Issue 38, 2021

Fast response photogating in monolayer MoS2 phototransistors

Abstract

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) phototransistors have been the object of intensive research during the last years due to their potential for photodetection. Photoresponse in these devices is typically caused by a combination of two physical mechanisms: the photoconductive effect (PCE) and photogating effect (PGE). In earlier literature for monolayer (1L) MoS2 phototransistors, PGE is generally attributed to charge trapping by polar molecules adsorbed to the semiconductor channel, giving rise to a very slow photoresponse. Thus, the photoresponse of 1L-MoS2 phototransistors at high-frequency light modulation is assigned to PCE alone. Here we investigate the photoresponse of a fully h-BN encapsulated monolayer (1L) MoS2 phototransistor. In contrast with previous understanding, we identify a rapidly-responding PGE mechanism that becomes the dominant contribution to photoresponse under high-frequency light modulation. Using a Hornbeck–Haynes model for the photocarrier dynamics, we fit the illumination power dependence of this PGE and estimate the energy level of the involved traps. The resulting energies are compatible with shallow traps in MoS2 caused by the presence of sulfur vacancies.

Graphical abstract: Fast response photogating in monolayer MoS2 phototransistors

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Jun 2021
Accepted
06 Sep 2021
First published
07 Sep 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 16156-16163

Fast response photogating in monolayer MoS2 phototransistors

D. Vaquero, V. Clericò, J. Salvador-Sánchez, E. Díaz, F. Domínguez-Adame, L. Chico, Y. M. Meziani, E. Diez and J. Quereda, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 16156 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR03896F

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