Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract

Mehmet Hakan Çolpan; Mujeeb Ullah Chaudhry; Ali Akbar Hussaını; Murat Yıldırım

doi:10.63673/SJS.1920265

Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract

Abstract

Recent advancements in optoelectronics highlight the potential of abundantly available plants as promising, eco-friendly semiconductor materials, offering tunable properties, flexible processing, and compatibility with low-cost, sustainable fabrication techniques. In this study, we obtained the extract of Curcuma longa using the supercritical CO₂ extraction method, which offers high efficiency while being environmentally friendly, solvent-free, and preserving heat-sensitive bioactive compounds. Thereafter, we employed Curcuma longa extract as interlayer to fabricated Schottky photodetectors. Curcuma longa thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The extract has shown a wide optical band gap of 2.94 eV, making it a significant candidate for optoelectronic applications. Curcuma longa extract-based device has shown excellent photoresponse performance against solar light and wavelengths ranging from 351 to 1600 nm. The device exhibits high responsivity and external quantum efficiency (EQE) in the visible range (400–700 nm), with peak values at 500 nm (0.01567 A/W, 3.885% EQE) and 600 nm (0.01387 A/W, 2.866% EQE), while maintaining measurable but declining performance into the near-infrared (up to 1600 nm). Its broadband photodetection capability is further supported by low noise-equivalent power and high detectivity in the visible spectrum, though both degrade gradually beyond 800 nm, reflecting typical semiconductor behavior with optimal sensitivity at 500–600 nm. The findings highlighted the potential of a Curcuma longa -based interlayer device for self-powered UV-Vis-NIR photodetector applications.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Material Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Hakan Çolpan
0000-0002-3289-9888
Türkiye

Mujeeb Ullah Chaudhry
0000-0002-6149-3457
United Kingdom

Ali Akbar Hussaını
0000-0002-7128-9994
Türkiye

Murat Yıldırım ^*
0000-0002-4541-3752
Türkiye

Publication Date

May 12, 2026

Submission Date

March 31, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 20, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 52 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.63673/SJS.1920265

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Çolpan, M. H., Chaudhry, M. U., Hussaını, A. A., & Yıldırım, M. (2026). Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract. Selcuk Journal of Science, 52(1), 103-121. https://doi.org/10.63673/SJS.1920265

AMA

1.Çolpan MH, Chaudhry MU, Hussaını AA, Yıldırım M. Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract. Selcuk J. Sci. 2026;52(1):103-121. doi:10.63673/SJS.1920265

Chicago

Çolpan, Mehmet Hakan, Mujeeb Ullah Chaudhry, Ali Akbar Hussaını, and Murat Yıldırım. 2026. “Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract”. Selcuk Journal of Science 52 (1): 103-21. https://doi.org/10.63673/SJS.1920265.

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Çolpan MH, Chaudhry MU, Hussaını AA, Yıldırım M (May 1, 2026) Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract. Selcuk Journal of Science 52 1 103–121.

IEEE

[1]M. H. Çolpan, M. U. Chaudhry, A. A. Hussaını, and M. Yıldırım, “Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract”, Selcuk J. Sci., vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 103–121, May 2026, doi: 10.63673/SJS.1920265.

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Çolpan, Mehmet Hakan - Chaudhry, Mujeeb Ullah - Hussaını, Ali Akbar - Yıldırım, Murat. “Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract”. Selcuk Journal of Science 52/1 (May 1, 2026): 103-121. https://doi.org/10.63673/SJS.1920265.

JAMA

1.Çolpan MH, Chaudhry MU, Hussaını AA, Yıldırım M. Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract. Selcuk J. Sci. 2026;52:103–121.

MLA

Çolpan, Mehmet Hakan, et al. “Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract”. Selcuk Journal of Science, vol. 52, no. 1, May 2026, pp. 103-21, doi:10.63673/SJS.1920265.

Vancouver

1.Mehmet Hakan Çolpan, Mujeeb Ullah Chaudhry, Ali Akbar Hussaını, Murat Yıldırım. Enhancing Photoresponse Performance of Organic Self-Powered UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors Using Curcuma Longa Extract. Selcuk J. Sci. 2026 May 1;52(1):103-21. doi:10.63673/SJS.1920265