Photogating Enhanced Photodetectors Dominated by Rubrene Nanodots Modified SnS2 Films

Abstract The hybrid-induced photogating effect is considered as an effective way for photoconductance modulating in low-dimensional photodetectors. Besides, through constructing the local photogate vertical heterostructures on 2D SnS2 surface can significantly increase its photoconductive gain. However, the potential of this photogain mechanism for SnS2 films has not yet been revealed in practical photodetection devices. To investigate its special advantages on promoting the optical-sensing activity, the high-quality SnS2 films with discrete, micro-area, and uniform rubrene-nanodots modification have been prepared. Benefit from the local interfacial photogating effect induced by hole trap states by rubrene-nanodots, the light-absorption and carrier-excitation efficiencies were significantly enhanced. Afterwards, the high-performance photodetector was designed based on the photogate vertical heterostructures of rubrene-nanodots/SnS2, which demonstrated an enhanced photoelectric response to 1064 nm light. Note that the maximum photocurrent density, photoresponsivity, and photodetectivity can reach up to 0.389 mA·cm-2, 388.71 mA·W-1, and 1.13×1010 Jones, respectively. Importantly, the optimal band-structure offsets accelerated the localized hole transfer from SnS2 film to rubrene-nanodots. The trapped holes in rubrene-nanodots induced an enhanced interface gating effect, which may help to modulate the number and lifetime of excess electrons under light illuminations. These superior features make the newly-developed photodetector be suitable for future multifunctional photodetection applications.