Recently, two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures
provided excellent and fascinating platforms for advanced engineering
in high-performance optoelectronic devices. Herein, novel ReS2/ReSe2 heterojunction phototransistors are constructed
and explored systematically that display high responsivity, wavelength-dependent
ambipolar photoresponse (negative and positive), ultrafast and polarization-sensitive
detection capability. This photodetector exhibits a positive photoresponse
from UV to visible spectrum (760 nm) with high photoresponsivities
about 126.56 and 16.24 A/W under 350 and 638 nm light illumination,
respectively, with a negative photoresponse over 760 nm, which is
mainly ascribed to the ambipolar photoresponse modulated by gate voltage.
In addition, profound linear polarization sensitivity is demonstrated
with a dichroic ratio of about ∼1.2 at 638 nm and up to ∼2.0
at 980 nm, primarily owing to the wavelength-dependent absorption
anisotropy and the stagger alignment of the crystal. Beyond static
photodetection, the dynamic photoresponse of this vdWs device presents
an ultrafast and repeatable photoswitching performance with a cutoff
frequency (f
3dB) exceeding 100 kHz. Overall,
this study reveals the great potential of 2D ReX2-based
vdWs heterostructures for high-performance, ultrafast, and polarization-sensitive
broadband photodetectors.