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Organic narrowband near-infrared photodetectors based on intermolecular charge-transfer absorption

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  • Bernhard Siegmund

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Andreas Mischok

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Johannes Benduhn

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Olaf Zeika

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Sascha Ullbrich

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Frederik Nehm

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Matthias Böhm

    (Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Donato Spoltore

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Hartmut Fröb

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Christian Körner

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Karl Leo

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Koen Vandewal

    (Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP), Technische Universität Dresden
    Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden)

Abstract

Blending organic electron donors and acceptors yields intermolecular charge-transfer states with additional optical transitions below their optical gaps. In organic photovoltaic devices, such states play a crucial role and limit the operating voltage. Due to its extremely weak nature, direct intermolecular charge-transfer absorption often remains undetected and unused for photocurrent generation. Here, we use an optical microcavity to increase the typically negligible external quantum efficiency in the spectral region of charge-transfer absorption by more than 40 times, yielding values over 20%. We demonstrate narrowband detection with spectral widths down to 36 nm and resonance wavelengths between 810 and 1,550 nm, far below the optical gap of both donor and acceptor. The broad spectral tunability via a simple variation of the cavity thickness makes this innovative, flexible and potentially visibly transparent device principle highly suitable for integrated low-cost spectroscopic near-infrared photodetection.

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  • Bernhard Siegmund & Andreas Mischok & Johannes Benduhn & Olaf Zeika & Sascha Ullbrich & Frederik Nehm & Matthias Böhm & Donato Spoltore & Hartmut Fröb & Christian Körner & Karl Leo & Koen Vandewal, 2017. "Organic narrowband near-infrared photodetectors based on intermolecular charge-transfer absorption," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-6, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms15421
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15421
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    1. Andreas Mischok & Bernhard Siegmund & Florian Le Roux & Sabina Hillebrandt & Koen Vandewal & Malte C. Gather, 2024. "Breaking the angular dispersion limit in thin film optics by ultra-strong light-matter coupling," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
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    3. Kai Müller & Karl S. Schellhammer & Nico Gräßler & Bipasha Debnath & Fupin Liu & Yulia Krupskaya & Karl Leo & Martin Knupfer & Frank Ortmann, 2023. "Directed exciton transport highways in organic semiconductors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    4. Yu Tang & Zhuangmiao Wang & Mingsheng Gao & Jiayin Han & Leiming Yuan & Furong Zhu, 2025. "Dual-mode narrowband organic photodetectors for self-aligned imaging in NIR-I and NIR-II," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-8, December.
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    6. Xiaopeng Feng & Chenglong Li & Jinmei Song & Yuhong He & Wei Qu & Weijun Li & Keke Guo & Lulu Liu & Bai Yang & Haotong Wei, 2024. "Differential perovskite hemispherical photodetector for intelligent imaging and location tracking," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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