High-performance self-powered UV photodetector based on SnO2/Zn2SnO4 composites from one-step hydrothermal synthesis
摘要
In this work, SnO2/Zn2SnO4 composites were synthesized by a simple one-step hydrothermal method to construct a high-performance self-powered UV photodetector. SnO2 nanoneedles are distributed on the surface of Zn2SnO4 nanosheets, and they show well-formed heterointerface and type-II band structure. Compared with pure Zn2SnO4, SnO2/Zn2SnO4 composites display the relatively higher UV light absorbance and charge transfer capability. Under UV illumination, the photodetectors based on SnO2/Zn2SnO4 composites and ITO conductive electrode display stable and repeatable self-powered characteristics. With an optimal Zn:Sn molar ratio of 1:1 in the reactants, ZS11 based photodetector shows the highest detectivity of 3.96 × 1011 Jones, which is ascribed to the morphology and energy band regulations of Zn2SnO4 by SnO2.