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High-performance self-powered ultraviolet photodetector based on PVK/amorphous-WO3 organic-inorganic heterojunction

Menghan Jia Orcid Logo, Libin Tang Orcid Logo, Vincent Teng Orcid Logo, Yanfei Lü Orcid Logo

Applied Surface Science, Volume: 643, Start page: 158641

Swansea University Author: Vincent Teng Orcid Logo

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Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors have found wide-ranging applications, ranging from optical communications to chemical detection. High performance UV photodetectors that can be self-powered are highly desirable in many applications as they can minimize energy consumption during operation. Herein, a s...

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Published in: Applied Surface Science
ISSN: 0169-4332 1873-5584
Published: Elsevier BV 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64767
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Abstract: Ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors have found wide-ranging applications, ranging from optical communications to chemical detection. High performance UV photodetectors that can be self-powered are highly desirable in many applications as they can minimize energy consumption during operation. Herein, a self-powered UV photodetector, which consisted of poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK)/amorphous-WO3 organic-inorganic heterojunction with PEDOT:PSS as a hole transport layer, was fabricated using a two-step method at low temperature. The effect of WO3, PVK and PEDOT:PSS films on the performances of the photodetector was also investigated. Under optimized parameters, the PEDOT:PSS/PVK/WO3 photodetector exhibited a maximum responsivity of 12.41 AW−1, specific detectivity of 1.80 × 1013 Jones, photo-dark current ratio of 103 at reverse bias and typical rectification characteristic when exposed to 365 nm light irradiation. The photoelectric conversion mechanism of this novel PVK/WO3 heterojunction is discussed using energy band diagrams. This work presents a method to produce a high performance WO3-based heterostructure at low temperature, which has the potential for UV imaging.
Keywords: Self-powered, UV photodetector, Organic-inorganic, PVK/WO3 heterojunction, Low temperature
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61106098, 11864044, 61965016, 61765015, 62241506 and 62175209); the Research Innovation Fund for Graduate Students of Yunnan University, China (No. KC-22221203) and the Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Higher Education Institutions for Optoelectronics Device Engineering.
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