The quest for solar-blind photodetectors with outstanding optoelectronic properties and weak signals detection capability is essential for their applications in the field of imaging,communication,warning,etc.To date,G...The quest for solar-blind photodetectors with outstanding optoelectronic properties and weak signals detection capability is essential for their applications in the field of imaging,communication,warning,etc.To date,Ga_(2)O_(3)has demonstrated potential for high-performance solar-blind photodetectors.However,the performance usually decays superlinearly at low light intensities due to carrier-trapping effect,which limits the weak signal detection capability of Ga_(2)O_(3)photodetectors.Herein,a Ga_(2)O_(3)solarblind photodetector with ultra-thin absorbing medium has been designed to restrain trapping of photo-generated carriers during the transporting process by shortening the carrier transport distance.Meanwhile,multiple-beam interference is employed to enhance the absorption efficiency of the Ga_(2)O_(3)layer using an Al/Al_(2)O_(3)/Ga_(2)O_(3)structure.Based on the ultra-thin absorbing medium with enhanced absorption efficiency,a 7×7 flexible photodetector array is developed,and the detectivity can reach 1.7×10^(15)Jones,which is among the best values ever reported for Ga_(2)O_(3)photodetectors.Notably,the performance of the photodetector decays little as the illumination intensity is as weak as 5 nW/cm2,revealing the capacity to detect ultra-weak signals.In addition,the flexible photodetector array can execute the functions of imaging,spatial distribution of light source intensity,real-time light trajectory detection,etc.Our results may provide a route to high-performance solar-blind photodetectors for ultra-weak light detection.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFB0406500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61804136,U1804155,and 62027816)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2018M630829 and 2019T120630).
文摘The quest for solar-blind photodetectors with outstanding optoelectronic properties and weak signals detection capability is essential for their applications in the field of imaging,communication,warning,etc.To date,Ga_(2)O_(3)has demonstrated potential for high-performance solar-blind photodetectors.However,the performance usually decays superlinearly at low light intensities due to carrier-trapping effect,which limits the weak signal detection capability of Ga_(2)O_(3)photodetectors.Herein,a Ga_(2)O_(3)solarblind photodetector with ultra-thin absorbing medium has been designed to restrain trapping of photo-generated carriers during the transporting process by shortening the carrier transport distance.Meanwhile,multiple-beam interference is employed to enhance the absorption efficiency of the Ga_(2)O_(3)layer using an Al/Al_(2)O_(3)/Ga_(2)O_(3)structure.Based on the ultra-thin absorbing medium with enhanced absorption efficiency,a 7×7 flexible photodetector array is developed,and the detectivity can reach 1.7×10^(15)Jones,which is among the best values ever reported for Ga_(2)O_(3)photodetectors.Notably,the performance of the photodetector decays little as the illumination intensity is as weak as 5 nW/cm2,revealing the capacity to detect ultra-weak signals.In addition,the flexible photodetector array can execute the functions of imaging,spatial distribution of light source intensity,real-time light trajectory detection,etc.Our results may provide a route to high-performance solar-blind photodetectors for ultra-weak light detection.
