Solar-blind
photodetectors have been widely developed because of
their great potential application in biological analysis, ultraviolet
communication, and so on. Photodetectors constructed by vertically
aligned nanorod arrays (NRAs), have attracted intensive interest recently
owing to the virtues of low light reflectivity and rapid electron
transport. However, limited by the insufficient contact between the
upper electrode and NRAs because of uneven NRAs, photogenerated carriers
cannot be effectively separated and transferred. In this work, a novel
photoelectrochemical (PEC) type self-powered solar-blind photodetectors
constructed in the form of Ga2O3 NRAs/electrolyte
solid/liquid heterojunction with a large photogenerated carrier separation
interface has been fabricated, β-Ga2O3 NRAs PEC photodetector shows a photoresponsivity of
3.81 mA/W at a bias voltage of 0 V under the 254 nm light illumination
with the light intensity of 2.8 mW/cm2, thus yielding a I
photo/I
dark ratio
of 28.97 and an external quantum efficiency of 1.86%. Our results
provide a novel device structure of solar-blind photodetector with
high efficient deep-ultraviolet photodetection and low power consumption.