Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Department of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2017

Citation

Pub. No.: US 2017/0077429 A1

Comments

Appl. No.: 15/364,064

Abstract

A photodetector includes an anode that is transparent or partially transparent to light, a cathode and an active layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The active layer includes a nanocomposite material that has a polymer blended with nanoparticles or organic electron trapping particles. The photodetector has a low dark current when not illuminated by light and has a high conductivity when illuminated by light, in which the light passes the anode and is absorbed by the active layer. The active layer has a thickness selected such that the photodetector has a narrowband spectral response.

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