HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITES AND NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR FLEXIBLE X-RAY DETECTORS (2025-2028)
June 2025
On 1 June 2025, implementation of Project No. 1.1.1.3/24/A/070 “Hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites and nanostructured materials for flexible x-ray detectors” was launched.
Lead partner: Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (ISSP UL, Reg. No. 90002124925); Research Project Leader – Dr.phys Aleksejs Kuzmins.
Co-operation partner: JSC Olaine chemical plant BIOLAR (Reg. No. 40003245470); Research Project Leader – Dr. Andrejs Gerbreders.
Project objective – to develop new organic-polymer and inorganic-nanomaterial solutions for the fabrication of flexible X-ray detectors by using hybrid organic–inorganic nanocomposites and nanostructured materials.
Key tasks:
1. Synthesis of nanostructured materials and organic polymers for X-ray detection.
2. Development of a flexible detector prototype with tunable sensitivity over a wide energy range.
3. Creation of a high-spatial-resolution detector (≤ 1 µm) with adjustable sensitivity.
X-ray technologies are an integral part of modern life. Their applications range from medical diagnostics and security scanners to industrial inspection and cutting-edge scientific research using synchrotrons and free-electron lasers.
X-ray detectors are among the most crucial components of this technology, with a global market size of approximately 4 billion EUR in 2024.
Currently, they are implemented using various approaches, typically based on X-ray films, ionization chambers, semiconductors, and scintillators.
However, there is a growing demand for radiation detectors that are better suited to specialized applications or offer improvements in one or more technical parameters, such as sensitivity to specific spectral ranges, spatial resolution, low power consumption, flexibility, environmental sustainability, and cost-effectiveness.
Project name
Hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites and nanostructured materials for flexible x-ray detectors
Project number
1.1.1.3/24/A/070
Budget and funding
Total project cost: EUR 656 000
ERDF contribution: EUR 509 712 (77.7 %)
State co-funding: EUR 89 872 (13.7 %)
Private co-funding: EUR 56 416 (8.6 %)
Funding distribution between partners:
ISSP UL – 53 %; BIOLAR – 47 %.
Project implementation period
01.06.2025 – 31.05.2028 (36 months)