Zhou J, Chen L, Wang Y, He Y, Pan X, Xie E. An overview on emerging photoelectrochemical self-powered ultraviolet photodetectors.
NANOSCALE 2016;
8:50-73. [PMID:
26646028 DOI:
10.1039/c5nr06167a]
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Abstract
In recent years, as a new member of ultraviolet photodetectors (UV-PDs), photoelectrochemical UV-PDs (PEC UV-PDs) have received great attention. Compared to conventional photoconductors, PEC UV-PDs exhibit a number of merits, including low cost, environmentally friendly nature, being self-powered, and fast response. This tutorial review provides a comprehensive introduction to this research field, covering from the basics of performance evaluation of PEC UV-PDs, the state-of-the-art advances in structural design, electrolyte matching, and electrode fabrication of PEC UV-PDs, to the integration of multiple functions into a PEC UV-PD. In the end, we present our perspectives on the future development of PEC UV-PDs and highlight the key technical challenges in aiming to stimulate further developments in this research field.
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