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Deep ultraviolet copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) photodetectors based on coplanar nanogap electrodes fabricated via adhesion lithography

Deep ultraviolet copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) photodetectors based on coplanar nanogap electrodes fabricated via adhesion lithography
Deep ultraviolet copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) photodetectors based on coplanar nanogap electrodes fabricated via adhesion lithography

Adhesion lithography (a-Lith) is a versatile fabrication technique used to produce asymmetric coplanar electrodes separated by a <15 nm nanogap. Here, we use a-Lith to fabricate deep ultraviolet (DUV) photodetectors by combining coplanar asymmetric nanogap electrode architectures (Au/Al) with solution-processable wide-band-gap (3.5-3.9 eV) p-type semiconductor copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN). Because of the device's unique architecture, the detectors exhibit high responsivity (≈79 A W-1) and photosensitivity (≈720) when illuminated with a DUV-range (λpeak = 280 nm) light-emitting diode at 220 μW cm-2. Interestingly, the photosensitivity of the photodetectors remains fairly high (≈7) even at illuminating intensities down to 0.2 μW cm-2. The scalability of the a-Lith process combined with the unique properties of CuSCN paves the way to new forms of inexpensive, yet high-performance, photodetectors that can be manufactured on arbitrary substrate materials including plastic.

coplanar electrodes, photodiode, photosensitivity, responsivity, solution-processed
1944-8244
41965-41972
Wyatt-Moon, Gwenhivir
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Georgiadou, Dimitra G.
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Semple, James
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Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
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Wyatt-Moon, Gwenhivir
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Georgiadou, Dimitra G.
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Semple, James
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Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
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Wyatt-Moon, Gwenhivir, Georgiadou, Dimitra G., Semple, James and Anthopoulos, Thomas D. (2017) Deep ultraviolet copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) photodetectors based on coplanar nanogap electrodes fabricated via adhesion lithography. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9 (48), 41965-41972. (doi:10.1021/acsami.7b12942).

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Abstract

Adhesion lithography (a-Lith) is a versatile fabrication technique used to produce asymmetric coplanar electrodes separated by a <15 nm nanogap. Here, we use a-Lith to fabricate deep ultraviolet (DUV) photodetectors by combining coplanar asymmetric nanogap electrode architectures (Au/Al) with solution-processable wide-band-gap (3.5-3.9 eV) p-type semiconductor copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN). Because of the device's unique architecture, the detectors exhibit high responsivity (≈79 A W-1) and photosensitivity (≈720) when illuminated with a DUV-range (λpeak = 280 nm) light-emitting diode at 220 μW cm-2. Interestingly, the photosensitivity of the photodetectors remains fairly high (≈7) even at illuminating intensities down to 0.2 μW cm-2. The scalability of the a-Lith process combined with the unique properties of CuSCN paves the way to new forms of inexpensive, yet high-performance, photodetectors that can be manufactured on arbitrary substrate materials including plastic.

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Published date: 27 November 2017
Keywords: coplanar electrodes, photodiode, photosensitivity, responsivity, solution-processed

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Local EPrints ID: 440528
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/440528
ISSN: 1944-8244
PURE UUID: 421de157-f371-4d9d-b0bf-275a0c856b52
ORCID for Dimitra G. Georgiadou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-3346

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Date deposited: 06 May 2020 16:31
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:55

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Author: Gwenhivir Wyatt-Moon
Author: James Semple
Author: Thomas D. Anthopoulos

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