Highly sensitive and broadband photodetectors based on WSe2/MoS2 heterostructures with van der Waals contact electrodes

A nanoscale photodetector is a crucial part of intelligent imaging and wireless communication devices. Building van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures based on two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides is thought to be a smart approach for achieving nanoscale photodetectors. However, the pinning effect induced by surface states, defects, and metal-induced gap states during the fabrication process of vdWs heterostructures and contacting electrodes leads to a large Schottky barrier and consequently limits the photoresponse of vdWs heterostructures. In this study, a photodetector based on the WSe2/MoS2 heterostructure with graphene (Gr)/indium tin oxide (ITO) hybrid electrodes has been fabricated. The vdWs contacts established between the exfoliated graphene layers and WSe2/MoS2 heterostructure are able to get rid of lattice damages caused by atom bombardment during the deposition of metal electrodes. In addition, the reduced Schottky barrier at graphene/heterostructure interfaces facilitates the transport of carriers. Experimental results show that the photodetector based on WSe2/MoS2 heterostructures with Gr/ITO hybrid electrodes exhibits a high responsivity of up to 1236.5 A W-1, a detectivity of up to 1.23 × 1013 Jones, and a fast response of 270/130 μs to light from the ultraviolet to near-infrared range.

This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in [Highly sensitive and broadband photodetectors based on WSe2/MoS2 heterostructures with van der Waals contact electrodes. Applied Physics Letters 121, 2 p023504 (2022)] and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0100191.

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Work Title Highly sensitive and broadband photodetectors based on WSe2/MoS2 heterostructures with van der Waals contact electrodes
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  1. Haodong Xiao
  2. Lin Lin
  3. Jia Zhu
  4. Junxiong Guo
  5. Yizhen Ke
  6. Linna Mao
  7. Tianxun Gong
  8. Huanyu Cheng
  9. Wen Huang
  10. Xiaosheng Zhang
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  1. Applied Physics Letters
Publication Date July 11, 2022
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Deposited February 17, 2023

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