Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging as an appealing class of highly tailorable electrically conducting materials with potential applications in optoelectronics. Yet, the realization of their proof-of-concept devices remains a daunting challenge, attributed to their poor electrical properties. Following the authors’ recent report on a semiconducting Fe₃(THT)₂(NH₄)₃ (THT: 2,3,6,7,10,11-triphenylenehexathiol) 2D MOF with record-high mobility and band-like charge transport, here, Fe₃(THT)₂(NH₄)₃ MOF-based photodetector operating in photoconductive mode capable of detecting a broad wavelength range from UV to NIR (400–1575 nm) is demonstrated. The narrow IR bandgap of the active layer (≈0.45 eV) constrains the performance of the photodetector at room temperature by band-to-band thermal excitation of charge carriers. At 77 K, the device performance is significantly improved; two orders of magnitude higher voltage responsivity, lower noise equivalent power, and higher specific detectivity of 7 × 10⁸ cm Hz¹/² W⁻¹ are achieved under 785 nm excitation. These figures of merit are retained over the analyzed spectral region (400–1575 nm) and are commensurate to those obtained with the first demonstrations of graphene and black phosphorus based photodetectors. This work demonstrates the feasibility of integrating conjugated MOFs as an active element into broadband photodetectors, thus bridging the gap between materials’ synthesis and technological applications.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:72555 |
| Date | 29 October 2020 |
| Creators | Arora, Himani, Dong, Renhao, Venanzi, Tommaso, Zscharschuch, Jens, Schneider, Harald, Helm, Manfred, Feng, Xinliang, Cánovas, Enrique, Erbe, Artur |
| Publisher | Wiley-VCH |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 1521-4095, 10.1002/adma.201907063 |
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