Trap-Assisted Photomultiplication Polymer Photodetectors Obtaining an External Quantum Efficiency of 37 500

A smart strategy is reported to obtain photomultiplication (PM) type polymer photodetectors (PPDs) based on poly­(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC61BM) which are commonly used in polymer solar cells. The PPDs with 1 wt % PC61BM exhibit a champion EQE of 37,...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2015-03, Vol.7 (10), p.5890-5897
Main Authors: Li, Lingliang, Zhang, Fujun, Wang, Wenbin, An, Qiaoshi, Wang, Jian, Sun, Qianqian, Zhang, Miao
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Language:English
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Summary:A smart strategy is reported to obtain photomultiplication (PM) type polymer photodetectors (PPDs) based on poly­(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PC61BM) which are commonly used in polymer solar cells. The PPDs with 1 wt % PC61BM exhibit a champion EQE of 37,500% under 625 nm illumination with an intensity of 8.87 μW cm–2 at −19 V bias. The PM phenomenon of PPDs with rather low PC61BM doping ratios should be attributed to the enhanced hole tunneling injection assisted by trapped electrons in PC61BM near the Al cathode, which can be completely demonstrated from (i) turning distribution of electron traps by changing P3HT:PC61BM doping weight ratios from 200:1 to 1:1; (ii) adjusting interfacial barrier width by inserting LiF layer between the active layer and the Al cathode.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.5b00041