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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Renewable Materials

Background:

  • Organic photodetectors (OPDs) are crucial for light sensing applications.
  • Developing sustainable and cost-effective materials for OPDs is an ongoing challenge.
  • Citrus pectin offers a promising renewable resource for electronic device fabrication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel organic photodetector using citrus pectin.
  • To optimize the concentration of aluminum nitrate for enhanced photodetector performance.
  • To evaluate the stability and repeatability of the fabricated organic photodetector.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of organic photodetectors using a simple solution method.
  • Optimization of aluminum nitrate concentration (AlC0.5).
  • Characterization of device morphology, optical properties, on/off ratio, rise/decay times, stability, and repeatability.

Main Results:

  • An optimized aluminum nitrate concentration of 0.5 mg/mL (AlC0.5) was determined.
  • The Al/AlC0.5/ITO photodetector achieved a high on/off ratio and acceptable response times.
  • The device demonstrated good stability and repeatability under visible light (440 nm) at 0.1 V bias.

Conclusions:

  • Citrus pectin can be successfully utilized to fabricate high-performance organic photodetectors.
  • A simple, cost-efficient, and environmentally friendly fabrication process was established.
  • This work paves the way for sustainable materials in organic electronics.