【Device Papers】High Performance Solar-Blind UV Photodetector Based on C₈-BTBT/β-Ga₂O₃ Core–Shell Structure pn Heterojunction

      Researchers from the Zhejiang Sci-Tech University have published a dissertation titled "High Performance Solar-Blind UV Photodetector Based on C₈-BTBT/β-Ga₂O₃ Core–Shell Structure pn Heterojunction" in ACS Applied Electronic Materials.

Abstract

      The development of β-Ga₂O₃-based pn heterojunction holds significant promise for next-generation solar-blind ultraviolet photodetection, yet remains fundamentally constrained by the material’s inherent p-type doping challenges. Herein, we propose an organic–inorganic heterointegration strategy with oxygen vacancy engineering to overcome these limitations. Through dipping mechanically exfoliated β-Ga₂O₃ single crystals into heated and melted dioctyl benzothiophene (C₈-BTBT) for van der Waals assembly, we demonstrate a pn heterostructure. Postannealing at 800 °C effectively reduces oxygen vacancy concentration, suppressing dark current through trap-assisted recombination mitigation. The optimized device achieves exceptional performance with ultrahigh photo-to-dark current ratio (I_photo/I_dark = 1.05 × 10⁵ @ −40 V), superior detectivity (2.04 × 10¹² Jones), and fast response speed. This work provides a feasible strategy for the development of high performance β-Ga₂O₃-based solar-blind UV photodetectors and may promote their application.

DOI：

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.5c00531