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Quantum confinement and photoresponsivity ofß-In2Se3 nanosheets grown by physical vapour transport

Balakrishnan, N; Staddon, CR; Smith, EF; Stec, J; Gay, D; Mudd, GW; Makarovsky, O; Kudrynskyi, ZR; Kovalyuk, ZD; Eaves, L; Patanè, A; Beton, PH

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Authors

CR Staddon

EF Smith

J Stec

D Gay

GW Mudd

O Makarovsky

ZR Kudrynskyi

ZD Kovalyuk

L Eaves

A Patanè

PH Beton



Abstract

We demonstrate that ß-In2Se3 layers with thickness ranging from 2.8 to 100 nm can be grown on SiO2/Si, mica and graphite using a physical vapour transport method. The ß-In2Se3 layers are chemically stable at room temperature and exhibit a blue-shift of the photoluminescence emission when the layer thickness is reduced, due to strong quantum confinement of carriers by the physical boundaries of the material. The layers are characterised using Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction from which we confirm lattice constants c = 28.31 ± 0.05 Å and a = 3.99 ± 0.02 Å. In addition, these layers show high photoresponsivity of up to ~2 × 103 A W-1 at ? = 633 nm, with rise and decay times of t r = 0.6 ms and t d = 2.5 ms, respectively, confirming the potential of the as-grown layers for high sensitivity photodetectors.

Acceptance Date Apr 29, 2016
Publication Date Jun 3, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal 2D Materials
Publisher IOP Publishing
Pages 025030 - 025030
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/3/2/025030
Keywords indium selenide, quantum confinement, photodetector, III–VI semiconductor, physical vapour deposition
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/3/2/025030

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