University of California

Yingjie Zhang

Armand Paul Alivisatos

Daniel J Hellebusch

Miquel Salmeron

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to photodetectors. In one aspect, a photodetector device comprises a substrate, a polycrystalline layer disposed on the substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the polycrystalline layer. The polycrystalline layer comprises nanograins with grain boundaries between the nanograins. The nanograins comprise a semiconductor material. A doping element comprising a halogen is segregated at the grain boundaries. A length of the polycrystalline layer is between and separating the first electrode and the second electrode.

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