Momentum-matching and band-alignment van der Waals heterostructures for high-efficiency infrared photodetection

Two-dimensional (2D) infrared photodetectors always suffer from low quantum efficiency (QE) because of the limited atomically thin absorption. Here, we reported 2D black phosphorus (BP)/Bi₂O₂Se van der Waals (vdW) photodetectors with momentum-matching and band-alignment heterostructures to achieve high QE. The QE was largely improved by optimizing the generation, suppressing the recombination, and improving the collection of photocarriers. Note that momentum-matching BP/Bi₂O₂Se heterostructures in -space lead to the highly efficient generation and transition of photocarriers. The recombination process can be largely suppressed by lattice mismatching-immune vdW interfaces. Furthermore, type II BP/Bi₂O₂Se vdW heterostructures could also assist fast transport and collection of photocarriers. By constructing momentum-matching and band-alignment heterostructures, a record-high QE of 84% at 1.3 micrometers and 76.5% at 2 micrometers have been achieved in BP/Bi₂O₂Se vdW photodetectors.