Issue 30, 2025

Perpendicular sheet-like alignment of a self-driven MoS2/Si heterostructure for Vis-NIR wavelength detection

Abstract

In this article, a self-powered heterostructure based on perpendicularly aligned n-MoS2/p-Si was fabricated for Vis-NIR wavelength detection. In particular, MoS2 sheet-like morphology was attained via hydrothermal treatment at two crystallization temperatures (180 °C and 240 °C). The average thicknesses of the sheet-like structures were 85 and 45 nm for samples treated at 180 °C and 240 °C, respectively. The proposed geometry exhibited rectifying behavior, with the Iph/ID ratio reaching the order of ∼103 at zero applied bias, indicating the self-powered nature of the demonstrated MoS2/Si heterostructure; this was attained along with an R2 value close to unity as a function of the applied light intensity variation. Photoresponsivity (Rλ) exhibited wide reaching performance (Vis-NIR) with a peak value of 0.36 mA W−1 at 625 nm and 6 mW cm−2, this was acquired at zero applied bias. Rλ demonstrated a descending profile as the intensity of incident light increased to 17 mW cm−2 (0.19 mA W−1). The response and recovery time of the fabricated devices (180 °C and 240 °C) exhibited rather fast episodes with values of 0.178/0.181 and 0.176/0.185 s, respectively, which in turn indicated faster electron injection than recombination.

Graphical abstract: Perpendicular sheet-like alignment of a self-driven MoS2/Si heterostructure for Vis-NIR wavelength detection

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jun 2025
Accepted
05 Jul 2025
First published
21 Jul 2025

Nanoscale, 2025,17, 17795-17802

Perpendicular sheet-like alignment of a self-driven MoS2/Si heterostructure for Vis-NIR wavelength detection

O. A. Fahad, A. S. Mohammed, E. Y. Salih and M. K. A. Mohammed, Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 17795 DOI: 10.1039/D5NR02331A

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