Hydrothermally grown SnS2/Si nanowire core-shell heterostructure photodetector with excellent optoelectronic performances

• Core-shell nanowire heterostructure is a new architecture for photodetector application with enlarged active surface area enhancing light absorption and photodetector performance. As an emanating coating material, SnS2 has a growing interest in next-generation optoelectronic materials. Here, we reported the enhanced optoelectronic performance of the hydrothermally grown SnS2 and Si nanowire (SiNWs) core-shell heterostructure. Hydrothermally grown SnS2 on Si nanowire creates a uniform coating over the entire surface of nanowires which enhances the heterostructure's effective junction area and improves optoelectronic performance over the broad spectral range (300 - 1100 nm). Specially, under 340 nm illumination, the core-shell photodetector exhibits large responsivity (-383 A/W) and extremely high external quantum efficiency (-2 x 105 %) at very low optical power (-20 nW/mm2). This SnS2/SiNWs core-shell heterostructure with significantly improved optoelectronic performance will be favourable for the development of photodetector with an ability to work with extremely high efficiency.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

SnS 2

Si nanowire

Core -shell heterostructure

EQE

Responsivity

Low-power photodetector

Enhanced active junction area

Cylindrical built-in-potential

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)