Sensors (May 2023)

Enhanced Optical Response of SnS/SnS<sub>2</sub> Layered Heterostructure

  • Der-Yuh Lin,
  • Hung-Pin Hsu,
  • Kuang-Hsin Liu,
  • Po-Hung Wu,
  • Yu-Tai Shih,
  • Ya-Fen Wu,
  • Yi-Ping Wang,
  • Chia-Feng Lin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104976
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 10
p. 4976

Abstract

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The SnS/SnS2 heterostructure was fabricated by the chemical vapor deposition method. The crystal structure properties of SnS2 and SnS were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, Raman spectroscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The frequency dependence photoconductivity explores its carrier kinetic decay process. The SnS/SnS2 heterostructure shows that the ratio of short time constant decay process reaches 0.729 with a time constant of 4.3 × 10−4 s. The power-dependent photoresponsivity investigates the mechanism of electron–hole pair recombination. The results indicate that the photoresponsivity of the SnS/SnS2 heterostructure has been increased to 7.31 × 10−3 A/W, representing a significant enhancement of approximately 7 times that of the individual films. The results show the optical response speed has been improved by using the SnS/SnS2 heterostructure. These results indicate an application potential of the layered SnS/SnS2 heterostructure for photodetection. This research provides valuable insights into the preparation of the heterostructure composed of SnS and SnS2, and presents an approach for designing high-performance photodetection devices.

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