Visible–ultraviolet dual-band photodetectors based on an all-inorganic CsPbCl3/p-GaN heterostructure

All-inorganic metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted increasing attention because of their high thermal stability and band gap tunability. Among them, CsPbCl₃ is considered a promising semiconductor material for visible-ultraviolet dual-band photodetectors because of its excellent photoelectric properties and suitable band gap value. In this work, we fabricated a visible-ultraviolet dual-band photodetector based on a CsPbCl₃/p-GaN heterojunction using the spin coating method. The formation of the heterojunction enables the device to exhibit obvious dual-band response behavior at positive and negative bias voltages. At the same time, the dark current of the device can be as low as 2.42 × 10^-9 A, and the corresponding detection rate can reach 5.82 × 10¹⁰ Jones. In addition, through simulation calculations, it was found that the heterojunction has a type II energy band arrangement, and the heterojunction response band light absorption is significantly enhanced. The type II energy band arrangement will separate electron-hole pairs more effectively, which will help improve device performance. The successful implementation of visible-ultraviolet dual-band photodetectors based on a CsPbCl₃/p-GaN heterojunction provides guidance for the application of all-inorganic MHPs in the field of multi-band photodetectors.