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High-performance UV–vis photodetectors based on electrospun ZnO nanofiber-solution processed perovskite hybrid structures

Show Author's Information Fengren Cao§,  Wei Tian§,  Bangkai Gu,  Yulong Ma,  Hao Lu,  Liang Li( )
College of PhysicsOptoelectronics and EnergyCollaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and TechnologyJiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin FilmsCenter for Energy Conversion Materials & Physics (CECMP)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215006China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

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perovskite, electrospinning, ZnO, hybrid, photodetector
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Cao F, Tian W, Gu B, et al. High-performance UV–vis photodetectors based on electrospun ZnO nanofiber-solution processed perovskite hybrid structures. Nano Research, 2017, 10(7): 2244-2256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1413-2
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Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites have been demonstrated as promising candidates for broadband-responsive photodetectors. It is critical to develop perovskite-based photodetectors with excellent photodetection capability and facile fabrication processes for practical application. Herein, we designed and fabricated, for the first time, a hybrid photodetector consisting of electrospun ZnO nanofibers and perovskites. Compared to pristine ZnO or perovskite, the hybrid photodetector showed increased on–off ratio, faster response speed, and higher responsivity and detectivity. The performance of the hybrid devices was significantly enhanced by using quasi-aligned ZnO nanofiber arrays instead of disordered nanofibers, which provide efficient charge transfer between the perovskite and ZnO, shorter transmission paths, and reduced carrier loss at cross-junctions of nanofibers. Our results provide a new and promising route to integrate inorganic functional materials with perovskite for high-performance and low-cost photodetectors.


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High-performance UV–vis photodetectors based on electrospun ZnO nanofiber-solution processed perovskite hybrid structures

Show Author's information Fengren Cao§, Wei Tian§, Bangkai Gu, Yulong Ma, Hao Lu, Liang Li( )
College of PhysicsOptoelectronics and EnergyCollaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and TechnologyJiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin FilmsCenter for Energy Conversion Materials & Physics (CECMP)Soochow UniversitySuzhou215006China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites have been demonstrated as promising candidates for broadband-responsive photodetectors. It is critical to develop perovskite-based photodetectors with excellent photodetection capability and facile fabrication processes for practical application. Herein, we designed and fabricated, for the first time, a hybrid photodetector consisting of electrospun ZnO nanofibers and perovskites. Compared to pristine ZnO or perovskite, the hybrid photodetector showed increased on–off ratio, faster response speed, and higher responsivity and detectivity. The performance of the hybrid devices was significantly enhanced by using quasi-aligned ZnO nanofiber arrays instead of disordered nanofibers, which provide efficient charge transfer between the perovskite and ZnO, shorter transmission paths, and reduced carrier loss at cross-junctions of nanofibers. Our results provide a new and promising route to integrate inorganic functional materials with perovskite for high-performance and low-cost photodetectors.

Keywords: perovskite, electrospinning, ZnO, hybrid, photodetector

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Received: 20 November 2016
Revised: 08 December 2016
Accepted: 10 December 2016
Published: 27 March 2017
Issue date: July 2017

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We acknowledge the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51422206, 51372159, and 51502184), 1000 Youth Talents Plan, 333 High-level Talents Cultivation Project of Jiangsu Province, Six Talents Peak Project of Jiangsu Province, Distinguished Young Scholars Foundation by Jiangsu Science and Technology Committee (No. BK20140009), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20150331), and Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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