Heterostructures based on new advanced materials offer a cornerstone for future optoelectronic devices with improved photoelectric performance.Band alignment is crucial for understanding the mechanism of charge carrie...Heterostructures based on new advanced materials offer a cornerstone for future optoelectronic devices with improved photoelectric performance.Band alignment is crucial for understanding the mechanism of charge carrier transportation and interface dynamics in heterostructures.Herein,we grew SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3)(X=Se,Te)van der Waals heterostructures by combining physical vapor deposition with chemical vapor deposition.The band alignment,measured by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,suggested the successful design of type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) and type-Ⅱ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructures.The SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3) heterostructure greatly improved the photoelectric response of a photoelectrochemical-type photodetector.The photocurrent densities in the type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) and type-Ⅱ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure-based devices were more than one order of magnitude higher than those of SnS_(2),Bi_(2)Te_(3),and Bi_(2)Te_(3).The improved photoelectric properties of the SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3) heterostructures can be explained as follows:(i)the photoexcited electrons and holes are effectively separated in the heterostructures;(ii)the charge-transfer efficiency and carrier density at the interface between the SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3) heterostructures and the electrolyte are greatly improved;(iii)the formed heterostructures expand the light absorption range.The photoelectric performance was further enhanced by efficient light trapping in the upright SnS_(2).The photoelectric response is higher in the type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure than in the type-Ⅱ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure due to more efficient charge transportation at the type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure/electrolyte interface.These results suggest that suitable type-Ⅰ and type-Ⅱ heterostructures can be developed for high-performance photodetectors and other optoelectronic devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074311,11774288,11974279)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(2019JC-25)。
文摘Heterostructures based on new advanced materials offer a cornerstone for future optoelectronic devices with improved photoelectric performance.Band alignment is crucial for understanding the mechanism of charge carrier transportation and interface dynamics in heterostructures.Herein,we grew SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3)(X=Se,Te)van der Waals heterostructures by combining physical vapor deposition with chemical vapor deposition.The band alignment,measured by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,suggested the successful design of type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) and type-Ⅱ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructures.The SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3) heterostructure greatly improved the photoelectric response of a photoelectrochemical-type photodetector.The photocurrent densities in the type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) and type-Ⅱ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure-based devices were more than one order of magnitude higher than those of SnS_(2),Bi_(2)Te_(3),and Bi_(2)Te_(3).The improved photoelectric properties of the SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3) heterostructures can be explained as follows:(i)the photoexcited electrons and holes are effectively separated in the heterostructures;(ii)the charge-transfer efficiency and carrier density at the interface between the SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)X_(3) heterostructures and the electrolyte are greatly improved;(iii)the formed heterostructures expand the light absorption range.The photoelectric performance was further enhanced by efficient light trapping in the upright SnS_(2).The photoelectric response is higher in the type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure than in the type-Ⅱ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure due to more efficient charge transportation at the type-Ⅰ SnS_(2)/Bi_(2)Te_(3) heterostructure/electrolyte interface.These results suggest that suitable type-Ⅰ and type-Ⅱ heterostructures can be developed for high-performance photodetectors and other optoelectronic devices.
