Uncooled near- to long-wave-infrared polarization-sensitive photodetectors based on MoSe<sub>2</sub>/PdSe<sub>2</sub> van der Waals heterostructures.

Liu, Mingxiu; Qi, Liujian; Zou, Yuting; Zhang, Nan; Zhang, Feng; Xiang, Huaiyu; Liu, Zhilin; Qin, Mingyan et al. · Nat Commun · 2025

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Infrared polarization-sensitive photodetectors have attracted considerable interest for night vision, remote sensing and imaging applications. Traditional bulk infrared photodetectors suffer from integration challenges and high-power consumption induced by the cryogenic cooling requirement. Here, we demonstrate a tunneling-dominant triple-junction broadband polarization-sensitive photodetector based on a van der Waals heterostructure, operating from the near-infrared (NIR) to the long-wave infrared (LWIR) band. The device exhibits low noise current, low power consumption and high detectivity. Benefiting from the photogating-assisted tunneling, it reaches a responsivity of ~ 8 × 10<sup>4 </sup>A/W and a response speed of 590 ns under NIR illumination. Apparent blackbody response and high photoresponse up to 10.6 μm is achieved with a room temperature responsivity and detectivity of 0.47 A/W and over 10<sup>9</sup> Jones. Remarkably, bias-tunable polarization detection capability and high polarization ratios are observed from NIR to LWIR, which further boost target detection and imaging capabilities. Our results offer a promising approach for multidimensional imaging applications and device miniaturization.