Self-powered PEDOT:PSS/Sn:α-Ga2O3 heterojunction UV photodetector via organic/inorganic hybrid ink engineering

Yifan Yao; Suhao Yao; Jiaqing Yuan; Zeng Liu; Maolin Zhang; Lili Yang; Weihua Tang

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/24050048

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 45, Issue 12, 122402(2024)

Self-powered PEDOT:PSS/Sn:α-Ga₂O₃ heterojunction UV photodetector via organic/inorganic hybrid ink engineering

Yifan Yao, Suhao Yao, Jiaqing Yuan, Zeng Liu, Maolin Zhang, Lili Yang^*, and Weihua Tang^**

Innovation Center of Gallium Oxide Semiconductor (IC-GAO), College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China

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Yifan Yao, Suhao Yao, Jiaqing Yuan, Zeng Liu, Maolin Zhang, Lili Yang, Weihua Tang. Self-powered PEDOT:PSS/Sn:α-Ga₂O₃ heterojunction UV photodetector via organic/inorganic hybrid ink engineering[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2024, 45(12): 122402

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jun. 13, 2024

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Published Online: Jan. 15, 2025

The Author Email: Lili Yang (LLYang), Weihua Tang (WHTang)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24050048

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