High Responsivity of GLAD Synthesized Isotype WO3/In2O3 Nanocluster

WO
₃
/In
₂
O
₃
nanocluster (NC) was successfully synthesized by using GLAD technique consolidated within an electron beam evaporator system. The crystalline structure of WO
₃
/In
₂
O
₃
NC was investigated by X-Ray Diffraction and the crystallite size was found to be ~ 29.28 nm. The device exhibited an excellent responsivity, detectivity, external quantum efficiency and noise equivalent power of 290.49 A/W, 5.97×10
¹³
Jones, 9.99×10
⁴
%, and 7.04×10
^-14
W at 360 nm respectively. In addition, the device showed rise time/fall time of 0.89 s/0.81s at +3V. The obtained parameters are superior to the reported GLAD synthesized pristine In
₂
O
₃
and WO
₃
nanostructures. The significant enhancement in WO
₃
/In
₂
O
₃
NC device is attributed to the efficient charge carrier separations which lead to the reduction in the electron hole pair recombination. Thus, the overall result provides a novel approach for the synthesis of proficient NC for photodetector application.