Fabrication and Characterization of a Self-Powered n-Bi₂Se₃/p-Si Nanowire Bulk Heterojunction Broadband Photodetector.

ABSTRACT: In the present study, vacuum evaporation method is used to deposit Bi₂Se₃ film onto Si nanowires (NWs) to form bulk heterojunction for the first time. Its photodetector is self-powered, its detection wavelength ranges from 390 nm to 1700 nm and its responsivity reaches its highest value of 84.3 mA/W at 390 nm. In comparison to other Bi₂Se₃/Si photodetectors previously reported, its infrared detection length is the second longest and its response speed is the third fastest. Before the fabrication of the photodetector, we optimized the growth parameter of the Bi₂Se₃ film and the best Bi₂Se₃ film with atomic steps could finally be achieved. The electrical property measurement conducted by the physical property measurement system (PPMS) showed that the grown Bi₂Se₃ film was n-type conductive and had unique topological insulator properties, such as a metallic state, weak anti-localization (WAL) and linear magnetic resistance (LMR). Subsequently, we fabricated Si NWs by the metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) method. The interspace between Si NWs and the height of Si NWs could be tuned by Ag deposition and chemical etching times, respectively. Finally, Si NWs fabricated with the Ag deposition time of 60 s and the etching time of 10 min was covered by the best Bi₂Se₃ film to be processed for the photodetector. The primary n-Bi₂Se₃/p-Si NWs photodetector that we fabricated can work in a self-powered mode and it has a broadband detection range and fast response speed, which indicates that it can serve as a promising silicon-based near- and mid-infrared photodetector.

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182573 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature