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The creation of crystal phase heterostructures of transition metal chalcogenides, e.g., the 1T/2H heterostructures, has led to the formation of metal/semiconductor junctions with low potential barriers. Very differently, post-transition metal chalcogenides are semiconductors regardless of their phases. Herein, we report, based on experimental and simulation results, that alloying between 1T-SnS 2  and 1T-WS 2  induces a charge redistribution in Sn and W to realize metallic Sn 0.5 W 0.5 S 2  nanosheets. These nanosheets are epitaxially deposited on surfaces of semiconducting SnS 2  nanoplates to form vertical heterostructures. The ohmic-like contact formed at the Sn 0.5 W 0.5 S 2 /SnS 2  heterointerface affords rapid transport of charge carriers, and allows for the fabrication of fast photodetectors. Such facile charge transfer, combined with a high surface affinity for acetone molecules, further enables their use as highly selective 100 ppb level acetone sensors. Our work suggests that combining compositional and structural control in solution-phase epitaxy holds promises for solution-processible thin-film optoelectronics and sensors.

Realization of vertical metal semiconductor heterostructures via solution phase epitaxy