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Rohit Saraf1, Vivek Maheshwari1
1Department of Chemistry , Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario N2L 3G1 , Canada.
Abstract:
A monolith photodetector is presented that utilizes the material properties of MAPbI3 perovskite for self-powered operation and achieves improved stability by composting with polystyrene. The self-powered operation makes this device suitable for remote applications and in smart systems. Improved stability of more than 20 days, with performance maintained by over 80% under ambient conditions, is achieved by incorporating polystyrene without additional fabrication steps. A plain MAPbI3 device in comparison shows a performance degradation of 70-85% within 4 days of operation. The incorporation of polystyrene also improves the current detectivity of the device by over 70 times compared to plain perovskite.
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