Issue 16, 2024

A high-performance Ti3C2Tx/Lu2O3/GaN heterojunction deep ultraviolet photovoltaic photodetector enhanced via the dual-field coupling effect

Abstract

Lutetium oxide (Lu2O3) has an ultra-wide bandgap of 5.5–6.2 eV and great potential for application in high-performance deep ultraviolet photodetectors (PDs). In this work, a strategy to improve the performance of Lu2O3-based DUV PDs is proposed, which makes use of the photo-induced pyro-phototropic effect and the photovoltaic effect (that is, the dual-field coupling effect) of the heterojunction. By constructing a Ti3C2Tx/Lu2O3 Schottky heterojunction and utilizing the photo-dual-field coupling effect induced at the heterojunction interface, an endogenous synergistic enhancement is realized in the efficiency of DUV optical absorption and photogenerated carrier separation. The Ti3C2Tx/Lu2O3/GaN DUV photodetector fabricated in this study exhibits excellent performance at 0 V bias, such as a high photoresponsivity (R ≈ 23.8 mA W−1) and a high response speed (decay time ∼40.3 ms). Under the same illumination conditions, the photoresponsivity of this device based on the dual-field coupling effect is higher than that based on the single photovoltaic effect. What's more, this device also has better DUV photoelectric properties when compared with Ag/Lu2O3/GaN detectors. These results indicate that the dual-field coupling effect induced by light in the Ti3C2Tx/Lu2O3 heterojunction is key to enhancing the detection performance of Lu2O3-based DUV PDs. This work provides new ideas for the application of Lu2O3 wide-bandgap semiconductors in high-performance DUV photodetectors.

Graphical abstract: A high-performance Ti3C2Tx/Lu2O3/GaN heterojunction deep ultraviolet photovoltaic photodetector enhanced via the dual-field coupling effect

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Feb 2024
Accepted
19 Mar 2024
First published
09 Apr 2024

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024,12, 5964-5971

A high-performance Ti3C2Tx/Lu2O3/GaN heterojunction deep ultraviolet photovoltaic photodetector enhanced via the dual-field coupling effect

J. Liang, H. Cai, W. Li, Z. Lin, X. Tang, D. Zhang and W. Zheng, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 5964 DOI: 10.1039/D4TC00763H

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