JOURNAL ARTICLE

A High-Performance Self-Powered UV Photodetector Based on Self-Doping TIO2 Nanotube Arrays

Abstract

In this paper, we present a high-performance self-powered ultraviolet (UV) photodetector using electrochemical micro-porous-channel arrays based on a cost-effective and environment-friendly black TiO 2 nanotube arrays (BTNAs) and polysulfide (S 2- /S x 2- ) electrolyte. By self-doping TiO 2 the concentration and lifetime of UV photo-generated carriers are increased due to increasing oxygen vacancies and Ti 3+ defects in BTNAs, effectively enhancing the carrier transport and multiple exciton effect of carriers, and thus the self-powered UV photodetector based on electrochemical micro-porous-channel arrays demonstrates a high photoresponsivity of ~22 mA/W and high-speed photoresponse of ~4 ms in rise and decay time.

Keywords:
Photodetector Materials science Ultraviolet Optoelectronics Doping Exciton

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