Ternary GePdS<sub>3</sub>: 1D van der Waals Nanowires for Integration of High-Performance Flexible Photodetectors
Yan Zhang, Xiaoxin Yang, Yongping Dai, Wenzhi Yu, Liu Yang, Junrong Zhang, Qiang Yu, Zhuo Dong, Luyi Huang, Cheng Chen, Xingang Hou, Xiao Wang, Jie Li, Kai Zhang
Abstract
One-dimensional (1D) van der Waals (vdW) materials are anticipated to leverage for high-performance, giant polarized, and hybrid-dimension photodetection owing to their dangling-bond free surface, intrinsic crystal structure, and weak vdW interaction. However, only a few related explorations have been conducted, especially in the field of flexible and integrated applications. Here, high-quality 1D vdW GePdS 3 nanowires were synthesized and proven to be an n-type semiconductor. The Raman vibration and band gap (1.37–1.68 eV, varying from bulk to single chain) of GePdS 3 were systemically studied by experimental and theoretical methods. The photodetector based on a single GePdS 3 nanowire possesses fast photoresponse at a broadband spectrum of 254–1550 nm. The highest responsivity and detectivity reach up to ∼219 A/W and ∼2.7 × 10 10 Jones (under 254 nm light illumination), respectively. Furthermore, an image sensor with 6 × 6 pixels based on GePdS 3 nanowires is integrated on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate and exhibits sensitive and homogeneous detection at 808 nm light. These results indicate that the ternary noble metal chalcogenides show great potential in flexible and broadband optoelectronics applications.