Enhanced Performance of a Self-Powered Organic/Inorganic Photodetector by Pyro-Phototronic and Piezo-Phototronic Effects
Abstract
Self‐powered photodetectors (PDs) have long been realized by utilizing photovoltaic effect and their performances can be effectively enhanced by introducing the piezo‐phototronic effect. Recently, a novel pyro‐phototronic effect is invented as an alternative approach for performance enhancement of self‐powered PDs. Here, a self‐powered organic/inorganic PD is demonstrated and the influences of externally applied strain on the pyro‐phototronic and the photovoltaic effects are thoroughly investigated. Under 325 nm 2.30 mW cm ‐2 UV illumination and at a ‐0.45% compressive strain, the PD's photocurrent is dramatically enhanced from ≈14.5 to ≈103 nA by combining the pyro‐phototronic and piezo‐phototronic effects together, showing a significant improvement of over 600%. Theoretical simulations have been carried out via the finite element method to propose the underlying working mechanism. Moreover, the pyro‐phototronic effect can be introduced by applying a ‐0.45% compressive strain to greatly enhance the PD's response to 442 nm illumination, including photocurrent, rise time, and fall time. This work provides in‐depth understandings about the pyro‐phototronic and the piezo‐phototronic effects on the performances of self‐powered PD to light sources with different wavelengths and indicates huge potential of these two effects in optoelectronic devices.
- Authors:
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- Xi'an Jiaotong Univ. (China). School of Electronic and Information Engineering; Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xi'an Jiaotong Univ. (China). School of Electronic and Information Engineering
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Materials Science and Engineering; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Beijing Inst. of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1533037
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1401778
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-07ER46394; DEFG02‐07ER46394
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0935-9648
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; piezo-phototronic effect; pyro-phototronic effect; photodetectors; ZnO
Citation Formats
Peng, Wenbo, Wang, Xingfu, Yu, Ruomeng, Dai, Yejing, Zou, Haiyang, Wang, Aurelia C., He, Yongning, and Wang, Zhong Lin. Enhanced Performance of a Self-Powered Organic/Inorganic Photodetector by Pyro-Phototronic and Piezo-Phototronic Effects. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1002/adma.201606698.
Peng, Wenbo, Wang, Xingfu, Yu, Ruomeng, Dai, Yejing, Zou, Haiyang, Wang, Aurelia C., He, Yongning, & Wang, Zhong Lin. Enhanced Performance of a Self-Powered Organic/Inorganic Photodetector by Pyro-Phototronic and Piezo-Phototronic Effects. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201606698
Peng, Wenbo, Wang, Xingfu, Yu, Ruomeng, Dai, Yejing, Zou, Haiyang, Wang, Aurelia C., He, Yongning, and Wang, Zhong Lin. Tue .
"Enhanced Performance of a Self-Powered Organic/Inorganic Photodetector by Pyro-Phototronic and Piezo-Phototronic Effects". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201606698. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1533037.
@article{osti_1533037,
title = {Enhanced Performance of a Self-Powered Organic/Inorganic Photodetector by Pyro-Phototronic and Piezo-Phototronic Effects},
author = {Peng, Wenbo and Wang, Xingfu and Yu, Ruomeng and Dai, Yejing and Zou, Haiyang and Wang, Aurelia C. and He, Yongning and Wang, Zhong Lin},
abstractNote = {Self‐powered photodetectors (PDs) have long been realized by utilizing photovoltaic effect and their performances can be effectively enhanced by introducing the piezo‐phototronic effect. Recently, a novel pyro‐phototronic effect is invented as an alternative approach for performance enhancement of self‐powered PDs. Here, a self‐powered organic/inorganic PD is demonstrated and the influences of externally applied strain on the pyro‐phototronic and the photovoltaic effects are thoroughly investigated. Under 325 nm 2.30 mW cm ‐2 UV illumination and at a ‐0.45% compressive strain, the PD's photocurrent is dramatically enhanced from ≈14.5 to ≈103 nA by combining the pyro‐phototronic and piezo‐phototronic effects together, showing a significant improvement of over 600%. Theoretical simulations have been carried out via the finite element method to propose the underlying working mechanism. Moreover, the pyro‐phototronic effect can be introduced by applying a ‐0.45% compressive strain to greatly enhance the PD's response to 442 nm illumination, including photocurrent, rise time, and fall time. This work provides in‐depth understandings about the pyro‐phototronic and the piezo‐phototronic effects on the performances of self‐powered PD to light sources with different wavelengths and indicates huge potential of these two effects in optoelectronic devices.},
doi = {10.1002/adma.201606698},
journal = {Advanced Materials},
number = 23,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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