UV-light-assisted gas sensor based on PdSe2/InSe heterojunction for ppb-level NO2 sensing at room temperature

The fabrication of van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures mainly extends to two-dimensional (2D) materials. Nevertheless, the current processes for obtaining high-quality 2D films are mainly exfoliated from their bulk counterparts or by high-temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which limits i...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2022-09, Vol.14 (36), p.13204-13213
Main Authors: Jin-Le, Fan, Xue-Feng, Hu, Wei-Wei, Qin, Zhi-Yuan, Liu, Yan-Song, Liu, Shou-Jing Gao, Li-Ping, Tan, Ji-Lei, Yang, Lin-Bao, Luo, Zhang, Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical vapor deposition
Energy bands
Gas sensors
Heterojunctions
Heterostructures
High temperature
High vacuum
Illumination
Light
Molecular beam epitaxy
Nitrogen dioxide
Room temperature
Selectivity
Sensitivity enhancement
Sensors
Transport properties
Two dimensional materials
Ultraviolet radiation
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Summary:The fabrication of van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures mainly extends to two-dimensional (2D) materials. Nevertheless, the current processes for obtaining high-quality 2D films are mainly exfoliated from their bulk counterparts or by high-temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which limits industrial production and is often accompanied by defects. Herein, we first fabricated the type-II p-PdSe2/n-InSe vdWs heterostructure using the ultra-high vacuum laser molecular beam epitaxy (LMBE) technique combined with the vertical 2D stacking strategy, which is reproducible and suitable for high-volume manufacturing. This work found that the introduction of 365 nm UV light illumination can significantly improve the electrical transport properties and NO2 sensing performance of the PdSe2/InSe heterojunction-based device at room temperature (RT). The detailed studies confirm that the sensor based on the PdSe2/InSe heterojunction delivers the comparable sensitivity (Ra/Rg = ∼2.6 at 10 ppm), a low limit of detection of 52 ppb, and excellent selectivity for NO2 gas under UV light illumination, indicating great potential for NO2 detection. Notably, the sensor possesses fast response and full recovery properties (275/1078 s) compared to the results in the dark. Furthermore, the mechanism of enhanced gas sensitivity was proposed based on the energy band alignment of the PdSe2/InSe heterojunction with the assistance of investigating the surface potential variations. This work may pave the way for the development of high-performance, room-temperature gas sensors based on 2D vdWs heterostructures through the LMBE technique.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/d2nr03881a