Table 1 Comparison of electronic and optical properties of SnS, TiS2, and SnTiS3.

From: Superposition of semiconductor and semi-metal properties of self-assembled 2D SnTiS3 heterostructures

Material

SnS

TiS2

SnTiS3

Electronic

Indirect bandgap

Semi-metal

Semi-metal

Optical

Bandgap in the range of 1.0–1.6 eV31

Bandgap in the range of 0.3–0.5 eV32

Bandgap emission at 1.9 eV (this work)