Photodetectors based on small-molecule organic semiconductor crystals

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/28/3/038102

Abstract

Small-molecule organic semiconductor crystals (SMOSCs) combine broadband light absorption (ultraviolet-visible-near infrared) with long exciton diffusion length and high charge carrier mobility. Therefore, they are promising candidates for realizing high-performance photodetectors. Here, after a brief resume of photodetector performance parameters and operation mechanisms, we review the recent advancements in application of SMOSCs as photodetectors, including photoconductors, phototransistors, and photodiodes. More importantly, the SMOSC-based photodetectors are further categorized according to their detection regions that cover a wide range from ultraviolet to near infrared. Finally, challenges and outlooks of SMOSC-based photodetectors are provided.

Keywords: small molecule organic semiconductor crystals photodetectors

Received: 12 October 2018
Revised: 26 November 2018
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PACS:	81.05.Fb	(Organic semiconductors)
	81.10.-h	(Methods of crystal growth; physics and chemistry of crystal growth, crystal morphology, and orientation)
	85.60.Gz	(Photodetectors (including infrared and CCD detectors))
	85.60.Dw	(Photodiodes; phototransistors; photoresistors)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51672180, 51622306, and 21673151), Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), the 111 Project, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices.

Corresponding Authors: Xiujuan Zhang, Jiansheng Jie
E-mail: xjzhang@suda.edu.cn;jsjie@suda.edu.cn

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Jing Pan(潘京), Wei Deng(邓巍), Xiuzhen Xu(徐秀真), Tianhao Jiang(姜天昊), Xiujuan Zhang(张秀娟), Jiansheng Jie(揭建胜) Photodetectors based on small-molecule organic semiconductor crystals 2019 Chin. Phys. B 28 038102

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