All van der Waals Photodetector for Ultralow Dark Current

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Abstract

Modern optoelectronic technologies rely heavily on UV photodetectors, which transform UV light stimuli into electrical signals and are used to measure UV radiation levels useful in military communication, medicine and biology. In this work, we report a novel approach to mitigate dark current in Gr-GaS heterojunction by utilizing van der Waals contacted Au electrodes. The all van der Waals photodetector shows self-powered characteristics with rectification ratio of ~102, sub femto ampere dark currents and excellent photo response properties under illumination at 375nm. With detection ability of sub microwatt per square centimeter light of 375 nm at zero bias voltage, the device shows a self-powered responsivity of 16.21mA/W and specific detectivity of 2.12X1012 Jones with appreciable response times (rise/fall) of 201.99ms/220.44ms with a linear dynamic range of 53.15dB. Such high-performance Gr-GaS-Au all van der Waals UV photodetector presented in this work is comparable to previously reported results, suggesting that it has great potential for UV-A band detection for weak light signals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2D Photonic Materials and Devices VII
EditorsArka Majumdar, Carlos M. Torres, Hui Deng
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510670365
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Mar 2024
Event2D Photonic Materials and Devices VII 2024 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 30 Jan 20241 Feb 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12888
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference2D Photonic Materials and Devices VII 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period30/01/241/02/24

Keywords

  • GaS
  • heterojunction
  • self-powered
  • transfer metal
  • ultralow dark current
  • UV photodetector
  • van der Waals contact

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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