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Published on: October 23, 2018
Ultrahigh-photoresponsive UV photodetector based on a BP/ReS2 heterostructure p-n diode
Shiwei Cao1, Yanhui Xing, Jun Han
1Key Lab of Opto-electronics Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Microelectronics, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China. xingyanhui@bjut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure, made up of two dissimilar two-dimensional materials held together by van der Waals interactions, has excellent electronic and optoelectronic properties as it provides a superior interface quality without the lattice mismatch problem. Here, we report the development and photoresponse characteristics of a p-n diode based on a stacked black phosphorus (BP) and rhenium disulfide (ReS2) heterojunction. The heterojunction showed a clear gate-tunable rectifying behavior similar to that of the conventional p-n junction diode. Under UV illumination, the BP/ReS2 p-n diode displayed a high photoresponsivity of 4120 A W-1 and we were able to modify the photoresponse properties by adjusting the back gate voltage. Moreover, an investigation of various channel lengths yielded the highest photoresponsivity of 11 811 A W-1 for a BP length of 1 μm. These results suggested vdW 2D materials to be promising for developing advanced heterojunction devices for nano-optoelectronics.
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