Exploring Lead‐Free Hybrid Double Perovskite Crystals of (BA)2CsAgBiBr7 with Large Mobility‐Lifetime Product toward X‐Ray Detection

Abstract

AbstractHalide double perovskites have recently bloomed as the green candidates for optoelectronic applications, such as X‐ray detection. Despite great efforts, the exploration of promising organic–inorganic hybrid double perovskites toward X‐ray detection remains unsuccessful. Now, single crystals of the lead‐free hybrid double perovskite, (BA)2CsAgBiBr7 (BA+ is n‐butylammonium), featuring the unique 2D multilayered quantum‐confined motif, enable quite large μτ (mobility‐lifetime) product up to 1.21×10−3 cm2 V−1. This figure‐of‐merit realized in 2D hybrid double perovskites is unprecedented and comparable with that of CH3NH3PbI3 wafers. (BA)2CsAgBiBr7 crystals also exhibit other intriguing attributes for X‐ray detection, including high bulk resistivity, low density of defects and traps, and large X‐ray attenuation coefficient. Consequently, a vertical‐structure crystal device under X‐ray source yields a superior sensitivity of 4.2 μC Gyair−1 cm−2.