Broadband Detection Based on 2D Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>/ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction

The investigation of photodetectors with broadband response and high responsivity is essential. Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanowire has the potential of application in photodetectors, owing to the great optoelectrical property and good stability in the atmosphere. However, due to a large number of nonradiativ...

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Main Authors: Zhi Zeng, Dongbo Wang, Jinzhong Wang, Shujie Jiao, Donghao Liu, Bingke Zhang, Chenchen Zhao, Yangyang Liu, Yaxin Liu, Zhikun Xu, Xuan Fang, Liancheng Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/2/169
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Summary:The investigation of photodetectors with broadband response and high responsivity is essential. Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanowire has the potential of application in photodetectors, owing to the great optoelectrical property and good stability in the atmosphere. However, due to a large number of nonradiative centers at interface and the capture of surface state electrons, the photocurrent of ZnO based photodetectors is still low. In this work, 2D Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>/ZnO NWAs heterojunction with type-I band alignment is established. This heterojunction device shows not only an enhanced photoresponsivity of 0.15 A/W at 377 nm three times of the bare ZnO nanowire (0.046 A/W), but also a broadband photoresponse from UV to near infrared region has been achieved. These results indicate that the Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>/ZnO NWAs type-I heterojunction is an ideal photodetector in broadband detection.
ISSN:2073-4352