A simplistic design of a self-powered UV-photodetector device based on hybrid r-GO/GaN is demonstrated.Under zero bias, the fabricated hybrid photodetector shows a photosensivity of ∼ 85% while ohmic contact GaN photodetector with identical device structure exhibits only ∼5.3% photosensivity at 350 nm illumination (18 µW/cm 2 ). The responsivity and detectivity of the hybrid device were found to be 1.54 mA/W and 1.45×10 10 Jones (cm Hz ½ W −1 ), respectively at zero bias with fast response (60 ms), recovery time (267 ms) and excellent repeatability. Power density-dependent responsivity & detectivity revealed ultrasensitive behaviour under low light conditions. The source of observed self-powered effect in hybrid photodetector is attributed to the depletion region formed at the r-GO and GaN quasi-ohmic interface.The tremendous progress in gallium nitride (GaN) based light emitting diodes (LEDs), 1 laser diodes 2 , and other GaN based devices, namely, UV photodetector (PD) has attracted a great deal of interest from research community. 3 Being chemically inert and thermally stable, they are the most suitable for applications such as flame detection, secure space communication and ozone layer monitoring. 4,5 To match the requirements for such applications in remote and extreme environment, it is highly desirable for the UV devices to be ultrasensitive, with fast response and operate in self-powered mode. However, inherent high defect density associated with as-grown epitaxial GaN films limits its performance. 6The various schemes of metal-semiconductor (M-S) interfaces have been used to improve the UV-PDs device performance. The use of two different metal electrodes on n-GaN with modulating Schottky barrier height leads to a fast response speed but limited reverse saturation current density. 7 Earlier study has shown Schottky contact photodiode of Ni/GaN/Au with asymmetric interdigitated finger electrodes having a responsivity of 5 mA/W in self-powered mode at UV illumination. 8 Recently, Sun et al. have reported a high responsivity of 104 mA/W at zero bias voltage of interdigitated Schottky contact photodiode of Ni (80 nm) /GaN/Ti (20 nm) /Al (60 nm) device. 9 On the other hand, the use of highly transparent conductive electrodes (TCE) such as indium-tin-19 W. S. Hummers and R. E. Offeman, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 80, 1339 (1958).