A Flexible Solar-blind Ultraviolet Photodetector based on Carbon Nanodots

A flexible solar-blind ultraviolet (UV) photodetector based on the carbon nanodots (CNDs) was fabricated on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. The responsivity of 1.2 mA/W is obtained for 10 V applied bias under 254 nm illumination. Further, bending tests were carried out under the 0.2% strain, and the results showed that this flexible photodetector had stable characteristics and no obviously decrease of the photocurrent. The bending performances exhibit excellent potential for the fabrication of smart and flexible photodetectors.

Fast Colloidal Synthesis of SnSe2 Nanosheets for Flexible Broad-band Photodetection

A new rapid bottom-up colloidal synthetic route has been developed to synthesize SnSe2 nanosheets within 5 minutes. The SnSe2 nanosheets based flexible photodetector is firstly fabricated on PET substrate patterned...

Fabrication of a Flexible Photodetector Based on a Liquid Eutectic Gallium Indium

A fluidic gallium-based liquid metal (LM) is an interesting material for producing flexible and stretchable electronics. A simple and reliable method developed to facilitate the fabrication of a photodetector based on an LM is presented. A large and thin conductive eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) film can be fabricated with compressed EGaIn microdroplets. A solution of LM microdroplets can be synthesized by ultrasonication after mixing with EGaIn and ethanol and then dried on a PDMS substrate. In this study, a conductive LM film was obtained after pressing with another substrate. The film was sufficiently conductive and stretchable, and its electrical conductivity was 2.2 × 106 S/m. The thin film was patterned by a fiber laser marker, and the minimum line width of the pattern was approximately 20 μm. Using a sticky PDMS film, a Ga2O3 photo-responsive layer was exfoliated from the fabricated LM film. With the patterned LM electrode and the transparent photo-responsive film, a flexible photodetector was fabricated, which yielded photo-response-current ratios of 30.3%, 14.7%, and 16.1% under 254 nm ultraviolet, 365 nm ultraviolet, and visible light, respectively.