Self‐Powered Ultraviolet Photodetectors Driven by Built‐In Electric Field
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- 19 September 2017
- Vol. 13 (45)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201701687
Abstract
Self‐powered ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors, which have vast applications in the military and for civilian purposes, have become particularly attractive in recent years due to their advantages of high sensitivity, ultrasmall size, and low power consumption. In particular, self‐powered UV photodetectors driven by a built‐in electric field cannot only detect UV signals but also be powered by the incident signals instead of external power. In this concept, the key issues and most recent developments on photovoltaic type UV photodetectors driven by p–n homojunction, heterojunction, and Schottky junction are surveyed. This should generate extensive interest in this field and encourage more researchers to engage in and tackle the scientific challenges.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11674061, 51471051, 61705043, 61505033)
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M611411)
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (15520720700)
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