2D bismuth/Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> van der Waals heterostructure for ultraviolet photodetectors with high responsivity and detectivity

Zhengjie Xu; Dianmeng Dong; Min Peng; Tianyi Cheng; Fan Zhang; Zhibin Yang; Zhenping Wu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.071601

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 7, 071601(2025)

2D bismuth/Ga₂O₃ van der Waals heterostructure for ultraviolet photodetectors with high responsivity and detectivity

Zhengjie Xu¹, Dianmeng Dong¹, Min Peng¹, Tianyi Cheng¹, Fan Zhang¹, Zhibin Yang^2、*, and Zhenping Wu^1、**

¹State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications & School of Physical Science and Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China

²Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information and Technology, Ministry of Education, and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Materials

Received: Jan. 24, 2024

Accepted: Mar. 20, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 18, 2025

The Author Email: Zhibin Yang (zbyang0417@tju.edu.cn), Zhenping Wu (zhenpingwu@bupt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.071601

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.071601

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