Applications of fullerenes in organic photodetectors
https://doi.org/10.55648/1998-6920-2025-19-2-25-39
Abstract
Fullerene is currently attracting considerable attention from researchers because it has
many applications in various fields. Fullerene molecules have unique structural, electronic and
optical properties that can be used to create optoelectronic devices. Currently, the use of
fullerenes in photodetectors is actively discussed in the scientific literature. In this regard, this
review is devoted to organic photodetectors developed using fullerene nanostructures. The latest
achievements in the field of fullerene-based organic photodetectors and their application in
wireless optical communication systems in the visible wavelength range are considered.
Supporting agencies: Работа выполнена в рамках Государственного задания № 071-03-2024-008 от 19.01.2024.
About the Authors
Dmitry Vyacheslavovich Kusaykin
Ural
Technical Institute of Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University of
Telecommunications and Informatics
Russian Federation
Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Multichannel Electrical Communication, UralTechnical Institute of Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University ofTelecommunications and Informatics
Russian Federation
Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Department of Multichannel Electrical Communication, UralTechnical Institute of Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University ofTelecommunications and Informatics
Valery Taukenovich Kuanyshev
Ural Technical Institute of
Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics
Russian Federation
Ph.D., Head of the Department of Higher Mathematics and Physics, Ural Technical Institute ofCommunications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics
Russian Federation
Ph.D., Head of the Department of Higher Mathematics and Physics, Ural Technical Institute ofCommunications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics
Nikolay Mikhailovich Barbin
Ural Technical Institute of Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University of
Tele-Communications and Informatics
Russian Federation
Dr. of Sci. (Engineering), Professor; Professor of the Department of Higher Mathematics andPhysics, Ural Technical Institute of Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University ofTele-Communications and Informatics
Russian Federation
Dr. of Sci. (Engineering), Professor; Professor of the Department of Higher Mathematics andPhysics, Ural Technical Institute of Communications and Informatics (branch) Siberian State University ofTele-Communications and Informatics
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Kusaykin D.V., Kuanyshev V.T., Barbin N.M. Applications of fullerenes in organic photodetectors. The Herald of the Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science. 2025;19(2):25-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55648/1998-6920-2025-19-2-25-39
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