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Temperature dependence of pyro-phototronic effect on self-powered ZnO/perovskite heterostructured photodetectors

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Self-powered ZnO/perovskite heterostructured ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors (PDs) based on the pyro-phototronic effect have been recently reported as a promising solution for energy-efficient, ultrafast-response, and high-performance UV PDs. In this study, the temperature dependence of the pyro-phototronic effect on the photo-sensing performance of self-powered ZnO/perovskite heterostructured PDs was investigated. The current responses of these PDs to UV light were enhanced by 174.1% at 77 K and 28.7% at 300 K owing to the improved pyro-phototronic effect at low temperatures. The fundamentals of the pyro-phototronic effect were thoroughly studied by analyzing the chargetransfer process and the time constant of the current response of the PDs upon UV illumination. This work presents in-depth understandings about the pyrophototronic effect on the ZnO/perovskite heterostructure and provides guidance for the design and development of corresponding optoelectronics for ultrafast photo sensing, optothermal detection, and biocompatible optoelectronic probes.

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    Wenbo Peng, Ruomeng Yu, Xingfu Wang, Zhaona Wang, Haiyang Zou & Zhong Lin Wang

  2. School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    Wenbo Peng & Yongning He

  3. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhong Lin Wang

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Peng, W., Yu, R., Wang, X. et al. Temperature dependence of pyro-phototronic effect on self-powered ZnO/perovskite heterostructured photodetectors. Nano Res. 9, 3695–3704 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1240-5

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