Constructing Fast Carrier Tracks into Flexible Perovskite Photodetectors To Greatly Improve Responsivity

• Published in: ACS nano 2017-02, Vol.11 (2), p.2015-2023
• Main Authors: Li, Xiaoming, Yu, Dejian, Chen, Jun, Wang, Yue, Cao, Fei, Wei, Yi, Wu, Ye, Wang, Lin, Zhu, Ying, Sun, Zhiguo, Ji, Jianping, Shen, Yalong, Sun, Handong, Zeng, Haibo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Carbon nanotubes; Carriers; Construction; Extraction; Nanostructure; Perovskites; Photodetectors; Strategy
• ISSN: 1936-0851; 1936-086X
• DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b08194

Intrinsically high mobility and large absorption coefficient endow inorganic halide perovskites (IHPs) with great promise for high-performance photodetectors (PDs), which, however, are being hindered by the low carrier extraction and transport efficiency of the solution assembled films. Here, we report on a general strategy to enhance the perovskite film conductivity that carbon nanotubes (CNTs) conductive nanonets are constructed from to provide fast carrier tracks. Resultantly, the CsPbBr3 nanosheet/CNT composite films exhibit both high light harvesting and high conductivity, such advantages are demonstrated by the high performances of corresponding planar PDs. Specifically, the highest external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 7488% and the highest responsivity of 31.1 A W–1 under a bias of 10 V among IHP PDs with planar structure are achieved, which are almost 125-fold over the previous best results. Besides, the efficient charge extraction and transport also remarkably contribute to the fast response speed where a rise time of 16 μs is achieved, which is also superior to state-of-the-art IHP PDs. Furthermore, the composite films exhibit impressive flexibility due to the ultrathin 2D and 1D structural characteristic of perovskites and CNTs. By deploying the PD as a point-like detector, we acquire clear images. The results indicate the promising potentials of the perovskite/CNT composites for solution and ambient condition processed flexible devices, and this strategy is general for all kinds of perovskite optoelectronic devices including photodetectors, phototransistors, and even LEDs.