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High responsivity and response speed single-layer mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite photodetectors based on nanogap electrodes manufactured on large-area rigid and flexible substrates

High responsivity and response speed single-layer mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite photodetectors based on nanogap electrodes manufactured on large-area rigid and flexible substrates
High responsivity and response speed single-layer mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite photodetectors based on nanogap electrodes manufactured on large-area rigid and flexible substrates

Mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskites are employed as the photoactive material in single-layer solution-processed photodetectors fabricated with coplanar asymmetric nanogap Al–Au and indium tin oxide–Al electrodes. The nanogap electrodes, bearing an interelectrode distance of ≈10 nm, are patterned via adhesion lithography, a simple, low-cost, and high-throughput technique. Different electrode shapes and sizes are demonstrated on glass and flexible plastic substrates, effectively engineering the device architecture, and, along with perovskite film and material optimization, paving the way toward devices with tunable operational characteristics. The optimized coplanar nanogap junction perovskite photodetectors show responsivities up to 33 A W−1, specific detectivity on the order of 1011 Jones, and response times below 260 ns, while retaining a low dark current (0.3 nA) under −2 V reverse bias. These values outperform the vast majority of perovskite photodetectors reported so far, while avoiding the complicated fabrication steps involved in conventional multilayer device structures. This work highlights the promising potential of the proposed asymmetric nanogap electrode architecture for application in the field of flexible optoelectronics.

image sensors, metal halide perovskites, nanopatterning, photodiodes
1616-301X
Georgiadou, Dimitra G.
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Lin, Yen Hung
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Lim, Jongchul
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McLachlan, Martyn A.
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Snaith, Henry J.
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Snaith, Henry J.
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Georgiadou, Dimitra G., Lin, Yen Hung, Lim, Jongchul, Ratnasingham, Sinclair, McLachlan, Martyn A., Snaith, Henry J. and Anthopoulos, Thomas D. (2019) High responsivity and response speed single-layer mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite photodetectors based on nanogap electrodes manufactured on large-area rigid and flexible substrates. Advanced Functional Materials, 29 (28), [1901371]. (doi:10.1002/adfm.201901371).

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Abstract

Mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskites are employed as the photoactive material in single-layer solution-processed photodetectors fabricated with coplanar asymmetric nanogap Al–Au and indium tin oxide–Al electrodes. The nanogap electrodes, bearing an interelectrode distance of ≈10 nm, are patterned via adhesion lithography, a simple, low-cost, and high-throughput technique. Different electrode shapes and sizes are demonstrated on glass and flexible plastic substrates, effectively engineering the device architecture, and, along with perovskite film and material optimization, paving the way toward devices with tunable operational characteristics. The optimized coplanar nanogap junction perovskite photodetectors show responsivities up to 33 A W−1, specific detectivity on the order of 1011 Jones, and response times below 260 ns, while retaining a low dark current (0.3 nA) under −2 V reverse bias. These values outperform the vast majority of perovskite photodetectors reported so far, while avoiding the complicated fabrication steps involved in conventional multilayer device structures. This work highlights the promising potential of the proposed asymmetric nanogap electrode architecture for application in the field of flexible optoelectronics.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 8 May 2019
Published date: 11 July 2019
Keywords: image sensors, metal halide perovskites, nanopatterning, photodiodes

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Local EPrints ID: 439828
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/439828
ISSN: 1616-301X
PURE UUID: 0f40cdbf-b039-4eb5-9445-3c4e12c7341d
ORCID for Dimitra G. Georgiadou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-3346

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Date deposited: 05 May 2020 16:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 02:07

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Author: Yen Hung Lin
Author: Jongchul Lim
Author: Sinclair Ratnasingham
Author: Martyn A. McLachlan
Author: Henry J. Snaith
Author: Thomas D. Anthopoulos

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