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Inspired by arthropod eyes, a novel curved artificial-compound-eye (cACE) photodetector enhances diffused light harvesting. This biomimetic design significantly boosts photocurrent, paving the way for advanced light sensors.

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  • Arthropod compound eyes offer exceptional light-harvesting capabilities, crucial for survival in low-light conditions.
  • Existing artificial photodetectors often struggle with diffused light and directional dependence.

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  • To propose and fabricate a curved artificial-compound-eye (cACE) photodetector inspired by natural compound eyes.
  • To investigate the light-harvesting performance of the cACE photodetector for diffused light sensing.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of cACE using template deformation of a planar artificial-compound-eye (pACE).
  • Integration of cACE onto a silicon-based photodetector.
  • Systematic investigation of photodetector performance under varying luminances.

Main Results:

  • The cACE photodetector exhibits reduced surface reflection and improved light-harvesting efficiency.
  • Output photocurrent of the cACE photodetector was 1.395x and 1.29x higher than bare and pACE photodetectors, respectively.
  • The cACE design demonstrates enhanced performance for diffused light detection.

Conclusions:

  • The cACE photodetector design significantly improves light-harvesting ability and photocurrent.
  • This biomimetic approach offers a promising pathway for developing high-performance photodetectors for luminance sensing.