Naphthalocyanine-Based NIR Organic Photodiode: Understanding the Role of Different Types of Fullerenes

In this work, we presented experimental observation on solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic photodiode using vanadyl 2,11,20,29-tetra tert-butyl 2,3 naphthalocyanine (VTTBNc) as a p-type material. VTTBNc is blended with two different acceptors, which are PC(61)BM and PC(71)BM, to offer further understanding in evaluating the performance in organic photodiode (OPD). The blend film of VTTBNc:PC(71)BM with a volumetric ratio of 1:1 exhibits optimized performance in the VTTBNc blend structure with 2.31 × 10(9) Jones detectivity and 26.11 mA/W responsivity at a −1 V bias. The response and recovery time of VTTBNc:PC(71)BM were recorded as 241 ms and 310 ms, respectively. The light absorption measurement demonstrated that VTTBNc could extend the light absorption to the near-infrared (NIR) region. The detail of the enhancement of the performance by adding VTTBNc to the blend was further explained in the discussion section.