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Hybrid InSe Nanosheets and MoS 2 Quantum Dots for High‐Performance Broadband Photodetectors and Photovoltaic Cells
Author(s) -
Ulaganathan Rajesh Kumar,
Yadav Kanchan,
Sankar Raman,
Chou Fang Cheng,
Chen YitTsong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201801336
Subject(s) - photodetection , materials science , optoelectronics , photodetector , photocurrent , photodiode , quantum dot , quantum efficiency , heterojunction
Hybrid structures‐based phototransistors are intensively studied recently to achieve high‐performance optoelectronic devices. The hybridization of 2D materials and quantum dots (QDs) is one of the ideal platforms for photodetection applications with the merits of high detection sensitivity and wide wavelength coverage. The broadband absorption of a hybrid device stems from various absorbers with multiple bandgaps to create high photocurrent from an efficient exciton generation mechanism under illumination. Here, a new optoelectronic hybrid device of an indium selenide (InSe) nanosheets‐based phototransistor is introduced decorated with molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) QDs to possess the photoresponsivity ( R λ ) of 9304 A W −1 , which is ≈10 3 times higher than R λ ≈ 12.3 A W −1 of the previously reported InSe photodetector. The escalated R λ of this hybrid photodetector is due to the additional injection of photoexcited charge carriers from MoS 2 QDs to the InSe phototransistor. Finally, the photovoltaic performance of this MoS 2 /InSe hybrid device is investigated. The open‐circuit voltage ( V oc ) and short‐circuit current density ( J sc ) are determined to be 0.52 V and 15.6 mA cm −2 , respectively, rendering the photovoltaic efficiency of 3.03%. The development of this MoS 2 /InSe hybrid phototransistor with high device performance and wide wavelength photodetection will bring a new type of optoelectronic applications in the future.