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@PHDTHESIS{Erroi:627008,
      author       = {Erroi, Andrea},
      othercontributors = {Brovelli, Sergio and Carulli, Francesco},
      title        = {{S}cintillating {N}anocomposites {B}ased on {L}ead {H}alide
                      {P}erovskite {N}anocrystals},
      school       = {Scuola Di Dottorato Universita Degli Studi Di
                      Milano-Bicocca},
      type         = {Dissertation},
      reportid     = {PUBDB-2025-01533},
      pages        = {123},
      year         = {2025},
      note         = {Dissertation, Scuola Di Dottorato Universita Degli Studi Di
                      Milano-Bicocca, 2023/2024},
      abstract     = {In recent years, perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbX3, with X =
                      Cl, Br, I) have emerged as a new class of materials for
                      photonic and optoelectronic applications due to their
                      exceptional synthetic scalability through solution-based
                      processes, room-temperature fabrication and remarkable
                      physical properties such as high emission efficiency and
                      defect tolerance. Additionally, these materials possess
                      tunable optical properties through controlled adjustments of
                      their size and composition. Over the course of my three-year
                      research project, I focused on the use of perovskite
                      nanocrystals for scintillation applications, with particular
                      emphasis on the synthesis and characterization of
                      polymer-based perovskite nanocomposites. These nanomaterials
                      were found to exhibit two characteristics of considerable
                      interest for scintillation: high radiation resistance (up to
                      1 MGy without compromising optical properties) and rapid
                      scintillation, with decay times around 200 ps for CsPbCl3
                      and 1.1 ns for CsPbBr3. The articles published within the
                      scope of my thesis work include, in addition to studies on
                      synthesis and characterization, theoretical models
                      explaining the scintillation of these nanostructures and the
                      ultra-fast characteristics of their scintillation emission,
                      attributed to multi-exciton generation within the material.
                      During a research period at BCMaterials (Bilbao, Spain), I
                      also gained expertise in computational chemistry, which
                      proved useful for performing delicate polymer encapsulation
                      of the nanostructures. Specifically, I conducted DFT
                      calculations to analyze defects within the nanocrystals and
                      molecular dynamics simulations to study ligand shell
                      behavior on these structures. Importantly, some of the
                      nanocomposites produced were tested in high-energy physics
                      experiments at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), where radiation
                      hardness and ultra-fast scintillation are essential
                      requirements. Finally, the application of these materials
                      was explored also for their potential use in medical
                      diagnostics, particularly as detectors for the ToF-PET
                      system, whose operation requires ultra-fast scintillation to
                      achieve high spatial precision in the detection of
                      neoplasms.},
      cin          = {DOOR ; HAS-User},
      cid          = {I:(DE-H253)HAS-User-20120731},
      pnm          = {6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G3},
      experiment   = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P66-20150101},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
      urn          = {URN:NBN:IT:UNIMIB-193036},
      url          = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/627008},
}