Transferrable thin film of ultrasonically exfoliated MoSe2 nanocrystals for efficient visible-light photodetector

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDC's) materials are the impactful candidates in nanotechnology for diverse applications such as electrocatalyst, sensing and energy storage. Many efforts have been accomplished to solve the problem of green production with the scaling of TMDCs materials. Here we demonstrated the two-step method including electrophoresis deposition (EPD) and direct transfer of MoSe2 nanocrystals (NCs) thin film for fabricating visible-light photodetector. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy show that the liquid exfoliated MoSe2 NCs exhibits good crystalline nature with multi-layered thickness. Raman spectra, UV-Visible spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirm the presence of 2H-phase of MoSe2 NCs. EPD deposited thin film is detached by dipping into the water and transferred onto the etched ITO substrate. Ag/MoSe2 NCs/ITO photodetector is fabricated which demonstrated the excellent performance in the visible range and demonstrate remarkable values of responsivity, EQE (%) and specific detectivity of 566 mAW(-1), 155% and 3.69 x 10(11) Jones. Considering our results, the fabrication technique along with the photoresponse application of TMDC NCs presented here is the innovative and efficient way for developing the large-area optoelectmnic devices.