Trap-assisted large gain in Cu{sub 2}O/C{sub 60} hybrid ultraviolet/visible photodetectors
- The State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022 (China)
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033 (China)
Photomultiplication-type ultraviolet (UV)/visible photodetectors (PDs) are demonstrated in an electrodeposited Cu{sub 2}O/C{sub 60} hybrid structure. These simple organic/inorganic hybrid PDs exhibit external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of 1.1 × 10{sup 4}% under illumination of 365 nm UV light at −3 V, indicating a large gain of photocurrent for these devices. Such an EQE is one of the highest values among the reported organic/inorganic hybrid PDs at the same voltage. Cu{sub 2}O and C{sub 60} are found to play different roles in realizing the photomultiplication. Copper vacancies are proposed as the defects in the electrodeposited Cu{sub 2}O layers, which can trap photogenerated holes. Such trapped holes will trigger the injection of multiple electrons and hence result in the photocurrent gain of the devices while C{sub 60} primarily acts as a light absorption media to provide free holes.
- OSTI ID:
- 22591619
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 16; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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