Issue 14, 2021

A tailorable polarity-flipping response in self-powered, flexible Sb2Se3/ZnO bilayer photodetectors

Abstract

The new era of the Internet of Things has spawned research into multifunctional photodetectors. Herein, the intriguing features of dual-polarity and flexibility are creatively embraced in Sb2Se3/ZnO bilayer photodetectors. The current reversal, with respect to the incident wavelengths, originates from the synergy of photovoltaic and photo-thermoelectric effects. An unprecedented polarity-double-flipping phenomenon was discovered at a critical thickness of the ZnO capping layer. The dual-polarity response is tailorable, as it is critically dependent on the band alignment, light penetration depth, and interfacial properties of the heterostructure. The optimal device has superior overall performance in terms of the response bandwidth, responsivity, detectivity, and response speed. The flexible devices can withstand 600 bending cycles with only a 4.38% degradation in the performance and a well-localized polarity-flipping wavelength. This study shows that the Sb2Se3/ZnO photodetector has excellent potential for use in bipolar signal communications in wireless, filterless, and wearable optoelectronic systems. It also paves the way for the design and optimization of flexible dual-polarity photodetectors from arbitrary hetero-assemblies.

Graphical abstract: A tailorable polarity-flipping response in self-powered, flexible Sb2Se3/ZnO bilayer photodetectors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Feb 2021
Accepted
17 Mar 2021
First published
19 Mar 2021

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021,9, 4978-4988

A tailorable polarity-flipping response in self-powered, flexible Sb2Se3/ZnO bilayer photodetectors

J. Jiang, Y. Guo, X. Weng, F. Long, Y. Xin, Y. Lu, Z. Ye, S. Ruan and Y. Zeng, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 4978 DOI: 10.1039/D1TC00786F

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