Uncooled near- to long-wave-infrared polarization-sensitive photodetectors based on MoSe2/PdSe2 van der Waals heterostructures

Abstract Infrared polarization-sensitive photodetectors have attracted considerable interest for night vision, remote sensing and imaging applications. Traditional bulk infrared photodetectors suffer from integration challenges and high-power consumption induced by the cryogenic cooling requirement....

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Main Authors: Mingxiu Liu, Liujian Qi, Yuting Zou, Nan Zhang, Feng Zhang, Huaiyu Xiang, Zhilin Liu, Mingyan Qin, Xiaojuan Sun, Yuquan Zheng, Chao Lin, Dabing Li, Shaojuan Li
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58155-0
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Summary:Abstract Infrared polarization-sensitive photodetectors have attracted considerable interest for night vision, remote sensing and imaging applications. Traditional bulk infrared photodetectors suffer from integration challenges and high-power consumption induced by the cryogenic cooling requirement. Here, we demonstrate a tunneling-dominant triple-junction broadband polarization-sensitive photodetector based on a van der Waals heterostructure, operating from the near-infrared (NIR) to the long-wave infrared (LWIR) band. The device exhibits low noise current, low power consumption and high detectivity. Benefiting from the photogating-assisted tunneling, it reaches a responsivity of ~ 8 × 104 A/W and a response speed of 590 ns under NIR illumination. Apparent blackbody response and high photoresponse up to 10.6 μm is achieved with a room temperature responsivity and detectivity of 0.47 A/W and over 109 Jones. Remarkably, bias-tunable polarization detection capability and high polarization ratios are observed from NIR to LWIR, which further boost target detection and imaging capabilities. Our results offer a promising approach for multidimensional imaging applications and device miniaturization.
ISSN:2041-1723