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Marini G, Calandra M, Cudazzo P. Optical Absorption and Photoluminescence of Single-Layer Boron Nitride from a First-Principles Cumulant Approach. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:6017-6022. [PMID: 38723148 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
Abstract
The photoluminescence spectrum of a single-layer boron nitride remains elusive, marked by enigmatic satellites that hint at significant but unidentified exciton-phonon coupling. Here, by employing a first-principles approach based on the many-body cumulant expansion of the charge response, we calculate the optical absorption and photoluminescence of a single-layer boron nitride. We identify the specific exciton-phonon scattering channels and unravel their impact on the optical absorption and photoluminescence spectra, thereby providing an interpretation of the experimental features. Finally, we show that, even in a strongly polar material such as h-BN monolayer, the electron-hole interaction responsible for the excitonic effect results in the cancellation of the Frölich interaction at small phonon momenta. This effect is captured only if the invariance of the exciton-phonon matrix elements under unitary transformations in the Bloch function manifold is preserved in the calculation.
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- Giovanni Marini
- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy
- European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), https://www.etsf.eu/
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Shima K, Cheng TS, Mellor CJ, Beton PH, Elias C, Valvin P, Gil B, Cassabois G, Novikov SV, Chichibu SF. Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride. Sci Rep 2024; 14:169. [PMID: 38167439 PMCID: PMC10762211 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50502-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy is a suitable technique for studying the luminescent properties of optoelectronic materials because CL has no limitation on the excitable bandgap energy and eliminates ambiguous signals due to simple light scattering and resonant Raman scattering potentially involved in the photoluminescence spectra. However, direct CL measurements of atomically thin two-dimensional materials have been difficult due to the small excitation volume that interacts with high-energy electron beams. Herein, distinct CL signals from a monolayer hexagonal BN (hBN), namely mBN, epitaxial film grown on a graphite substrate are shown by using a CL system capable of large-area and surface-sensitive excitation. Spatially resolved CL spectra at 13 K exhibited a predominant 5.5-eV emission band, which has been ascribed to originate from multilayered aggregates of hBN, markedly at thicker areas formed on the step edges of the substrate. Conversely, a faint peak at 6.04 ± 0.01 eV was routinely observed from atomically flat areas, which is assigned as being due to the recombination of phonon-assisted direct excitons of mBN. The CL results support the transition from indirect bandgap in bulk hBN to direct bandgap in mBN. The results also encourage one to elucidate emission properties of other low-dimensional materials by using the present CL configuration.
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Grants
- Crossover Alliance to Create the Future with People, Intelligence, and Materials Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- Crossover Alliance to Create the Future with People, Intelligence, and Materials Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- EP/K040243/1 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK
- EP/P019080/1 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK
- EP/V05323X/1 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK
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- Kohei Shima
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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Durand A, Clua-Provost T, Fabre F, Kumar P, Li J, Edgar JH, Udvarhelyi P, Gali A, Marie X, Robert C, Gérard JM, Gil B, Cassabois G, Jacques V. Optically Active Spin Defects in Few-Layer Thick Hexagonal Boron Nitride. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:116902. [PMID: 37774304 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.116902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Optically active spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are promising quantum systems for the design of two-dimensional quantum sensing units offering optimal proximity to the sample being probed. In this Letter, we first demonstrate that the electron spin resonance frequencies of boron vacancy centers (V_{B}^{-}) can be detected optically in the limit of few-atomic-layer thick hBN flakes despite the nanoscale proximity of the crystal surface that often leads to a degradation of the stability of solid-state spin defects. We then analyze the variations of the electronic spin properties of V_{B}^{-} centers with the hBN thickness with a focus on (i) the zero-field splitting parameters, (ii) the optically induced spin polarization rate and (iii) the longitudinal spin relaxation time. This Letter provides important insights into the properties of V_{B}^{-} centers embedded in ultrathin hBN flakes, which are valuable for future developments of foil-based quantum sensing technologies.
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- A Durand
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Atomic Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Atomic Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, P.O. Box 49, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
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- Université de Toulouse, INSA-CNRS-UPS, LPCNO, 135 Avenue Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INSA-CNRS-UPS, LPCNO, 135 Avenue Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Grenoble INP, IRIG, PHELIQS, "Nanophysique et Semiconducteurs" Group, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Université de Montpellier and CNRS, 34095 Montpellier, France
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Yang J, Xue Q, Li J, Han B, Wang Y, Bai H. Deep ultraviolet high-resolution microscopic hyperspectral imager and its biological tissue detection. APPLIED OPTICS 2023; 62:3310-3319. [PMID: 37132831 DOI: 10.1364/ao.485387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) hyperspectral imaging technology is commonly used in the field of atmospheric remote sensing. In recent years, some in-laboratory research has been carried out for substance detection and identification. In this paper, UV hyperspectral imaging technology is introduced into microscopy to better utilize the obvious absorption characteristics of components, such as proteins and nucleic acids in biological tissues in the ultraviolet band. A deep UV microscopic hyperspectral imager based on the Offner structure with F # 2.5, low spectral keystone and smile is designed and developed. A 0.68 numerical aperture microscope objective is designed. The spectral range of the system is from 200 nm to 430 nm; the spectral resolution is better than 0.5 nm; and the spatial resolution is better than 1.3 µm. The K562 cells can be distinguished by transmission spectrum of nucleus. The UV microscopic hyperspectral image of the unstained mouse liver slices showed similar results to the microscopic image after hematoxylin and eosin staining, which could help to simplify the pathological examination process. Both results show a great performance in spatial and spectral detecting capabilities of our instrument, which has the potential for biomedical research and diagnosis.
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Galbiati M, Ramiro-Manzano F, Pérez Grau JJ, Cantos-Prieto F, Meseguer-Sánchez J, Kosic I, Mione F, Pallarés Vilar A, Cantarero A, Soriano D, Navarro-Moratalla E. Monolayer-to-Mesoscale Modulation of the Optical Properties in 2D CrI_{3} Mapped by Hyperspectral Microscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:176901. [PMID: 37172240 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.176901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Magnetic 2D materials hold promise to change the miniaturization paradigm of unidirectional photonic components. However, the integration of these materials in devices hinges on the accurate determination of the optical properties down to the monolayer limit, which is still missing. By using hyperspectral wide-field imaging at room temperature, we reveal a nonmonotonic thickness dependence of the complex optical dielectric function in the archetypal magnetic 2D material CrI_{3} extending across different length scales: onsetting at the mesoscale, peaking at the nanoscale, and decreasing again down to the single layer. These results portray a modification of the electronic properties of the material and align with the layer-dependent magnetism in CrI_{3}, shedding light on the long-standing structural conundrum in this material. The unique modulation of the complex dielectric function from the monolayer up to more than 100 layers will be instrumental for understanding mesoscopic effects in layered materials and tuning light-matter interactions in magnetic 2D materials.
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- Marta Galbiati
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (UPV-CSIC), Avd. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Information Engineering Department, University of Pisa, Via Caruso 16, 56122, Pisa, Italy
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, 03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Calle Catedrático José Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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Moon S, Kim J, Park J, Im S, Kim J, Hwang I, Kim JK. Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Next-Generation Photonics and Electronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2204161. [PMID: 35735090 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), an insulating 2D layered material, has recently attracted tremendous interest motivated by the extraordinary properties it shows across the fields of optoelectronics, quantum optics, and electronics, being exotic material platforms for various applications. At an early stage of h-BN research, it is explored as an ideal substrate and insulating layers for other 2D materials due to its atomically flat surface that is free of dangling bonds and charged impurities, and its high thermal conductivity. Recent discoveries of structural and optical properties of h-BN have expanded potential applications into emerging electronics and photonics fields. h-BN shows a very efficient deep-ultraviolet band-edge emission despite its indirect-bandgap nature, as well as stable room-temperature single-photon emission over a wide wavelength range, showing a great potential for next-generation photonics. In addition, h-BN is extensively being adopted as active media for low-energy electronics, including nonvolatile resistive switching memory, radio-frequency devices, and low-dielectric-constant materials for next-generation electronics.
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- Seokho Moon
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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Paliwoda D, Fabbiani M, Wynn M, Alabarse F, Rosenthal A, Crichton W, Konczewicz L, Bockowski M, Maurin D, Michel T, Demirci UB, Rouquette J, Hermet P, di Renzo F, van der Lee A, Cassabois G, Bernard S, Haines J. Preparation of Confined One-Dimensional Boron Nitride Chains in the 1-D Pores of Siliceous Zeolites under High-Pressure, High-Temperature Conditions. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:18059-18066. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Damian Paliwoda
- ICGM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France
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- ICGM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France
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- CNRS, IRCER, UMR 7315, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- ESRF─The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38043, France
- Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- ESRF─The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38043, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier 34095, France
- Institute of High-Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High-Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier 34095, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier 34095, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM─UMR 5635, Universite de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France
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- ICGM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, IEM─UMR 5635, Universite de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR 5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier 34095, France
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- CNRS, IRCER, UMR 7315, University of Limoges, F-87000 Limoges, France
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- ICGM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier 34293, France
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Dalla Valle P, Cavassilas N. A van der Waals heterojunction based on monolayers of MoS 2 and WSe 2 for overall solar water splitting. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:2816-2822. [PMID: 36132002 PMCID: PMC9417448 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00178k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Solar water splitting (SWS) has been widely studied as a promising technology for generating carbon-free hydrogen. In this article, we propose an unassisted SWS system based on van der Waals heterojunctions using monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides as active core materials. This architecture, with its small band gap materials and high surface/volume ratio, has an intrinsic type-II band alignment that offers many advantages, such as direct Z-scheme configuration and wide absorption. To estimate the solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency of the system, we developed a multiphysics model. While electronic and optical properties are computed with ab initio calculations, we implemented the detailed balance method and the Butler-Volmer kinetics to simulate the photoelectrochemical behaviour. Under realistic operating conditions, the system achieves a STH efficiency greater than 15%, which is higher than the critical 10% efficiency required to make SWS economically viable. Since our system is wireless and requires simple manufacturing processes (exfoliation), this result is remarkable.
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- Paul Dalla Valle
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334 13397 Marseille France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IM2NP UMR 7334 13397 Marseille France
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The sp2-bonded layered compound boron nitride (BN) exists in more than a handful of different polytypes (i.e., different layer stacking sequences) with similar formation energies, which makes obtaining a pure monotype of single crystals extremely tricky. The co-existence of polytypes in a similar crystal leads to the formation of many interfaces and structural defects having a deleterious influence on the internal quantum efficiency of the light emission and on charge carrier mobility. However, despite this, lasing operation was reported at 215 nm, which has shifted interest in sp2- bonded BN from basic science laboratories to optoelectronic and electrical device applications. Here, we describe some of the known physical properties of a variety of BN polytypes and their performances for deep ultraviolet emission in the specific case of second harmonic generation of light.
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Wang P, Lee W, Corbett JP, Koll WH, Vu NM, Laleyan DA, Wen Q, Wu Y, Pandey A, Gim J, Wang D, Qiu DY, Hovden R, Kira M, Heron JT, Gupta JA, Kioupakis E, Mi Z. Scalable Synthesis of Monolayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Graphene with Giant Bandgap Renormalization. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2201387. [PMID: 35355349 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202201387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has been widely considered a fundamental building block for 2D heterostructures and devices. However, the controlled and scalable synthesis of hBN and its 2D heterostructures has remained a daunting challenge. Here, an hBN/graphene (hBN/G) interface-mediated growth process for the controlled synthesis of high-quality monolayer hBN is proposed and further demonstrated. It is discovered that the in-plane hBN/G interface can be precisely controlled, enabling the scalable epitaxy of unidirectional monolayer hBN on graphene, which exhibits a uniform moiré superlattice consistent with single-domain hBN, aligned to the underlying graphene lattice. Furthermore, it is identified that the deep-ultraviolet emission at 6.12 eV stems from the 1s-exciton state of monolayer hBN with a giant renormalized direct bandgap on graphene. This work provides a viable path for the controlled synthesis of ultraclean, wafer-scale, atomically ordered 2D quantum materials, as well as the fabrication of 2D quantum electronic and optoelectronic devices.
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- Ping Wang
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- UES Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Rd, Dayton, OH, 45432, USA
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- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Chou SL, Lin MY, Huang TP, Lin SY, Yang MZ, Lee YY, Wu YJ. Far-UV spectroscopy of mono- and multilayer hexagonal boron nitrides. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 270:120849. [PMID: 35007905 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hexagonal boron nitrides (hBNs) have a very high luminescence efficiency and are promising materials for deep-UV emitters. Although intense deep-UV emissions have been recorded in various forms of hBN excited by photons or energetic electrons, information on the electronic structure of the conduction band has been derived mainly from theoretical works. Therefore, there is a lack of high-resolution absorption data in the far-UV region. In this study, the far-UV absorption spectra of chemical-vapor-deposition-grown mono- and multilayer hBNs were recorded at 10 and 298 K. In addition to the previously reported band at 6.10 eV, two absorption bands at 6.82 and 8.86 eV were observed for the first time in thin-film hBN. Furthermore, excitation of the hBN thin film samples with 6.89-eV photons revealed intense emission peaks at 6.10 (mono) and 5.98 (multi) eV with a bandwidth of ∼0.7 eV. Comparing the absorption and photoluminescence data, we believe that both direct and indirect transitions occur in the radiative processes.
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- Sheng-Lung Chou
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute for Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute for Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan; Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute for Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
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Li Y, Xie X, Zeng H, Li B, Zhang Z, Wang S, Liu J, Shen D. Giant moiré trapping of excitons in twisted hBN. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:10596-10604. [PMID: 35473022 DOI: 10.1364/oe.450409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Excitons in van der Waals (vdW) stacking interfaces can be trapped in ordered moiré potential arrays giving rise to the attractive phenomena of quantum optics and bosonic many-body effects. Compared to the prevalent transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) systems, due to the wide bandgap and low dielectric constant, excitons in twist-stacked hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are anticipated trapped in deeper moiré potential, which enhances the strength of interactions. However, constrained by the common low detectivity of weak light-emitting in the deep-ultraviolet (DUV) bands, the moiré excitons in twist-hBN remain elusive. Here, we report that a remarkable DUV emitting band (peak located at ∼260 nm) only emerges at the twisted stacking area of hBN, which is performed by a high collection efficiency and spatially-resolved cathodoluminescence (CL) at room temperature. Significant peak red shifting contrast to defect-bound excitons of bulk hBN indicates the giant trapping effects of moiré potential for excitons. The observation of deeply trapped excitons motivates further studies of bosonic strongly correlation physics based on the twist-hBN system.
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Rousseau A, Valvin P, Desrat W, Xue L, Li J, Edgar JH, Cassabois G, Gil B. Bernal Boron Nitride Crystals Identified by Deep-Ultraviolet Cryomicroscopy. ACS NANO 2022; 16:2756-2761. [PMID: 35099926 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The presence of metastable Bernal stacking boron nitride is verified by combining second harmonic generation (SHG) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The scanning confocal cryomicroscope, operating in the deep-ultraviolet range, shows a one-to-one correlation between inversion symmetry breaking probed by SHG and the detection of an intense PL line at ∼6.035 eV, the specific signature of the noncentrosymmetric Bernal stacking. The coherent character of the Bernal phase in boron nitride crystals is demonstrated by two-photon excitation spectroscopy. Direct and indirect excitons are simultaneously detected in the emission spectrum; they are quasi-degenerate, in agreement with theoretical predictions for Bernal boron nitride. The transition from AA' to AB stacking is characterized by an intense emission from stacking faults at the grain boundaries of hexagonal and Bernal boron nitride crystals.
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- Adrien Rousseau
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS-Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France
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