Self-Driven Perovskite Narrowband Photodetectors with Tunable Spectral Responses.

Wang, Jian; Xiao, Shuang; Qian, Wei; Zhang, Kai; Yu, Jun; Xu, Xiuwen; Wang, Gaopeng; Zheng, Shizhao et al. · Adv Mater · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Narrowband photodetectors with tunable spectral responses are highly desirable for applications in image sensing, machine vision, and optical communication. Herein, a filterless and self-driven perovskite narrowband photodetector (PNPD) based on the defect-assisted charge collection narrowing (CCN) mechanism is reported, which is enabled by a high-quality thick perovskite film. By adjusting the halide component of the perovskite layer, the bandgap is successfully modulated and the corresponding narrowband photodetectors show a wide spectral response range from the red to the near-infrared (NIR), all with full-widths at half maximum (FWHMs) below 30 nm. Specifically, the methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI<sub>3</sub> ) narrowband photodetector exhibits a characteristic detection peak at 800 nm with a very low noise current of ≈0.02 pA Hz<sup>-1/2</sup> , a high specific detectivity up to 1.27 × 10<sup>12</sup> Jones, and a fast response speed with rise/fall time of 12.7/6.9 µs. Impressively, these values are among the highest of their kind reported previously, and allow demonstration of narrowband imaging. The excellent performance of self-driven PNPDs lights up their prospect in high-efficiency optoelectronic devices without external power sources.