Practical Demonstration of Deep-Ultraviolet Detection with Wearable and Self-Powered Halide Perovskite-Based Photodetector

Flexible and self-powered photodetectors (PDs) have become one of the most popular topics, attracting researchers in the field of optoelectronic applications. In this study, for the first time, we demonstrate partial discharge detection in a practical environment with a prepared flexible device. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) is utilized as a highly transparent material in the UVC region, to create a flexible substrate with the antihumidity property. A detector that uses a mixed-halide perovskite (FAP-bI(3))(1-x)(MAPbBr(3))(x) as the photoactive material is constructed in a vertical structure on the as-prepared hydrophobic PVDF substrate. The fabricated device exhibits good performance with a fast response speed (t(rise) = 82 ms, t(fall) = 64 ms) and a high detectivity of 7.21 x 10(10) Jones at zero bias under 254 nm UV illumination, along with superior mechanical flexibility at various bending angles. Additionally, the air-exposure stability and reproducibility of the as-prepared device exhibit almost the original performance after 6 weeks of storage. For practical applications, we demonstrate a facile and sensitive detection for UVC leakage from a germicidal lamp and simulated a partial discharge system using our PD without energy consumption. These results indicate that this new approach may be useful and convenient for the detection of the partial discharge as well as for several practical applications.

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The study demonstrates a new approach for partial discharge detection using flexible devices, with good performance, stability, and potential applications in various practical scenarios.