A self-driven photosensor with signal-reversal response has the potential to work as a photodetector in complex environments with multiple signals owing to better signal recognition and enhanced signal-processing effi...A self-driven photosensor with signal-reversal response has the potential to work as a photodetector in complex environments with multiple signals owing to better signal recognition and enhanced signal-processing efficiency.Herein,a metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector based on ambipolar WSe_(2) with two electrodes comprising two-dimensional(2 D) van der Waals(vdWs) metal Fe_(3)GeTe_(2) and semimetal graphene was proposed to form an asymmetrical metal-contacted architecture with different Schottky barrier heights.The regulating gate field-induced Fermi level shift in WSe_(2) can be used to manipulate the WSe_(2) channel’s carrier type,resulting in a polarity-reversible photodetector without a bias voltage.Furthermore,the photovoltaic effect can be observed from wavelengths of 450 nm(visible) to 850 nm(infrared) without external voltage.The large open voltage is -0.177 V and short-circuit current is 17 nA under a 650-nm excitation wavelength.The reported WSe_(2)-based photodetector exhibits excellent properties under zero bias,including a large photo-to-dark current ratio greater than 10^(6) with dark current less than 1 fA,photovoltaic performance with an external quantum efficiency of 27.14%,an excellent detectivity of 3.4×10^(10) Jones,and a high responsivity of 116.38 mA/W.Rapid electron transfer occurs at the interface between WSe_(2) and vd Ws electrodes,resulting in a 370-μs response speed owing to the clean and nondestructive interfaces between vd Ws metals and WSe_(2).This study demonstrates the wide application prospect of the vd Ws metal Fe_(3)GeTe_(2) as an electrode forming a Schottky junction for realizing a photodetector without an external voltage and accelerates the development of 2 D photosensors with various working modes.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51972006)the Beijing Postdoctoral Work Funding Project (Grant No.Q6043001202101)。
文摘A self-driven photosensor with signal-reversal response has the potential to work as a photodetector in complex environments with multiple signals owing to better signal recognition and enhanced signal-processing efficiency.Herein,a metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector based on ambipolar WSe_(2) with two electrodes comprising two-dimensional(2 D) van der Waals(vdWs) metal Fe_(3)GeTe_(2) and semimetal graphene was proposed to form an asymmetrical metal-contacted architecture with different Schottky barrier heights.The regulating gate field-induced Fermi level shift in WSe_(2) can be used to manipulate the WSe_(2) channel’s carrier type,resulting in a polarity-reversible photodetector without a bias voltage.Furthermore,the photovoltaic effect can be observed from wavelengths of 450 nm(visible) to 850 nm(infrared) without external voltage.The large open voltage is -0.177 V and short-circuit current is 17 nA under a 650-nm excitation wavelength.The reported WSe_(2)-based photodetector exhibits excellent properties under zero bias,including a large photo-to-dark current ratio greater than 10^(6) with dark current less than 1 fA,photovoltaic performance with an external quantum efficiency of 27.14%,an excellent detectivity of 3.4×10^(10) Jones,and a high responsivity of 116.38 mA/W.Rapid electron transfer occurs at the interface between WSe_(2) and vd Ws electrodes,resulting in a 370-μs response speed owing to the clean and nondestructive interfaces between vd Ws metals and WSe_(2).This study demonstrates the wide application prospect of the vd Ws metal Fe_(3)GeTe_(2) as an electrode forming a Schottky junction for realizing a photodetector without an external voltage and accelerates the development of 2 D photosensors with various working modes.
