Self-powered, flexible, and ultrabroadband
ultraviolet-terahertz photodetector based on a
laser-reduced graphene oxide/CsPbBr
3
composite
YIFAN LI,
1
YATING ZHANG,
1,
*ZHILIANG CHEN,
1
QINGYAN LI,
1
TENGTENG LI,
1
MENGYAO LI,
1
HONGLIANG ZHAO,
1
QUAN SHENG,
1
WEI SHI,
1
AND JIANQUAN YAO
1,2
1
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information Technology (Tianjin University), Ministry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and
Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
2
e-mail: jqyao@tju.edu.cn
*Corresponding author: yating@tju.edu.cn
Received 13 April 2020; revised 9 June 2020; accepted 10 June 2020; posted 12 June 2020 (Doc. ID 395090); published 14 July 2020
Self-powered and flexible ultrabroadband photodetectors (PDs) are desirable in a wide range of applications. The
current PDs based on the photothermoelectric (PTE) effect have realized broadband photodetection. However,
most of them express low photoresponse and lack of flexibility. In this work, high-performance, self-powered, and
flexible PTE PDs based on laser-scrib ed reduced graphene oxide LSG∕CsPbBr
3
are developed. The comparison
experiment with LSG PD and fundamental electric properties show that the LSG∕CsPbBr
3
device exhibits en-
hanced ultrabroadband photodetection performance covering ultraviolet to terahertz range with high photores-
ponsivity of 100 mA/W for 405 nm and 10 mA/W for 118 μm at zero bias voltage, respectively. A response time
of 18 ms and flexible experiment are also acquired at room temperature. Moreover, the PTE effect is fully dis-
cussed in the LSG∕CsPbBr
3
device. This work demonstrates that LSG∕CsPbBr
3
is a promising candidate for the
construction of high-performance, flexible, and self-powered ultrabroadband PDs at room temperature.
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Chinese Laser Press
https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.395090
1. INTRODUCTION
High-performance, self-powered, and flexible photodetectors
(PDs) with ultrabroadband detection range of ultraviolet
(UV) to terahertz (THz) are highly desired in a wide range
of applications [1–4]. THz PDs play an important role espe-
cially in the biomedical imaging, space communications, re-
mote sensing, imaging, and security check fields [5–7].
However, owing to the lack of available materials and technical
methods, it is still a great challenge to realize those demands.
In recent years, because of the capacity of ultrabroadband de-
tection under zero voltage, photothermoelectric (PTE) PDs
based on the Seebeck effect have attracted renewed interest with
the development of new semiconductor materials [8–11]. PTE
PDs based on two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as gra-
phene, MoS
2
, and EuBiSe
3
by converting photo-induced tem-
perature rising into electric signals have been investigated and
demonstrated to extend the detection range from the UV to the
THz band [9,12–14]. For PTE PDs, two effective approaches
have been applied to improve their photoresponse, including
increasing the photo-induced temperature gradient and the
Seebeck coefficient difference of a device [15–17]. For example,
plasmon-enhanced photo absorption [15,18] and antenna-
coupled enhanced absorption strategies in grapheme [ 6,7,19]
have been used to build a large temperature gradient success-
fully. On the other hand, in order to increase the Seebeck co-
efficient, gate bias has been adopted to tune the Fermi level in
2D materials [14]. However, it is still hard to meet the require-
ment of high sensitivity for PTE PDs, due to the limitation of
low photo absorbance (2.3% for single-layer graphene) and the
complex preparation process of 2D materials [20,21].
Three-dimensional (3D) graphene, including in graphene
foams and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with cross-linked
graphene sheets, does not merely hold the superoptical and
electric properties of single-layer graphene, but also expresses
higher light absorption, longer-ranging conductive networks,
and stronger thermal properties [22–28]. Owing to their excel-
lent properties, 3D graphene foams and rGO have unique ad-
vantages for PTE detection [1,21,25,29]. However, most of the
current preparation methods of 3D graphene, such as chemical
vapor deposition (CVD) [30] and thermal reduction by using
GO solution [31], require complex process equipment, a high
temperature and pressure environment, and long preparation
cycles [32,33]. In recent years, a number of scientific groups
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