Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 6, 20230217(2023)

Photodetection properties of van der Waals vertical heterostructures based on photogenerated carrier-dominated FN tunneling

Ping Liu1...2, Wei Xu1,2, Feng Xiong1,2, Jinbao Jiang1,2, Xianyan Huang1,2, and Zhihong Zhu12,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Novel Nano-Optoelectronic Information Materials and Devices, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Structure and characterization of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene vertical heterostructure photodetector device; (a) Schematic of the device structure; (b) Corresponding optical microscopy image and AFM characterization of the real fabricated heterostructure device; (c1), (c2) Raman spectra of MoS2, graphene and h-BN
    Photocurrent characteristics of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene vertical heterostructure photodetector device. The I-V characteristics of the device under dark and 532 nm laser illumination with applied (a) negative bias and (b) positive bias; FN tunneling fitting curves of the device under dark and 532 nm laser illumination with applied (c) negative bias and (d) positive bias
    Energy band diagrams of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene heterostructure. (a) Energy band diagram of the device with zero bias. (b) Energy band diagrams of the device under dark and 532 nm laser illumination at Vds < VN-D-FN; (c) Energy band diagrams of the device under dark and 532 nm laser illumination at Vds > VP-D-FN
    Optoelectronic properties of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene vertical heterostructure device. (a) The I-V characteristics of the device under dark and 532 nm laser illumination with different power densities; (b) ln(Ids/V2)–1/Vds curves of the device under dark and 532 nm laser illumination with different power densities; (c) Power-dependent photocurrent of the device at Vds = 6.75 V; (d) Responsivity and Ilight/Idark ratio along with illumination intensities
    Comparison of the response time and cyclic stability between graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene vertical heterostructure and graphene/MoS2 heterostructure devices. (a) The dynamic temporal photoresponse of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene heterostructure device with the enlarged current profile between 11 s and 16 s; (b) The dynamic temporal photoresponse of the graphene/MoS2 heterostructure device with the enlarged current profile between 60 s and 100 s
    • Table 1. The transition bias and barrier height of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene vertical heterostructure photodetector device under 532 nm laser illumination

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      Table 1. The transition bias and barrier height of the graphene/MoS2/h-BN/graphene vertical heterostructure photodetector device under 532 nm laser illumination

      VN-D-FN/V φh_Gra/eV VP-D-FN/V φh_MoS2/eV
      BNM-14−8.42.4 eV5.31.6
    • Table 2. Comparison between the performances of typical vertical heterostructure photodetector devices

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      Table 2. Comparison between the performances of typical vertical heterostructure photodetector devices

      Device structureDark current/AResponse time/sLaser wavelength/nmReference
      Gra/h-BN/MoS2/Gra ~10−12~0.3532This work
      Gra/MoS2~10−6~20532This work
      Gra/h-BN/MoS2~10−14~0.25405[17]
      Gra/h-BN/SnS2~10−12~2300[18]
      WSe2/Gra/h-BN/MoS2~10−14~0.4532[19]
      Gra/MoS2~10−51.2632.8[21]
      Gra/MoS2 island ~10−51.5632.8[22]
      Gra/MoS2/Gra ~10−40.59405-2 000[23]
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    Ping Liu, Wei Xu, Feng Xiong, Jinbao Jiang, Xianyan Huang, Zhihong Zhu. Photodetection properties of van der Waals vertical heterostructures based on photogenerated carrier-dominated FN tunneling[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(6): 20230217

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    Category: Mirco-nano optics

    Received: Apr. 12, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhu Zhihong (zzhwcx@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230217

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