초록 |
Here we demonstrate the effect of anionic polyelectrolyte as a cathode interlayer to enhance charge selectivity of the electrode/semiconductor junction of organic photodiodes. Poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) was used as a cathode interlayer for tuning the work function of an ITO/ZnO electrode, so that hole injection can be minimized while electron extraction can be maximized. Optimized photodiodes with a PSS interlayer showed lower and flatter dark current density curves compared to the reference devices, which indicates that tunneling currents between the electrode and the active layer were dramatically suppressed. Moreover, PSS as an interlayer enabled lower charge recombination yield, as confirmed by the ideality factor and linear dynamic range analysis. As a result, we could realize the near-ideal organic photodiodes with a high performance of specific detectivity up to 3.3×1012 Jones at -5 V |