Hybrid Bulk-Heterojunction of Colloidal Quantum Dots and Mixed-Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for High-Performance Self-Powered Broadband Photodetectors

Muhammad Sulaman, Shengyi Yang*, Arfan Bukhtiar, Peiyun Tang, Zhenheng Zhang, Yong Song, Ali Imran, Yurong Jiang, Yanyan Cui, Libin Tang, Bingsuo Zou

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Abstract

Self-powered broadband photodetectors exhibit excellent self-powered and wide-band photoresponse from visible to infrared region and attract enormous attention due to their promising applications in imaging, sensing, and optical communication. PbSe colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) and halide perovskites nanocrystals (NCs) are commonly used for photodetectors due to their strong absorption capability, tunable bandgap, and high aspect ratio. However, due to suffering from low charge carrier mobility and high trap density, the performance of individual PbSe CQDs and perovskites-based photodetectors is not satisfactory. Integration of PbSe CQDs with inorganic mixed-halide perovskite nanomaterials can provide an opportunity to overcome these drawbacks. In this work, a hybrid nanocomposite of PbSe CQDs blended with all-inorganic mixed halide perovskite NCs is integrated to fabricate bulk-heterojunction-based high-performance photodetectors. The transportation of photogenerated carriers is enhanced by employing electrons- and holes-extracting layers. As a result, the photoresponsivity of 6.16 A W−1 and a specific detectivity of 5.96 × 1013 Jones with an ON/OFF current ratio of 105 is obtained for bulk-heterojunction photodetector ITO/ZnO/PbSe:CsPbBr1.5I1.5/P3HT/Au in the self-powered mode. Meanwhile, the device performance of the fabricated photodetector is numerically simulated by using Technology Computer-Aided Design software, and the physical mechanisms for photogenerated carriers’ transportation are discussed in detail.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2201527
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume32
Issue number28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • PbSe colloidal quantum dots
  • bulk-heterojunctions
  • mixed-halide perovskite nanocrystals
  • self-powered photodetectors

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