A Sensitive Broadband (UV–vis–NIR) Perovskite Photodetector Using Topological Insulator as Electrodes

Abstract Here, a sensitive and broadband perovskite photodetector is developed by using crystalline topological insulator (TI) Bi₂Se₃ film as the electrode, which is synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The as‐fabricated Bi₂Se₃‐FA_0.85Cs_0.15PbI₃‐Bi₂Se₃ photodetector exhibits apparent sensitivity to 650 nm illumination with an on/off ratio of 0.8 × 10⁵ and good reproducibility. The responsivity, external quantum efficiency, and specific detectivity are estimated to be 8.4 A W⁻¹, 1604%, and 1.7 × 10¹³ Jones, respectively, which are better not only than the perovskite device using Au as electrode, but also than the majority of other perovskite materials based devices. It is also interesting to find that the TI based perovskite photodetector displays obvious photoresponse to near infrared light (NIR) with 980 nm due to contribution of TI Bi₂Se₃ layer. It is believed that the present TI based perovskite photodetector holds promise for broadband and high‐performance optoelectronic applications in the future.