Rigid and flexible, pixelated ultraviolet photodetectors (PD) based on ZnO have been fabricated by material extrusion 3D printing technique. The photoresponse is studied in an out-of-plane configuration. An open lattice structure is printed using PLA over ITO/Glass substrate for rigid, and TPU over ITO/PET substrate for flexible PDs. ZnO slurry is filled selectively into the columnar matrix by the microdispensing technique. The optical detector printed on ITO/Glass substrate shows a sensitivity of 25 and responsivity of 1.55 nA/mW with a rise and decay time of 1.6 and 0.6 s, respectively. Similarly, the flexible PD printed using TPU lattice shows a sensitivity of 9.5 and responsivity of 0.38 nA/mW with a rise and decay time of 1.8 and 0.6 s, respectively. The charge transport mechanism is studied using band diagram analysis. 3D printed open lattice structure is found to be a potential template for sensor fabrication. This work demonstrates the capability of material extrusion 3D printing with an open lattice structure for the fabrication of high-resolution pixelated PDs.
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