Organic Bulk‐Heterojunction‐Integrated Flexible Perovskite Photodetection Arrays for High‐Speed Broadband Optical Communication
The demand for self-powered, broadband photodetectors is rising in fields like artificial intelligence, health monitoring, and optical communications. However, conventional perovskite photodetectors face limited visible absorption and poor ambient stability. Here, we report a high-performance integrated photodetector combining a perovskite (Cs<sub>n.15</sub>FA<sub>n.85</sub>PbI<sub>3</sub>) absorber with an organic bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) structure for broadband photon harvesting up to 1000 nm. The device achieves a peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 84% in the visible range (400-700 nm) and 63% in the near-infrared (NIR, 700-1000 nm). Benefiting from optimized energy band alignment, the photodetector exhibits a self-powered responsivity of 0.3 A W<sup>-1</sup> and a fast response time of 29 µs, with a linear dynamic range (LDR) of 122 dB under 900 nm NIR illumination. The BHJ organic layer suppresses the dark current (J<sub>D</sub>) to 6.9 × 10<sup>-11</sup> A cm<sup>-2</sup> and noise current (i<sub>n</sub>) to 10-14 A Hz<sup>-1/2</sup>, yielding a specific detectivity (D*) of 10<sup>12</sup> Jones. The polymeric BHJ also enhances flexibility, enabling a reliable 25-pixel array for uniform NIR imaging. In optical communication, the device achieves a low bit error rate with data rates of 90 kbps (λ = 665 nm) and 140 kbps (λ = 904 nm). This work establishes the perovskite/BHJ detector as a promising platform for flexible, high-speed optoelectronics.
Authors
- Jiazhi Meng
- Kanghui Ke
- Feiyu Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-4379)
- H. Y. Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-0011)
- Bohua Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9978-5749)
- Guodan Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2209-2789)
- Zhichun Si
- Hong Xin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7715-6849)
- Yu Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9371-3971)
- Haoyu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2001-5405)
Institutions
- Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202509546
- Primary Topic
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School