Rational Doping Strategy to Build the First Solution‐Processed p‐n Homojunction Architecture toward Silicon Quantum Dot Photodetectors

Semiconductor p‐n homojunction is a requisite building block of operating transistors and diodes which make up the modern electronic circuits and optoelectronic applications. However, it has been so far limited to bulk form of single crystals such as silicon (Si) or gallium arsenide. Herein, a brand...

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Veröffentlicht in:Small science 2024-12, Vol.4 (12), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Ghosh, Batu, Yamada, Hiroyuki, Nemoto, Kazuhiro, Jevasuwan, Wipakorn, Fukata, Naoki, Sun, Hon‐Tao, Shirahata, Naoto
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Zusammenfassung:Semiconductor p‐n homojunction is a requisite building block of operating transistors and diodes which make up the modern electronic circuits and optoelectronic applications. However, it has been so far limited to bulk form of single crystals such as silicon (Si) or gallium arsenide. Herein, a brand‐new method of constructing p‐n homojunction architectures that breaks through the limitation is presented. Colloidal inks of p‐type and n‐type Si quantum dots (QDs) are synthesized by thermal disproportionation of (HSiO1.5)n doped with boron or phosphorus, followed by surface ligand engineering. Analysis combining UV photoelectron spectroscopy, electron spin resonance, and current–voltage characteristics confirms that an orthogonal solvent trick makes clean interfaces between n‐type and p‐type SiQD layers without disruption on film formation. The forward and reverse current–voltage characteristics of the diode, along with various spectroscopic characterizations, demonstrate the formation of the first p‐n homojunction of SiQDs. The self‐powered photodiode provides a tunable response specific to the wavelength. This article reports a novel solution‐processed method of constructing p‐n homojunction architectures using p‐type and n‐type Si QDs that are dispersed in two orthogonal solvents. The p‐n homojunction demonstrates typical I–V characteristics which clearly show diode‐like rectification and it is used further as a photodiode to detect light efficiently even at zero bias voltage conditions.
ISSN:2688-4046
2688-4046
DOI:10.1002/smsc.202400367