γ-ray Radiation Hardness of CsPbBr₃ Single Crystals and Single-Carrier Devices

The superior environmental stability of all-inorganic metal halide perovskites compared to their organic-inorganic counterparts makes them more promising in practical applications. Here, the stability of an archetypical all-inorganic CsPbBr₃ single crystal and its single-carrier devices under ⁶⁰Co γ-ray irradiation was investigated. The CsPbBr₃ single crystal itself shows ostensible hardness as its structural and optical properties present imperceptible changes even with a total ionizing dose of 800 krad. Unexpectedly, the single crystal-based single-carrier devices exhibit apparent dose-dependent hardness. The performance of the hole-only device suffers from more deterioration than the electron-only device under high irradiation doses (>400 krad). Our results reveal that such a discrepancy originates from the different influences of γ-ray irradiation-induced defects on the transport behaviors of holes and electrons in CsPbBr₃ single-crystal devices. These findings offer a new understanding of the interaction mechanism between γ-photons and all-inorganic metal halide perovskite-based devices.