γ-CuI crystal growth in ionic liquids by the oxygen-free cooling method

Mechanism of band-edge luminescence in cuprous iodide single crystals

“…CuI has three crystalline phases: a, b and c [7], and normally exists in the low-temperature c-phase with zinc blend structure. In recent years, c-CuI has attracted steadily growing interest due to its ultrafast scintillation property [8,9] with a decay time of about 90 ps at room temperature and it is the fastest inorganic scintillation crystal at present.…”

Electronic structure and optical properties of doped γ-CuI scintillator: a first-principles study

“…Attempts to grow γ-CuI in a conventional water solution or by melting method have been limited. A variety of approaches have been tried to overcome this challenge, including sublimation, 4 flux, 5 slow evaporation, 6 hydrothermal, 7 oxygen-free cooling, 8 and sol–gel methods. 3 However, the production of a large, high quality γ-Cu single crystal remains a challenging task.…”

“…Doped CuI thin lms have been synthesised by various techniques various techniques such as pulsed laser deposition (PLD), 9 spraying method, 10 electrochemical deposition, 11 ethanol thermal method, 12 and laser-assisted molecular-beam deposition. 13 In general, the g-CuI crystal growth technology has made great progress in recent years, [14][15][16][17] it is meaningful to develop the cost-effective CuI-based scintillator materials for Xray and g-ray detection.…”

Green synthesis of the reduced graphene oxide–CuI quasi-shell–core nanocomposite: A highly efficient and stable solar-light-induced catalyst for organic dye degradation in water

“…As a result, CuI is suitable for a wide range of applications, such as ultra-fast scintillators, light-emitting diodes, solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells, organic catalysts, surface coatings, sensors and catalysts [11,12]. In the field of catalysis applications, CuI itself has proven to be the best catalyst for the removal of heavy metals and dyes [8,13].…”