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An Investigation into the Viability of Graphene Based X-Ray Detectors for Clinical and Medical Practices

Lead Research Organisation: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Medical Physics and Biomedical Eng

Abstract

I hope to set up a working Graphene field effect transistor based X-Ray detector. I would like to test the response of the Graphene X-Ray detector and learn about how Graphene reacts to the X-Ray sources we will expose it to. Any advantages over current X-Ray detectors, be it resolution, response rate or simply manufacturing cost, would be evaluated and if the detector proved significantly useful I would like to work on expanding the research to design and improve the detector to a multi-functional standard.

A final objective would be to build a fully functional Graphene X-Ray detector for the purpose of being produced and sold to medical professions.

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
EP/N509395/1 30/09/2015 29/03/2021
1656295 Studentship EP/N509395/1 27/09/2015 27/12/2019
 
Description Collaboration with the UCL Institute for Materials Discovery for synthesis of Perovskite Materials 
Organisation University College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I have first taken some home grown samples of theirs to test in our X-ray lab to observe the X-ray response that they exhibited. I have made use of their labs and expertise in synthesising my own crystals for use in X-ray detection testing.
Collaborator Contribution They have supplied devices initially, which I used in testing. Following on from my proposal to make my own devices, they offered expertise in teaching me to use the labs for synthesis.
Impact Characterisation and proof of concept construction of a Perovskite based device.
Start Year 2018