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Type-II band alignment, rather than ferroelectric polarization, drives the high performance and efficient photocarrier separation in CuInP2S6/MoS2 visible-light photodetectors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Identify the primary interfacial mechanism responsible for the high photoresponse in van der Waals CuInP2S6/MoS2 heterostructure photodetectors.

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Probing the Interfacial Mechanism of High‐Performance CuInP 2 S 6 /MoS 2 Visible‐Light Photodetectors

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XZXiangping ZhangSouthern University of Science and Technology KLKaizhen LiuHebei University of Engineering ZDZun‐Yi DengBeijing Institute of Technology

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Experimental analysis reveals type-II band alignment drives high responsivity in CuInP2S6/MoS2 photodetectors, indicating interface band structure surpasses ferroelectric polarization.

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Identify the primary interfacial mechanism responsible for the high photoresponse in van der Waals CuInP2S6/MoS2 heterostructure photodetectors.
Fabricated gate-free CuInP2S6/MoS2 heterostructure devices alongside control structures containing an insulating hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) spacer.
Characterized optoelectronic properties under low-intensity visible illumination without electrical pre-poling.
Corroborated interfacial behavior using nanoscale measurements, photoluminescence quenching, bandgap evaluation, and first-principles calculations.
Achieved a responsivity of 730 A·W⁻¹ and a photocurrent-to-dark current ratio exceeding 10⁴ under low-intensity visible light in gate-free devices without pre-poling.
Observed sharp performance degradation upon inserting an h-BN spacer to disrupt direct contact, confirming that type-II band alignment—rather than ferroelectric polarization—governs efficient photocarrier separation.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d629f33e2df9c962f6d84 https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202511782

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Experimental analysis reveals type-II band alignment drives high responsivity in CuInP2S6/MoS2 photodetectors, indicating interface band structure surpasses ferroelectric polarization.

Probing the Interfacial Mechanism of High‐Performance CuInP 2 S 6 /MoS 2 Visible‐Light Photodetectors

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