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To develop a high-efficiency broadband photothermoelectric detector using semiconductor-dielectric superlattices to overcome intrinsic material bandgap constraints.

August 14, 2026Advanced Materials

Giant Light‐Heat‐Electricity Conversion in Photothermoelectric Detector Enabled by Semiconductor‐Dielectric Superlattices

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SQSheng QiangShenzhen Institute of Information Technology MZMingxin ZhangShandong University JWJintao WangXuzhou Construction Machinery Group (China)

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Experimental study demonstrates giant light-heat-electricity conversion in superlattice photothermoelectric detectors, indicating potential for scalable broadband infrared imaging.

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To develop a high-efficiency broadband photothermoelectric detector using semiconductor-dielectric superlattices to overcome intrinsic material bandgap constraints.
Synthesized MoS2/SiO2 semiconductor/dielectric superlattice films with nanoscale layer precision and crystalline quality at wafer scale.
Integrated superlattice optical absorbers onto microscale thermoelectric platforms composed of Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 P–N pairs.
Characterized photothermal heating, broadband optoelectronic response up to 1550 nm, and demonstrated a 256-pixel imaging prototype alongside wafer-scale fabrication of over 3000 units on a 2-inch substrate.
Enhanced interlayer interference and electric-field localization produced optical absorption yielding temperature increases exceeding 70 K.
The self-powered detector achieved a temporal response time of ~16 ms, a responsivity of 17.6 V W⁻¹, and a specific detectivity exceeding 1.20 × 10¹⁰ Jones at 1550 nm.
A 256-pixel prototype achieved high-fidelity 1550 nm imaging, with wafer-scale fabrication confirming device uniformity across >3000 units.

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Qiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec754b70b84ec8b9139d7 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.74574

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Experimental study demonstrates giant light-heat-electricity conversion in superlattice photothermoelectric detectors, indicating potential for scalable broadband infrared imaging.

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