Solution-Processed Transparent Self-Powered p-CuS-ZnS/n-ZnO UV Photodiode

Xu, Xiaojie; Shukla, Sudhanshu; Liu, Ya; Yue, Binbin; Bullock, James; Su, Longxing; Li, Yanmei; Javey, Ali; Fang, Xiaosheng; Ager, Joel W.

doi:10.1002/pssr.201700381

Title: Solution-Processed Transparent Self-Powered p-CuS-ZnS/n-ZnO UV Photodiode

Journal Article · Tue Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physica Status Solidi rrl

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.201700381· OSTI ID:1530330

Xu, Xiaojie ^[1]; Shukla, Sudhanshu ^[2]; Liu, Ya ^[2]; Yue, Binbin ^[2]; Bullock, James ^[2]; Su, Longxing ^[3]; Li, Yanmei ^[3];

^[4]; Fang, Xiaosheng ^[3];

^[4]

Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Transparent diodes formed by a heterojunction between p-type CuS–ZnS and n-type ZnO thin films were fabricated by sequential chemical bath deposition and sol-gel spin coating. The diodes are transparent in the visible (≈70% at 550 nm) and exhibit a good rectifying characteristics, with I_f/I_r ratios of up to 800 at ±1 V, higher than most of the reported solution-processed diodes measured at a similar bias. More importantly, when operated as a self-powered (zero bias) UV photodetector, they show stable and fast (<1 s) photoresponse with a maximum responsivity of 12 mA W^-1 at 300 nm. Both the response time and responsivity of the p-CuZnS/n-ZnO UV photodiode are comparable or superior to similar solution-processed devices reported in the literature.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; EE0004946; AC02‐76SF00515; DE‐AC02‐76SF00515; AC02-76SF00515; 51471051; 11674061

OSTI ID:: 1530330

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1413039; OSTI ID: 1579797

Journal Information:: Physica Status Solidi rrl, Vol. 12, Issue 2; ISSN 1862-6254

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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