Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer

Abstract Large‐area BiOCl nanosheet arrays grown on Cu substrate are transferred onto the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, while the as‐fabricated BiOCl/PDMS photodetector (PD) yields negligible photocurrents under UV light illumination. The introduction of a Ti3C2Tx MXene conduction layer at...

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Main Authors: Weixin Ouyang, Jiaxin Chen, Jr‐Hau He, Xiaosheng Fang
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Published: Wiley-VCH 2020-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202000168
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author Weixin Ouyang
Jiaxin Chen
Jr‐Hau He
Xiaosheng Fang
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Jiaxin Chen
Jr‐Hau He
Xiaosheng Fang
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description Abstract Large‐area BiOCl nanosheet arrays grown on Cu substrate are transferred onto the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, while the as‐fabricated BiOCl/PDMS photodetector (PD) yields negligible photocurrents under UV light illumination. The introduction of a Ti3C2Tx MXene conduction layer at the interface increases both the photocurrent and dark current by 2–3 orders of magnitude. But this PD suffers from a large dark current (6.7 pA), a low on–off ratio (2.4), and a long decay time (6.87 s) under 350 nm light illumination at 5 V. After the deposition of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), the optimized PD achieves a low dark current of 86 fA, a high on–off ratio of 7996.5, and a short decay time of 0.93 s. Additionally, the elimination of the Ti3C2Tx MXene layer causes decreased photocurrent and prolonged decay time. The greatly improved photoresponse and response speed of these PDs are ascribed to the increased light absorption brought by the ZnO NPs, the improved carrier separation promoted by the ZnO–BiOCl heterojunction, and the efficient carrier pathways provided by the Ti3C2Tx MXene conduction layers. The construction of heterojunctions and introduction of conduction additives improve the photodetecting performance of these BiOCl‐based PDs, promoting their practical applications in the photoelectric devices.
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spelling doaj-art-c8f689cfd1bd4e8eb4198350e046ce212025-08-20T03:31:33ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Electronic Materials2199-160X2020-06-0166n/an/a10.1002/aelm.202000168Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction LayerWeixin Ouyang0Jiaxin Chen1Jr‐Hau He2Xiaosheng Fang3Department of Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR 999077 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 P. R. ChinaAbstract Large‐area BiOCl nanosheet arrays grown on Cu substrate are transferred onto the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, while the as‐fabricated BiOCl/PDMS photodetector (PD) yields negligible photocurrents under UV light illumination. The introduction of a Ti3C2Tx MXene conduction layer at the interface increases both the photocurrent and dark current by 2–3 orders of magnitude. But this PD suffers from a large dark current (6.7 pA), a low on–off ratio (2.4), and a long decay time (6.87 s) under 350 nm light illumination at 5 V. After the deposition of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), the optimized PD achieves a low dark current of 86 fA, a high on–off ratio of 7996.5, and a short decay time of 0.93 s. Additionally, the elimination of the Ti3C2Tx MXene layer causes decreased photocurrent and prolonged decay time. The greatly improved photoresponse and response speed of these PDs are ascribed to the increased light absorption brought by the ZnO NPs, the improved carrier separation promoted by the ZnO–BiOCl heterojunction, and the efficient carrier pathways provided by the Ti3C2Tx MXene conduction layers. The construction of heterojunctions and introduction of conduction additives improve the photodetecting performance of these BiOCl‐based PDs, promoting their practical applications in the photoelectric devices.https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202000168BiOCl nanosheet arraysheterojunctionsTi 3C 2T x MXeneUV photodetectorsZnO nanoparticles
spellingShingle Weixin Ouyang
Jiaxin Chen
Jr‐Hau He
Xiaosheng Fang
Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer
Advanced Electronic Materials
BiOCl nanosheet arrays
heterojunctions
Ti 3C 2T x MXene
UV photodetectors
ZnO nanoparticles
title Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer
title_full Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer
title_fullStr Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer
title_full_unstemmed Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer
title_short Improved Photoelectric Performance of UV Photodetector Based on ZnO Nanoparticle‐Decorated BiOCl Nanosheet Arrays onto PDMS Substrate: The Heterojunction and Ti3C2Tx MXene Conduction Layer
title_sort improved photoelectric performance of uv photodetector based on zno nanoparticle decorated biocl nanosheet arrays onto pdms substrate the heterojunction and ti3c2tx mxene conduction layer
topic BiOCl nanosheet arrays
heterojunctions
Ti 3C 2T x MXene
UV photodetectors
ZnO nanoparticles
url https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202000168
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