Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite (OIHP) photodetectors that simultaneously achieve an ultrafast response and high sensitivity in the near-infrared (NIR) region are prerequisites for expanding current monitoring, imaging, and optical communication capbilities. Herein, we demonstrate photodetectors constructed by OIHP and an organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) consisting of a low-bandgap nonfullerene and polymer, which achieve broadband response spectra up to 1 μm with a highest external quantum efficiency of approximately 54% at 850 nm, an ultrafast response speed of 5.6 ns and a linear dynamic range (LDR) of 191 dB. High sensitivity, ultrafast speed and a large LDR are preeminent prerequisites for the practical application of photodetectors. Encouragingly, due to the high-dynamicrange imaging capacity, high-quality visible-NIR actual imaging is achieved by employing the OIHP photodetectors. We believe that state-of-the-art OIHP photodetectors can accelerate the translation of solution-processed photodetector applications from the laboratory to the imaging market.

Photodetectors built from conventional bulk materials such as silicon, III-V or II-VI compound semiconductors are one of the most ubiquitous types of technology in use today. The past decade has witnessed a dramatic increase in interest in emerging photodetectors based on perovskite materials driven by the growing demands for uncooled, low-cost, lightweight, and even flexible photodetection technology. Though perovskite has good electrical and optical properties, perovskite-based photodetectors always suffer from nonideal quantum efficiency and high-power consumption. Joint manipulation of electrons and photons in perovskite photodetectors is a promising strategy to improve detection efficiency. In this review, electrical and optical characteristics of typical types of perovskite photodetectors are first summarized. Electrical manipulations of electrons in perovskite photodetectors are discussed. Then, artificial photonic nanostructures for photon manipulations are detailed to improve light absorption efficiency. By reviewing the manipulation of electrons and photons in perovskite photodetectors, this review aims to provide strategies to achieve high-performance photodetectors.

Autophagy plays a crucial role in the metabolic process. So far, conventional methods are incapable of rapid, precise, and real-time monitoring of autophagy in living objects. Herein, we describe an in situ intracellular self-assembly strategy for quantitative and temporal determination of autophagy in living objectives. The intelligent building blocks (DPBP) are composed by a bulky dendrimer as a carrier, a bis(pyrene) derivative (BP) as a signal molecule, and a peptide linker as a responsive unit that can be cleaved by an autophagy-specific enzyme, i.e., ATG4B. DPBP maintains the quenched fluorescence with monomeric BP. However, the responsive peptide is specifically tailored upon activation of autophagy, resulting in self-aggregation of BP residues which emit a 30-fold enhanced fluorescence. By measuring the intensity of fluorescent signal, we are able to quantitatively evaluate the autophagic level. In comparison with traditional techniques, such as TEM, Western blot, and GFP-LC3, the reliability and accuracy of this method are finally validated. We believe this in situ intracellular self-assembly strategy provides a rapid, effective, real-time, and quantitative method for monitoring autophagy in living objects, and it will be a useful tool for autophagy-related fundamental and clinical research.