Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 13, 1300002(2025)

Research Progress of Near-Infrared Organic Photodetectors

Haoran Wang1,2, Junyi Hu1,2, Ming Cheng1、*, Yunpeng Wang1, and Fei Wang1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin , China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China
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    OPD device structure[4]. (a) Organic photoconduction; (b) OPT; (c) organic photodiode
    Schematic diagrams of heterojunction classification in organic photodiode. (a) Schematic diagram of PHJ structure; (b) schematic diagram of BHJ structure
    Classification based on detection range. (a)(b) Full-color OPD[31]; (c) narrowband OPD[32]; (d) color selective OPD[33]
    Schematic diagram of device structure and performance of ternary blend NIR-OPD[41]
    Schematic diagram of structure and performance of IDC-based NIR eutectic OFET[45]
    Bulk heterostructure, planar heterostructure, and molecular structure diagrams of PbPc and C70 and absorption spectra of PbPc∶ C70 and PbPc/C70[54]. (a) PbPc and C70 bulk heterostructure; (b) PbPc and C70 planar heterostructure; (c) PbPc and C70 molecular structure; (d) absorption spectra of PbPc∶C70 and PbPc/C70
    Schematic diagrams of material absorption curves, external quantum efficiency, responsivity, specific detectability curves, and device structure. (a)(b) Absorption curves and external quantum effect curves of PC61BM as receptor material[55]; (c)(d) absorption curves, photoresponsivity and detectability spectra of conjugated dimeric porphyrin small molecules and PC71BM[56]; (e) absorption spectra of Por4IC and P3HT blend films[57]; (f) schematic diagram of ultra-thin TFT-CN device [58]
    Schematic diagrams of spectral absorption and responsivity curves, device structure, and energy level. (a) Spectral absorption curves and responsivity of intrinsic BHJ[60]; (b) response rate curves[60]; (c)‒(e) schematic diagrams of NIR-OPD structure and device responsivity R and specific detection rate D* at -0.5 V[61]; (f) schematic diagram of BHJ device structure with inverted structure[62]; (g) material energy level diagram[62]; (h)‒(i) responsivity and specific detection rate D* of the device at different bias voltages[62]
    Schematic diagrams of working principle and optoelectronic characteristics[74]. (a) Schematic diagram of the working principle of organic semiconductor charge collection narrowing; (b) device spectral absorption and EQE
    Schematic diagrams of resonator structure and absorption spectra[75]. (a) Schematic diagram of the structure of a tunable oscillator OPD; (b) normalized absorption spectra
    Schematic diagrams of device structure and energy level distribution[76]. (a) Schematic diagram of device structure; (b) schematic diagram of photoactive layer of PM6∶Y6 OPD device; (c) absorption photon distribution of NIR wavelength in thick and thin photodiode structure; (d) energy level distribution of OPD
    Schematic diagrams of device structure and I-V characteristics[89]. (a) Basic structure of the device; (b) schematic diagram of I-V characteristics
    Schematic diagrams of exciton and responsivity distribution[94]. (a) Distribution of exciton generation after top and bottom light incidence in PHJ device; (b) distribution of excitons after top and bottom light incidence in BHJ device; (c) distribution of PHJ device structure and dual band device responsivity
    NIR-OPD applications. (a) Schematic diagram of integrated circuit response for medical health monitoring[96]; (b) schematic diagram of basic structure of NIR-OPD[96]; (c) test diagram of transmissive pulse signal monitoring[97]; (d) schematic diagram of flexible integrated PPG[98]; (e) schematic diagram of biological imaging[97]; (f) flexible OPD prepared based on hydrogel substrate [98]; (g) demultiplexing process in dual channel optical communication applications[99]; (h) schematic diagram of imaging of NIR-II OPD array based on YZ1[100]
    • Table 1. Device structure and main performance parameters of NIR-OPD in recent years[64-73]

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      Table 1. Device structure and main performance parameters of NIR-OPD in recent years[64-73]

      MaterialDevice structureD*/(cm·Hz1/2Bias voltage /VResponsivity /(A/W)Absorption wavelength /nmRef.
      PM6∶PC71BM∶PAENITO/ZnO/Active layer/MoO3/Ag3.45×1013-10.376300‒75064
      PTB7-Th∶P3HT∶PC71BMITO/PEIE/Active layer/PNDIT-F3u/PMMA/Ag5.00×1011-15400‒76065
      PM6∶Y6ITO/PEIE/Active layer/PBTTT/MoO3/Ag6.02×1013-10.5450‒92066
      PTTA∶IEICO-4FITO/PEDOT∶PSS/Active layer/LiF/Al1.02×1013-10.111320‒95067
      PM6∶Y12Au/PEDOT∶PSS/Active layer/PFN-Br/Ag4.00×1010400‒95068
      PCE-10∶BTPSV-4F∶BTPSV-4ClITO/ZnO/PFN-Br/Active layer/MoOx/Ag101300.48300‒110069
      PTB7-Th∶COTIC-4FITO/Zno∶PDINOn/Active layer/MoO3/Ag5.00×1012-10.47400‒110070
      PCE-10∶FB-C6ITO/PEDOT∶PSS/Active layer/PDINO/Al2.39×1012-0.10.29300‒115071
      PTB7-Th∶TTD(DTC-2FIC)2ITO/ZnO/Active layer/MoO3/Ag1011-0.50.095400‒120072
      PTB7-Th∶Y-QC4FITO/ZnO/Active layer/MoO3/Ag1.62×101200.13400‒150073
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    Haoran Wang, Junyi Hu, Ming Cheng, Yunpeng Wang, Fei Wang. Research Progress of Near-Infrared Organic Photodetectors[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(13): 1300002

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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Nov. 7, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 25, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: Ming Cheng (chengm@ciomp.ac.cn), Fei Wang (wangf@ciomp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242231

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242231

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