Effect of Methylammonium Iodide (MACl) on MAPbI₃-Based Perovskite UV-C Photodetectors

Abstract

In this study, we fabricated deep ultraviolet (DUV) photodetectors based on perovskite thin films doped with halide materials using formamidinium bromide (FABr) and methylammonium iodide (MAI). The device was fabricated using a simple surface engineering technique by post-treating the MAPbI3 perovskite film with an FABr solution. This film acts as a light absorption layer, like a depletion layer with a p-i-n (PIN) structure, with n-type of SnO2-SDBS and p-type of spiro-OMeTAD. Adding 0.10 M MACl to the MAPbI3 precursor solution during the manufacturing process could effectively reduce the trap density compared with existing films. Films with MACl added in the two-step process can control a wide band gap and improve crystallinity. In addition, the Cl atom has a smaller atomic radius than iodine and a higher electronegativity of 3.16, which can improve phase stability, and the effect of the added Cl− increases the electron mobility of the perovskite, showing a fast response.

Keywords

• deep-ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors
• perovskite
• MAPbI₃
• MACl
• FABr