Pyro-phototronic effect in colloidal quantum dots on silicon heterojunction for high-detectivity infrared photodetectors

Vishwa Bhatt, Manjeet Kumar, Ha Neul Kim, Doheon Yoo, Ju Hyung Yun, Min Jae Choi

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Abstract

Solution-processed colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have attracted significant interest for infrared photodetection, particularly due to their easy integration with silicon-based electronics. Among these, silver sulfide (Ag2S) CQDs stand out as non-toxic infrared semiconductors. However, their application in photodetectors has traditionally shown lower detectivity compared to devices based on lead sulfide and mercury telluride CQDs. Here we demonstrate report Ag2S CQD/silicon p-n heterojunction photodetectors that exhibit substantially enhanced detectivity. This improvement was facilitated by the pyro-phototronic effect (PPE) in Ag2S CQDs, which significantly increases the photocurrent. Consequently, the detectivity of the CQD/silicon photodetector was improved by a factor of 17, reaching 4.1×1010 Jones at 980 nm. These findings pave the way for new opportunities in utilizing CQDs for pyro-phototronic driven, solution-processed optoelectronic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number110465
JournalNano Energy
Volume133
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2025

Keywords

  • Colloidal quantum dots
  • Infrared photodetector
  • Pyro-phototronic effect
  • Quantum dot on silicon
  • Silver sulfide

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