-performance
X-ray radiation detectors. Despite the fact that CsPbBr3 nanocrystals have been shown to be good scintillators in the indirect
conversion mode, the direct X-ray conversion with CsPbBr3 single crystals is expected to yield higher spatial resolution.
Here, rubidium (Rb) doping is demonstrated to be an efficient approach
to improve carrier transport and X-ray detection performance in the
direct-conversion X-ray detectors based on Cs(1–x)Rb
x
PbBr3 single
crystals. Electrical properties’ characterizations as combined
with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements have revealed
that Rb doping in Cs(1–x)Rb
x
PbBr3 single crystals can enhance
the atomic interaction and orbital coupling between Pb and Br atoms,
leading to an enhancement of carrier transport and X-ray detection
performance. X-ray detectors based on a small amount (0.037%) of Rb-doped
Cs(1–x)Rb
x
PbBr3 single crystals exhibited a high X-ray sensitivity
of 8097 μC Gyair
–1 cm–2. This work offers a feasible strategy to improve the X-ray detection
performance by chemical doping in all-inorganic perovskite X-ray detectors.
Composition optimization, structural design, and introduction
of
external magnetic fields into the catalytic process can remarkably
improve the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance of a catalyst.
NiFe2O4@(Ni, Fe)S/P materials with a heterogeneous
core–shell structure were prepared by the sulfide/phosphorus
method based on spinel-structured NiFe2O4 nanomicrospheres.
After the sulfide/phosphorus treatment, not only the intrinsic activity
of the material and the active surface area were increased but also
the charge transfer resistance was reduced due to the internal electric
field. The overpotential of NiFe2O4@(Ni, Fe)P
at 10 mA cm–2 (iR correction), Tafel slope, and
charge transfer resistance were 261 mV, 42 mV dec–1, and 3.163 Ω, respectively. With an alternating magnetic field,
the overpotential of NiFe2O4@(Ni, Fe)P at 10
mA cm–2 (without iR correction) declined by 45.5%
from 323 mV (0 mT) to 176 mV (4.320 mT). Such enhancement of performance
is primarily accounted for the enrichment of the reactive ion OH– on the electrode surface induced by the inductive
electric potential derived from the Faraday induction effect of the
AMF. This condition increased the electrode potential and thus the
charge transfer rate on the one hand and weakened the diffusion of
the active substance from the electrolyte to the electrode surface
on the other hand. The OER process was dominantly controlled by the
charge transfer process under low current conditions. A fast charge
transfer rate boosted the OER performance of the catalyst. At high
currents, diffusion exerted a significant effect on the OER process
and low OH– diffusion rates would lead to a decrease
in the OER performance of the catalyst.
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