Large area MoSe2 and MoSe2/Bi2Se3 films on sapphire (0001) for near-infrared photodetection

The fabrication of heterojunction-based photodetectors (PDs) is well known for the enhancement of PDs performances, tunable nature of photoconductivity, and broadband application. Herein, the PDs based on MoSe _2 and MoSe _2 /Bi _2 Se _3 heterojunction on sapphire (0001) substrates were deposited using a r.f. magnetron sputtering system. The high-resolution x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy characterizations disclosed the growth of the 2-H phase of MoSe _2 and the rhombohedral phase of Bi _2 Se _3 thin films on sapphire (0001). The chemical and electronic states of deposited films were studied using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and revealed the stoichiometry growth of MoSe _2 . We have fabricated metal-semiconductor–metal type PD devices on MoSe _2 and MoSe _2 /Bi _2 Se _3 heterojunction and the photo-response measurements were performed at external voltages of 0.1–5 V under near-infrared (1064 nm) light illumination. The bare MoSe _2 PD device shows positive photoconductivity behavior whereas MoSe _2 /Bi _2 Se _3 heterojunction PD exhibits negative photoconductivity. It was found that the responsivity of MoSe _2 and MoSe _2 /Bi _2 Se _3 heterojunction PDs is ~ 1.39 A W ^−1 and ~ 5.7 A W ^−1 , respectively. The enhancement of photoresponse of MoSe _2 /Bi _2 Se _3 PD nearly four-fold compared to bare MoSe _2 PD shows the importance of heterojunction structures for futuristics optoelectronic applications.