Hybrid van der Waals SnO/MoS2 Heterojunctions for Thermal and Optical Sensing Applications

Zhenwei Wang, Xin He, Xi Xiang Zhang*, Husam N. Alshareef

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

11 Scopus citations

Abstract

Emerging van der Waals heterojunctions (vdWH) containing 2D materials have shown exciting functionalities that surpass those of traditional devices based on bulk materials. In this Communication, a report on the properties of a 2D sulfide/oxide hybrid vdWH based on n-type molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and p-type tin monoxide (SnO) is presented, with promising rectification, thermal-sensing, and photosensing performance. Specifically, the hybrid SnO/MoS2 vdWH shows static rectification ratio of 2 × 102 with ideality factor of 2.3, and can operate at 100 Hz with good stability. The vdWH shows good temperature stability with reversible and reproducible current levels up to 110 °C, indicating its potential for thermal sensing applications. The sensitivity of current variation is calculated to be 0.0144 dec °C−1. Finally, maximum responsivity of 8.17 mA W−1 and external quantum efficiency of 2.14% have been achieved in photovoltaic measurements. The results suggest that MoS2–SnO hybrid vdWH are promising for various sensing applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number1700396
JournalAdvanced Electronic Materials
Volume3
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2017

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

Keywords

  • molybdenum disulfide
  • photovoltaic
  • thermal sensing
  • tin monoxide
  • van der Waals heterojunction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Hybrid van der Waals SnO/MoS2 Heterojunctions for Thermal and Optical Sensing Applications'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this