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  • Room-temperature infrared detectors are crucial for advanced electronic devices, but fabrication complexities and limitations of 2D materials hinder performance.
  • Existing two-dimensional (2D) materials offer limited photodetection ranges due to their inherent band gaps.

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  • To develop a single device capable of both visible and infrared (IR) photodetection by integrating 2D heterostructures with ferroelectric polymers.
  • To enhance photocarrier separation and photosensitivity through the combined ferroelectric and pyroelectric effects of the polymer dielectric.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a hybrid device utilizing a 2D heterostructure (InSe/WSe2) and a ferroelectric polymer (poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene), P(VDF-TrFE)).
  • Exploitation of the ferroelectric effect for visible light detection and the pyroelectric effect for infrared detection.
  • Analysis of the interplay between pyroelectricity, built-in electric fields, and heterojunction band alignment.

Main Results:

  • The device exhibits enhanced photoresponsivity in the visible range due to remnant polarization from the ferroelectric effect.
  • Infrared detection is achieved via the pyroelectric effect, where temperature changes alter polarization and enhance charge carrier separation.
  • Achieved specific detectivity for sub-bandgap photons up to 10^11 Jones, surpassing existing pyroelectric IR detectors.

Conclusions:

  • The synergistic integration of 2D heterostructures and ferroelectric/pyroelectric polymers offers a promising pathway for high-performance, room-temperature optoelectronic devices.
  • This approach enables simultaneous visible and IR photodetection in a single device, paving the way for novel photodetector designs.
  • The demonstrated coupling mechanism significantly enhances charge carrier separation and photosensitivity, advancing the field of advanced optoelectronics.