Recent progress on stability and applications of flexible perovskite photodetectors

Ying Hu; Qianpeng Zhang; Junchao Han; Xinxin Lian; Hualiang Lv; Yu Pei; Siqing Shen; Yongli Liang; Hao Hu; Meng Chen; Xiaoliang Mo; Junhao Chu

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/24080019

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 011601(2025)

Recent progress on stability and applications of flexible perovskite photodetectors

Ying Hu¹, Qianpeng Zhang^1、*, Junchao Han¹, Xinxin Lian¹, Hualiang Lv¹, Yu Pei², Siqing Shen², Yongli Liang², Hao Hu^2、**, Meng Chen^2、***, Xiaoliang Mo^1、****, and Junhao Chu¹

Author Affiliations

¹State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Department of Materials Science, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

²Advanced Silicon Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201616, China

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Received: Jul. 12, 2024

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Published Online: Mar. 6, 2025

The Author Email: Zhang Qianpeng (QPZhang), Hu Hao (HHu), Chen Meng (MChen), Mo Xiaoliang (XLMo)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24080019

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