Spectroscopy — From Rigid to Flexible: Ce-BTC-MOF-Enabled Self-Powered Photodetectors with Record-High Responsivity and Detectivity

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Spectroscopy

From Rigid to Flexible: Ce-BTC-MOF-Enabled Self-Powered Photodetectors with Record-High Responsivity and Detectivity · Sun J., Gao S., Zhang C. et al. · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces · 2025 · 55143-55152

3 measurement groups · 12 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

FTIR spectroscopy

Ce-BTC thin films on glass, thickness series · Thin Film

Ce-BTC film compared with H3BTC ligand.

Geometry
thin film
Context
pristine Ce-BTC control
Measurement source
3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1c
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
asymmetric carboxylate FTIR band range1612-1550 cm-1Text
Range
3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1c
symmetric carboxylate FTIR band range1435-1369 cm-1Text
Range
3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1c
Ce-O FTIR band526 cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 1c

Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy with He-I 21.2 eV lamp

Optimised 320 nm Ce-BTC thin film · Thin Film

UPS of Ce-BTC film used to calculate work function and band positions.

Geometry
thin film
Context
pristine Ce-BTC layer for heterojunction analysis
Measurement source
6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4a
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Ce-BTC conduction band minimum-1.68 eVCalculated From Reported
Exact Reported
6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4b
Ce-BTC valence band maximum-4.93 eVCalculated From Reported
Exact Reported
6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4b
Ce-BTC Fermi-to-valence-band energy difference0.76 eVText
Exact Reported
6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4a
Ce-BTC secondary electron cutoff edge17.03 eVText
Exact Reported
6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4a
Ce-BTC work function4.17 eVCalculated From Reported
Exact Reported
6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 4a

UV-vis transmittance/absorption and Tauc analysis

Ce-BTC thin films on glass, thickness series · Thin Film

Visible average transmittance and optical band gap as a function of Ce-BTC film thickness.

Geometry
thin film
Context
pristine Ce-BTC control
Measurement source
4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2d-e
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Ce-BTC optical band gap at low thickness3.13 eVText
Rounded Reported
4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
Ce-BTC optical band gap at high thicknessMarked as a best value within this paper3.3 eVText
Rounded Reported
4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
average visible transmittance at 78 nmMarked as a best value within this paper68% at 78 nmText
Rounded Reported
4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2d
average visible transmittance at 850 nm46% at 850 nmText
Rounded Reported
4 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2d