Low-Symmetry 2D t-InTe for Polarization-Sensitive UV-Vis-NIR Photodetection

Polarization-sensitive photodetection grounded on low-symmetry 2D materials has immense potential in improving detection accuracy, realizing intelligent detection, and enabling multidimensional visual perception, which has promising application prospects in bio-identification, optical communications, near-infrared imaging, radar, military, and security. However, the majority of the reported polarized photodetection are limited by UV-vis response range and low anisotropic photoresponsivity factor, limiting the achievement of high-performance anisotropic photodetection. Herein, 2D t-InTe crystal is introduced into anisotropic systems and developed to realize broadband-response and high-anisotropy-ratio polarized photodetection. Stemming from its narrow band gap and intrinsic low-symmetry lattice characteristic, 2D t-InTe-based photodetector exhibits a UV-vis-NIR broadband photoresponse and significant photoresponsivity anisotropy behavior, with an exceptional in-plane anisotropic factor of 1.81@808 nm laser, surpassing the performance of most reported 2D counterparts. This work expounds the anisotropic structure-activity relationship of 2D t-InTe crystal, and identifies 2D t-InTe as a prospective candidate for high-performance polarization-sensitive optoelectronics, laying the foundation for future multifunctional device applications.