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9 papers

physics.optics2025

Radiation-Triggered Superfluorescent Scintillation in Quantum-Ordered Perovskite Nanocrystal Superlattices

Matteo L. Zaffalon, Andrea Fratelli, Taras Sekh +8

Superfluorescence, a cooperative emission phenomenon arising from the coherent coupling of excited dipoles, has historically been observed under optical excitation in carefully eng…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Harnessing self-sensitized scintillation by supramolecular engineering of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals in dense mesoporous template nanospheres

Xiaohe Zhou, Matteo L. Zaffalon, Emanuele Mazzola +12

Perovskite-based nanoscintillators, such as CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs), are emerging as promising candidates for ionizing radiation detection, thanks to their high emission efficie…

physics.optics2024

Ultrafast Superradiant Scintillation from Weakly Confined CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals

Matteo L. Zaffalon, Andrea Fratelli, Zhanzhao Li +7

Efficiency and emission rate are two traditionally conflicting parameters in radiation detection, and achieving their simultaneous maximization could significantly advance ultrafas…

physics.optics2024

Resurfaced CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Enable Free Radical Thermal Polymerization of Efficient Ultrafast Polyvinyl Styrene Nanocomposite Scintillators

Francesco Carulli, Andrea Erroi, Francesco Bruni +13

Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP-NCs) embedded in a plastic matrix are highly promising for a variety of photonic technologies and are quickly gaining attention as ultrafas…

physics.app-ph2024

Size-dependent multiexciton dynamics governs scintillation from perovskite quantum dots

Andrea Fratelli, Matteo L. Zaffalon, Emanuele Mazzola +10

The recent emergence of quantum confined nanomaterials in the field of radiation detection, in particular lead halide perovskite nanocrystals, offers potentially revolutionary scal…

physics.app-ph2024

Scintillation Properties of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Prepared by Ligand-Assisted Reprecipitation and Dual Effect of Polyacrylate Encapsulation toward Scalable Ultrafast Radiation Detectors

Francesca Cova, Andrea Erroi, Matteo L. Zaffalon +8

Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP-NCs) embedded in polymeric hosts are gaining attention as scalable and low-cost scintillation detectors for technologically relevant applic…