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Photoresponse Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide/n-silicon Heterojunction Fabricated by the Vacuum Filtration and Transfer Method

  • Du, Yonggang (College of Science, China University of Petroleum East China (UPC)) ;
  • Qiao, Liangxin (College of Science, China University of Petroleum East China (UPC)) ;
  • Xue, Dingyuan (College of Science, China University of Petroleum East China (UPC)) ;
  • Jia, Yulei (College of Science, China University of Petroleum East China (UPC))
  • Received : 2022.01.01
  • Accepted : 2022.05.17
  • Published : 2022.08.25
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Abstract

A photodetector based on a reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/n-Si heterojunction with high responsivity, detectivity and fast response speed is presented. Here, we put forward a simple vacuum filtration method to prepare RGO film and transfer it onto an n-Si substrate to form an RGO/n-Si heterojunction. The experimental results show that the heterojunction has good rectification characteristics, and the response and recovery time are less than 0.31 s and 0.25 s, respectively. Under 470 nm light conditions at -2 V applied voltage, the responsivity and detectivity of the device are 65 mA/W and 4.02 × 1010 cmHz1/2W-1, respectively. The simple preparation process and good performance of the RGO/n-Si heterojunction make it a promising material for photoelectric detection, especially in the near-ultraviolet band.

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (19CX02053A); National Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates (202111041, 20190472, 202012077).

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