A Polymer Cathode Interlayer Based on B←N Unit for Suppressed Dark Current in Organic Photodetectors
摘要
The development of high-performance cathode interlayers (CILs) with low-lying highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels (EHOMO), capable of effectively suppressing dark current, is crucial for advancing organic photodetectors (OPDs). Herein, we report the first design of alcohol-soluble n-type conjugated polymers based on the boron-nitrogen coordination bond (B←N) unit, serving as CILs for high-performance OPDs. Benefiting from the strong electron-withdrawing capability of the B←N unit and the acceptor-acceptor (A-A) backbone, the polymer simultaneously achieves an EHOMO of −5.88 eV and a high electrical conductivity of 1.36×10−6 S·cm−1. An ultralow dark current density of 1.66×10−9 A·cm−2 under −1 V bias was achieved in OPDs incorporating this CIL, which is one order of magnitude lower than that of devices with the state-of-the-art CIL, resulting in a specific detectivity (D*) of up to 1.86×1012 Jones in the near-infrared (NIR) region. To the best of our knowledge, this work represents the first report on B←N-unit-based n-type polymers as CILs for OPDs, providing a novel paradigm for designing next-generation ultra-low-noise optoelectronic devices.