Fabrication of flexible ultraviolet photodetectors using an all-spray-coating process

We report on a flexible ultraviolet (UV) photodetector fabricated using an all-spray-coating process. Two spray coating units were utilized to deposit semiconducting tin oxide nanowires as an active channel layer and metallic silver nanowires as an electrode layer. The device was mounted on the back of a human hand, and the UV intensities in sunlight were monitored over time. The fabricated flexible UV photodetector showed highly sensitive, stable, and reproducible detection properties. The main advantage of the proposed fabrication method is the extension of the integration environment by allowing direct application on various substrates, such as clothes and human skin, with varying device size and shape.