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Yue D, Tang C, Wu J, Luo X, Chen H, Qian Y. Potassium hydroxide treatment of layered WSe 2 with enhanced electronic performances. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:8345-8351. [PMID: 38606457 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05432b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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2D WSe2-based electronic devices have received much research interest. However, it is still a challenge to achieve high electronic performance in WSe2-based devices. In this work, we report greatly enhanced performances of different thickness WSe2 ambipolar transistors and demonstrate homogeneous WSe2 inverter devices, which are obtained by using a semiconductor processing-compatible layer removal technique via chemical removal of the surface top WOx layer formed by O2 plasma treatment. Importantly, monolayer WSe2 was realised after several consecutive removal processes, demonstrating that the single layer removal is accurate and reliable. After subsequent removal of the top layer WOx by KOH, the fabricated WSe2 field-effect transistors exhibit greatly enhanced electronic performance along with the high electron and hole mobilities of 40 and 85 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. Our work demonstrates that the layer removal technique is an efficient route to fabricate high performance 2D material-based electronic devices.
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- Dewu Yue
- Information Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, Shenzhen, 518172, P. R. China
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- Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Information Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, Shenzhen, 518172, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, 321007, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Foshan, 528225, P. R. China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, 321007, P. R. China.
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Xu D, Jian P, Liu W, Tan S, Yang Y, Peng M, Dai J, Chen C, Wu F. Vanadium Metal Doping of Monolayer MoS 2 for p-Type Transistors and Fast-Speed Phototransistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38657168 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Modulating the electrical properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials is a fundamental prerequisite for their development to advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices. Substitutional doping has been demonstrated as an effective method for tuning the band structure in monolayer 2D materials. Here, we demonstrate a facile selective-area growth of vanadium-doped molybdenum disulfide (V-doped MoS2) flakes via pre-patterned vanadium-metal-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Optical microscopy characterization revealed the presence of flake arrays. Transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to identify the chemical composition and crystalline structure of as-grown flakes. Electrical measurements indicated a light p-type conduction behavior in monolayer V-doped MoS2. Furthermore, the response time of phototransistors based on V-doped MoS2 monolayers exhibited a remarkable capability of 3 ms, representing approximately 3 orders of magnitude faster response than that observed in pure MoS2 phototransistors. This work hereby provides a feasible approach to doping of 2D materials, promising a scalable pathway for the integration of these materials into emerging electronic and optoelectronic devices.
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- Dan Xu
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People's Republic of China
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Hossen MF, Shendokar S, Aravamudhan S. Defects and Defect Engineering of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (2D TMDC) Materials. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:410. [PMID: 38470741 DOI: 10.3390/nano14050410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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As layered materials, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are promising two-dimensional (2D) materials. Interestingly, the characteristics of these materials are transformed from bulk to monolayer. The atomically thin TMDC materials can be a good alternative to group III-V and graphene because of their emerging tunable electrical, optical, and magnetic properties. Although 2D monolayers from natural TMDC materials exhibit the purest form, they have intrinsic defects that limit their application. However, the synthesis of TMDC materials using the existing fabrication tools and techniques is also not immune to defects. Additionally, it is difficult to synthesize wafer-scale TMDC materials for a multitude of factors influencing grain growth mechanisms. While defect engineering techniques may reduce the percentage of defects, the available methods have constraints for healing defects at the desired level. Thus, this holistic review of 2D TMDC materials encapsulates the fundamental structure of TMDC materials, including different types of defects, named zero-dimensional (0D), one-dimensional (1D), and two-dimensional (2D). Moreover, the existing defect engineering methods that relate to both formation of and reduction in defects have been discussed. Finally, an attempt has been made to correlate the impact of defects and the properties of these TMDC materials.
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- Moha Feroz Hossen
- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, 2907 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
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- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, 2907 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
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- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, 2907 E Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
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Wong H, Zhang J, Liu J. Contacts at the Nanoscale and for Nanomaterials. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:386. [PMID: 38392759 PMCID: PMC10893407 DOI: 10.3390/nano14040386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Contact scaling is a major challenge in nano complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology, as the surface roughness, contact size, film thicknesses, and undoped substrate become more problematic as the technology shrinks to the nanometer range. These factors increase the contact resistance and the nonlinearity of the current-voltage characteristics, which could limit the benefits of the further downsizing of CMOS devices. This review discusses issues related to the contact size reduction of nano CMOS technology and the validity of the Schottky junction model at the nanoscale. The difficulties, such as the limited doping level and choices of metal for band alignment, Fermi-level pinning, and van der Waals gap, in achieving transparent ohmic contacts with emerging two-dimensional materials are also examined. Finally, various methods for improving ohmic contacts' characteristics, such as two-dimensional/metal van der Waals contacts and hybrid contacts, junction doping technology, phase and bandgap modification effects, buffer layers, are highlighted.
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- Hei Wong
- Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Hubei Jiu Feng Shan Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.Z.); (J.L.)
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- Hubei Jiu Feng Shan Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.Z.); (J.L.)
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Tian S, Sun D, Chen F, Wang H, Li C, Yin C. Recent progress in plasma modification of 2D metal chalcogenides for electronic devices and optoelectronic devices. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:1577-1599. [PMID: 38173407 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05618j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Two-dimensional metal chalcogenides (2D MCs) present a great opportunity for overcoming the size limitation of traditional silicon-based complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) devices. Controllable modulation compatible with CMOS processes is essential for the improvement of performance and the large-scale applications of 2D MCs. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in plasma modification of 2D MCs, including substitutional doping, defect engineering, surface charge transfer, interlayer coupling modulation, thickness control, and nano-array pattern etching in the fields of electronic devices and optoelectronic devices. Finally, challenges and outlooks for plasma modulation of 2D MCs are presented to offer valuable references for future studies.
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- Siying Tian
- Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
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Katiyar AK, Hoang AT, Xu D, Hong J, Kim BJ, Ji S, Ahn JH. 2D Materials in Flexible Electronics: Recent Advances and Future Prospectives. Chem Rev 2024; 124:318-419. [PMID: 38055207 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Flexible electronics have recently gained considerable attention due to their potential to provide new and innovative solutions to a wide range of challenges in various electronic fields. These electronics require specific material properties and performance because they need to be integrated into a variety of surfaces or folded and rolled for newly formatted electronics. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as promising candidates for flexible electronics due to their unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties, as well as their compatibility with other materials, enabling the creation of various flexible electronic devices. This article provides a comprehensive review of the progress made in developing flexible electronic devices using 2D materials. In addition, it highlights the key aspects of materials, scalable material production, and device fabrication processes for flexible applications, along with important examples of demonstrations that achieved breakthroughs in various flexible and wearable electronic applications. Finally, we discuss the opportunities, current challenges, potential solutions, and future investigative directions about this field.
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- Ajit Kumar Katiyar
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Sovizi S, Angizi S, Ahmad Alem SA, Goodarzi R, Taji Boyuk MRR, Ghanbari H, Szoszkiewicz R, Simchi A, Kruse P. Plasma Processing and Treatment of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Tuning Properties and Defect Engineering. Chem Rev 2023; 123:13869-13951. [PMID: 38048483 PMCID: PMC10756211 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer fascinating opportunities for fundamental nanoscale science and various technological applications. They are a promising platform for next generation optoelectronics and energy harvesting devices due to their exceptional characteristics at the nanoscale, such as tunable bandgap and strong light-matter interactions. The performance of TMD-based devices is mainly governed by the structure, composition, size, defects, and the state of their interfaces. Many properties of TMDs are influenced by the method of synthesis so numerous studies have focused on processing high-quality TMDs with controlled physicochemical properties. Plasma-based methods are cost-effective, well controllable, and scalable techniques that have recently attracted researchers' interest in the synthesis and modification of 2D TMDs. TMDs' reactivity toward plasma offers numerous opportunities to modify the surface of TMDs, including functionalization, defect engineering, doping, oxidation, phase engineering, etching, healing, morphological changes, and altering the surface energy. Here we comprehensively review all roles of plasma in the realm of TMDs. The fundamental science behind plasma processing and modification of TMDs and their applications in different fields are presented and discussed. Future perspectives and challenges are highlighted to demonstrate the prominence of TMDs and the importance of surface engineering in next-generation optoelectronic applications.
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- Saeed Sovizi
- Faculty of
Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Chair in
Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Montanuniversität
Leoben, Leoben 8700, Austria
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- School of
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran
University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- School of
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran
University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of
Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute for Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of
Technology, 14588-89694 Tehran, Iran
- Center for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science
& Technology, Sharif University of Technology, 14588-89694 Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Kang T, Lu Z, Liu L, Huang M, Hu Y, Liu H, Wu R, Liu Z, You J, Chen Y, Zhang K, Duan X, Wang N, Liu Y, Luo Z. In Situ Defect Engineering of Controllable Carrier Types in WSe 2 for Homomaterial Inverters and Self-Powered Photodetectors. NANO LETTERS 2023. [PMID: 38038404 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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WSe2 has a high mobility of electrons and holes, which is an ideal choice as active channels of electronics in extensive fields. However, carrier-type tunability of WSe2 still has enormous challenges, which are essential to overcome for practical applications. In this work, the direct growth of n-doped few-layer WSe2 is realized via in situ defect engineering. The n-doping of WSe2 is attributed to Se vacancies induced by the H2 flow purged in the cooling process. The electrical measurements based on field effect transistors demonstrate that the carrier type of WSe2 synthesized is successfully transferred from the conventional p-type to the rarely reported n-type. The electron carrier concentration is efficiently modulated by the concentration of H2 during the cooling process. Furthermore, homomaterial inverters and self-powered photodetectors are fabricated based on the doping-type-tunable WSe2. This work reveals a significant way to realize the controllable carrier type of two-dimensional (2D) materials, exhibiting great potential in future 2D electronics engineering.
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- Ting Kang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Technology, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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Tang L, Zou J. p-Type Two-Dimensional Semiconductors: From Materials Preparation to Electronic Applications. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:230. [PMID: 37848621 PMCID: PMC10582003 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01211-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials are regarded as promising candidates in many applications, including electronics and optoelectronics, because of their superior properties, including atomic-level thickness, tunable bandgaps, large specific surface area, and high carrier mobility. In order to bring 2D materials from the laboratory to industrialized applications, materials preparation is the first prerequisite. Compared to the n-type analogs, the family of p-type 2D semiconductors is relatively small, which limits the broad integration of 2D semiconductors in practical applications such as complementary logic circuits. So far, many efforts have been made in the preparation of p-type 2D semiconductors. In this review, we overview recent progresses achieved in the preparation of p-type 2D semiconductors and highlight some promising methods to realize their controllable preparation by following both the top-down and bottom-up strategies. Then, we summarize some significant application of p-type 2D semiconductors in electronic and optoelectronic devices and their superiorities. In end, we conclude the challenges existed in this field and propose the potential opportunities in aspects from the discovery of novel p-type 2D semiconductors, their controlled mass preparation, compatible engineering with silicon production line, high-κ dielectric materials, to integration and applications of p-type 2D semiconductors and their heterostructures in electronic and optoelectronic devices. Overall, we believe that this review will guide the design of preparation systems to fulfill the controllable growth of p-type 2D semiconductors with high quality and thus lay the foundations for their potential application in electronics and optoelectronics.
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- Lei Tang
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Das T, Youn S, Seo JE, Yang E, Chang J. Large-Scale Complementary Logic Circuit Enabled by Al 2O 3 Passivation-Induced Carrier Polarity Modulation in Tungsten Diselenide. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:45116-45127. [PMID: 37713451 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Achieving effective polarity control of n- and p-type transistors based on two-dimensional (2D) materials is a critical challenge in the process of integrating transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) into complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic circuits. Herein, we utilized a proficient and nondestructive method of electron-charge transfer to achieve a complete carrier polarity conversion from p-to n-type by depositing a thin layer of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) onto tungsten diselenide (WSe2). By utilizing the Al2O3 passivation layer, we observed precisely tuned n-type behavior in contrast to transistors fabricated on the as-grown WSe2 film without any passivation layer, which display prominent p-type behavior. The polarity-transformed n-type WSe2 transistor from the pristine p-type shows the maximum ON current of ∼0.1 μA accompanied by a high electron mobility of 7 cm2 V-1 s-1 at a drain voltage (VDS) of 1 V. We successfully showcased a homogeneous CMOS inverter utilizing 2D-TMDC which exhibits an impressive voltage gain of 7 at VDD = 5 V. Moreover, this effective polarity control approach was further expanded upon to successfully demonstrate a range of logic circuits such as AND, OR, NAND, NOR logic gates, and SRAM. The proposed methodology possesses significant promise for facilitating the advancement of high-density circuitry components utilizing 2D-TMDC.
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- Tanmoy Das
- Department of System Semiconductor Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of System Semiconductor Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of System Semiconductor Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of System Semiconductor Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of System Semiconductor Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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Han B, Gali SM, Dai S, Beljonne D, Samorì P. Isomer Discrimination via Defect Engineering in Monolayer MoS 2. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17956-17965. [PMID: 37704191 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The all-surface nature of two-dimensional (2D) materials renders them highly sensitive to environmental changes, enabling the on-demand tailoring of their physical properties. Transition metal dichalcogenides, such as 2H molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), can be used as a sensory material capable of discriminating molecules possessing a similar structure with a high sensitivity. Among them, the identification of isomers represents an unexplored and challenging case. Here, we demonstrate that chemical functionalization of defect-engineered monolayer MoS2 enables isomer discrimination via a field-effect transistor readout. A multiscale characterization comprising X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and electrical measurement corroborated by theoretical calculations revealed that monolayer MoS2 exhibits exceptional sensitivity to the differences in the dipolar nature of molecules arising from their chemical structure such as the one in difluorobenzenethiol isomers, allowing their precise recognition. Our findings underscore the potential of 2D materials for molecular discrimination purposes, in particular for the identification of complex isomers.
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- Bin Han
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 Allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Mons, Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Place du Parc 20, Mons 7000, Belgium
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 Allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Université de Mons, Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Place du Parc 20, Mons 7000, Belgium
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 Allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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He Q, Sheng B, Zhu K, Zhou Y, Qiao S, Wang Z, Song L. Phase Engineering and Synchrotron-Based Study on Two-Dimensional Energy Nanomaterials. Chem Rev 2023; 123:10750-10807. [PMID: 37581572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with unique physicochemical properties for various energy applications. These properties are often derived from the phase structures established through a range of physical and chemical design strategies. A concrete analysis of the phase structures and real reaction mechanisms of 2D energy nanomaterials requires advanced characterization methods that offer valuable information as much as possible. Here, we present a comprehensive review on the phase engineering of typical 2D nanomaterials with the focus of synchrotron radiation characterizations. In particular, the intrinsic defects, atomic doping, intercalation, and heterogeneous interfaces on 2D nanomaterials are introduced, together with their applications in energy-related fields. Among them, synchrotron-based multiple spectroscopic techniques are emphasized to reveal their intrinsic phases and structures. More importantly, various in situ methods are employed to provide deep insights into their structural evolutions under working conditions or reaction processes of 2D energy nanomaterials. Finally, conclusions and research perspectives on the future outlook for the further development of 2D energy nanomaterials and synchrotron radiation light sources and integrated techniques are discussed.
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- Qun He
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Photonelectronics, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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Song S, Yoon A, Jang S, Lynch J, Yang J, Han J, Choe M, Jin YH, Chen CY, Cheon Y, Kwak J, Jeong C, Cheong H, Jariwala D, Lee Z, Kwon SY. Fabrication of p-type 2D single-crystalline transistor arrays with Fermi-level-tuned van der Waals semimetal electrodes. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4747. [PMID: 37550303 PMCID: PMC10406929 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40448-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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High-performance p-type two-dimensional (2D) transistors are fundamental for 2D nanoelectronics. However, the lack of a reliable method for creating high-quality, large-scale p-type 2D semiconductors and a suitable metallization process represents important challenges that need to be addressed for future developments of the field. Here, we report the fabrication of scalable p-type 2D single-crystalline 2H-MoTe2 transistor arrays with Fermi-level-tuned 1T'-phase semimetal contact electrodes. By transforming polycrystalline 1T'-MoTe2 to 2H polymorph via abnormal grain growth, we fabricated 4-inch 2H-MoTe2 wafers with ultra-large single-crystalline domains and spatially-controlled single-crystalline arrays at a low temperature (~500 °C). Furthermore, we demonstrate on-chip transistors by lithographic patterning and layer-by-layer integration of 1T' semimetals and 2H semiconductors. Work function modulation of 1T'-MoTe2 electrodes was achieved by depositing 3D metal (Au) pads, resulting in minimal contact resistance (~0.7 kΩ·μm) and near-zero Schottky barrier height (~14 meV) of the junction interface, and leading to high on-state current (~7.8 μA/μm) and on/off current ratio (~105) in the 2H-MoTe2 transistors.
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- Seunguk Song
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, US
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, US
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, US
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- Department of Physics, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physics, Changwon National University, Changwon, 51140, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, US
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Wang J, Yue X, Zhu J, Hu L, Liu R, Cong C, Qiu ZJ. Revealing the origin of PL evolution of InSe flake induced by laser irradiation. RSC Adv 2023; 13:7780-7788. [PMID: 36909766 PMCID: PMC9994422 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00324h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Two-dimensional InSe has been considered as a promising candidate for novel optoelectronic devices owing to large electron mobility and a near-infrared optical band gap. However, its widespread applications suffer from environmental instability. A lot of theoretical studies on the degradation mechanism of InSe have been reported whereas the experimental proofs are few. Meanwhile, the role of the extrinsic environment is still obscure during the degradation. As a common technique of studying the degradation mechanism of 2D materials, laser irradiation exhibits many unique advantages, such as being fast, convenient, and offering in situ compatibility. Here, we have developed a laser-treated method, which involves performing repeated measurements at the same point while monitoring the evolution of the resulting PL, to systematically study the photo-induced degradation process of InSe. Interestingly, we observe different evolution behavior of PL intensity under weak irradiation and strong irradiation. Our experimental results indicate the vacancy passivation and degrading effect simultaneously occurring in InSe under a weak laser irradiation, resulting in the PL increasing first and then decreasing during the measurement. Meanwhile we also notice that the passivation has a stronger effect on the PL than the degrading effect of weak oxidation. In contrast, under a strong laser irradiation, the InSe suffers serious destruction caused by excess heating and intense oxidation. This leads to a direct decrease of PL and corresponding oxidative products. Our work provides a reliable experimental supplement to the photo oxidation study of InSe and opens up a new avenue to regulate the PL of InSe.
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- Jing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China .,Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University Yiwu City 322000 Zhejiang China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Xiao Y, Xiong C, Chen MM, Wang S, Fu L, Zhang X. Structure modulation of two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides: recent advances in methodology, mechanism and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1215-1272. [PMID: 36601686 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01016f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Together with the development of two-dimensional (2D) materials, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have become one of the most popular series of model materials for fundamental sciences and practical applications. Due to the ever-growing requirements of customization and multi-function, dozens of modulated structures have been introduced in TMDs. In this review, we present a systematic and comprehensive overview of the structure modulation of TMDs, including point, linear and out-of-plane structures, following and updating the conventional classification for silicon and related bulk semiconductors. In particular, we focus on the structural characteristics of modulated TMD structures and analyse the corresponding root causes. We also summarize the recent progress in modulating methods, mechanisms, properties and applications based on modulated TMD structures. Finally, we demonstrate challenges and prospects in the structure modulation of TMDs and forecast potential directions about what and how breakthroughs can be achieved.
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- Yao Xiao
- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China. .,College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, P. R. China.
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Geng Y, Xu J, Bin Che Mahzan MA, Lomax P, Saleem MM, Mastropaolo E, Cheung R. Mixed Dimensional ZnO/WSe 2 Piezo-gated Transistor with Active Millinewton Force Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:49026-49034. [PMID: 36259783 PMCID: PMC9634694 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This work demonstrates a mixed-dimensional piezoelectric-gated transistor in the microscale that could be used as a millinewton force sensor. The force-sensing transistor consists of 1D piezoelectric zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs) as the gate control and multilayer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) as the transistor channel. The applied mechanical force on piezoelectric NRs can induce a drain-source current change (ΔIds) on the WSe2 channel. The different doping types of the WSe2 channel have been found to lead to different directions of ΔIds. The pressure from the calibration weight of 5 g has been observed to result in an ∼30% Ids change for ZnO NRs on the p-type doped WSe2 device and an ∼-10% Ids change for the device with an n-type doped WSe2. The outcome of this work would be useful for applications in future human-machine interfaces and smart biomedical tools.
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- Yulin Geng
- Institute
for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Microelectronics
Centre, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom
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- Institute
for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Microelectronics
Centre, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom
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- Institute
for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Microelectronics
Centre, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom
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- Institute
for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Microelectronics
Centre, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Mechatronics Engineering, National University
of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Institute
for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Microelectronics
Centre, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom
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- Institute
for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scottish Microelectronics
Centre, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom
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Wang X, Wu J, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Ma K, Xie Y, Zheng W, Tian Z, Kang Z, Zhang Y. Vacancy Defects in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrocatalysts: From Aggregated to Atomic Configuration. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022:e2206576. [PMID: 36189862 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Vacancy defect engineering has been well leveraged to flexibly shape comprehensive physicochemical properties of diverse catalysts. In particular, growing research effort has been devoted to engineering chalcogen anionic vacancies (S/Se/Te) of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) toward the ultimate performance limit of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In spite of remarkable progress achieved in the past decade, systematic and in-depth insights into the state-of-the-art vacancy engineering for 2D-TMDs-based electrocatalysis are still lacking. Herein, this review delivers a full picture of vacancy engineering evolving from aggregated to atomic configurations covering their development background, controllable manufacturing, thorough characterization, and representative HER application. Of particular interest, the deep-seated correlations between specific vacancy regulation routes and resulting catalytic performance improvement are logically clarified in terms of atomic rearrangement, charge redistribution, energy band variation, intermediate adsorption-desorption optimization, and charge/mass transfer facilitation. Beyond that, a broader vision is cast into the cutting-edge research fields of vacancy-engineering-based single-atom catalysis and dynamic structure-performance correlations across catalyst service lifetime. Together with critical discussion on residual challenges and future prospects, this review sheds new light on the rational design of advanced defect catalysts and navigates their broader application in high-efficiency energy conversion and storage fields.
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- Xin Wang
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Ngo TD, Choi MS, Lee M, Ali F, Hassan Y, Ali N, Liu S, Lee C, Hone J, Yoo WJ. Selective Electron Beam Patterning of Oxygen-Doped WSe 2 for Seamless Lateral Junction Transistors. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2202465. [PMID: 35853245 PMCID: PMC9475546 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Surface charge transfer doping (SCTD) using oxygen plasma to form a p-type dopant oxide layer on transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDs) is a promising doping technique for 2D TMDs field-effect transistors (FETs). However, patternability of SCTD is a key challenge to effectively switch FETs. Herein, a simple method to selectively pattern degenerately p-type (p+ )-doped WSe2 FETs via electron beam (e-beam) irradiation is reported. The effect of the selective e-beam irradiation is confirmed by the gate-tunable optical responses of seamless lateral p+ -p diodes. The OFF state of the devices by inducing trapped charges via selective e-beam irradiation onto a desired channel area in p+ -doped WSe2 , which is in sharp contrast to globally p+ -doped WSe2 FETs, is realized. Selective e-beam irradiation of the PMMA-passivated p+ -WSe2 enables accurate control of the threshold voltage (Vth ) of WSe2 devices by varying the pattern size and e-beam dose, while preserving the low contact resistance. By utilizing hBN as the gate dielectric, high-performance WSe2 p-FETs with a saturation current of -280 µA µm-1 and on/off ratio of 109 are achieved. This study's technique demonstrates a facile approach to obtain high-performance TMD p-FETs by e-beam irradiation, enabling efficient switching and patternability toward various junction devices.
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- Tien Dat Ngo
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNY10027USA
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
- School of Mechanical EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNY10027USA
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano TechnologySungkyunkwan UniversitySuwonGyeonggi‐do16419Korea
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Kirubasankar B, Won YS, Adofo LA, Choi SH, Kim SM, Kim KK. Atomic and structural modifications of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for various advanced applications. Chem Sci 2022; 13:7707-7738. [PMID: 35865881 PMCID: PMC9258346 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01398c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and their heterostructures have attracted significant interest in both academia and industry because of their unusual physical and chemical properties. They offer numerous applications, such as electronic, optoelectronic, and spintronic devices, in addition to energy storage and conversion. Atomic and structural modifications of van der Waals layered materials are required to achieve unique and versatile properties for advanced applications. This review presents a discussion on the atomic-scale and structural modifications of 2D TMDs and their heterostructures via post-treatment. Atomic-scale modifications such as vacancy generation, substitutional doping, functionalization and repair of 2D TMDs and structural modifications including phase transitions and construction of heterostructures are discussed. Such modifications on the physical and chemical properties of 2D TMDs enable the development of various advanced applications including electronic and optoelectronic devices, sensing, catalysis, nanogenerators, and memory and neuromorphic devices. Finally, the challenges and prospects of various post-treatment techniques and related future advanced applications are addressed.
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- Balakrishnan Kirubasankar
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea .,Department of Chemistry, Sookmyung Women's University Seoul 14072 South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea .,Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea .,Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sookmyung Women's University Seoul 14072 South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea .,Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University Suwon 16419 South Korea
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Ren J, Shen H, Liu Z, Xu M, Li D. Artificial Synapses Based on WSe 2 Homojunction via Vacancy Migration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:21141-21149. [PMID: 35481365 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Artificial synapses based on two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) materials have attracted wide attention to boost the development of neuromorphic computing in recent years. Various structures have been adopted to build 2D-material-based artificial synapses. In lateral- and vertical-structures, the realization of synaptic function mainly results from the migration of the defects and vacancies, which requires the strong ion diffusion ability. Here, we successfully demonstrate an artificial synapse based on lateral WSe2 homojunction. The migration of Se vacancies from the thin region to the thick region has been promoted by applying negative gate voltage, resulting in n-type doping in the thick region due to the accumulation of Se vacancies, which would diminish the barrier width of the metal-semiconductor junctions in the thick region. Consequently, the transformation from a high-resistance state (HRS) to a low-resistance state (LRS) is achieved. Significantly, our device can efficiently emulate the biological synaptic functions with a large synaptic weight change. Additionally, the transition from short-term memory (STM) to long-term memory (LTM) can be accomplished with a simpler structure, which would be beneficial to realizing the large-scale integration of transistor-based artificial synapses.
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- Junwen Ren
- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Pierucci D, Mahmoudi A, Silly M, Bisti F, Oehler F, Patriarche G, Bonell F, Marty A, Vergnaud C, Jamet M, Boukari H, Lhuillier E, Pala M, Ouerghi A. Evidence for highly p-type doping and type II band alignment in large scale monolayer WSe 2/Se-terminated GaAs heterojunction grown by molecular beam epitaxy. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:5859-5868. [PMID: 35362486 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00458e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two-dimensional materials (2D) arranged in hybrid van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures provide a route toward the assembly of 2D and conventional III-V semiconductors. Here, we report the structural and electronic properties of single layer WSe2 grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Se-terminated GaAs(111)B. Reflection high-energy electron diffraction images exhibit sharp streaky features indicative of a high-quality WSe2 layer produced via vdW epitaxy. This is confirmed by in-plane X-ray diffraction. The single layer of WSe2 and the absence of interdiffusion at the interface are confirmed by high resolution X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission microscopy. Angle-resolved photoemission investigation revealed a well-defined WSe2 band dispersion and a high p-doping coming from the charge transfer between the WSe2 monolayer and the Se-terminated GaAs substrate. By comparing our results with local and hybrid functionals theoretical calculation, we find that the top of the valence band of the experimental heterostructure is close to the calculations for free standing single layer WSe2. Our experiments demonstrate that the proximity of the Se-terminated GaAs substrate can significantly tune the electronic properties of WSe2. The valence band maximum (VBM, located at the K point of the Brillouin zone) presents an upshift of about 0.56 eV toward the Fermi level with respect to the VBM of the WSe2 on graphene layer, which is indicative of high p-type doping and a key feature for applications in nanoelectronics and optoelectronics.
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- Debora Pierucci
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France.
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- Synchrotron-SOLEIL, Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, BP48, F91192 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, Università dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio 10, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France.
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble INP, IRIG-Spintec, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble INP, IRIG-Spintec, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble INP, IRIG-Spintec, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble INP, IRIG-Spintec, 38054, Grenoble, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS and Grenoble INP, Institut Néel, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, INSP, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, 91120, Palaiseau, France.
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Ra HS, Ahn J, Jang J, Kim TW, Song SH, Jeong MH, Lee SH, Yoon T, Yoon TW, Kim S, Taniguch T, Watanabe K, Song YJ, Lee JS, Hwang DK. An Asymmetry Field-Effect Phototransistor for Solving Large Exciton Binding Energy of 2D TMDCs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107468. [PMID: 34865265 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The probing of fundamental photophysics is a key prerequisite for the construction of diverse optoelectronic devices and circuits. To date, though, photocarrier dynamics in 2D materials remains unclear, plagued primarily by two issues: a large exciton binding energy, and the lack of a suitable system that enables the manipulation of excitons. Here, a WSe2 -based phototransistor with an asymmetric split-gate configuration is demonstrated, which is named the "asymmetry field-effect phototransistor" (AFEPT). This structure allows for the effective modulation of the electric-field profile across the channel, thereby providing a standard device platform for exploring the photocarrier dynamics of the intrinsic WSe2 layer. By controlling the electric field, this work the spatial evolution of the photocurrent is observed, notably with a strong signal over the entire WSe2 channel. Using photocurrent and optical spectroscopy measurements, the physical origin of the novel photocurrent behavior is clarified and a room-temperature exciton binding energy of 210 meV is determined with the device. In the phototransistor geometry, lateral p-n junctions serve as a simultaneous pathway for both photogenerated electrons and holes, reducing their recombination rate and thus enhancing photodetection. The study establishes a new device platform for both fundamental studies and technological applications.
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- Hyun-Soo Ra
- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Nano & Information, KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Nano & Information, KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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Zhang X, Kang Z, Gao L, Liu B, Yu H, Liao Q, Zhang Z, Zhang Y. Molecule-Upgraded van der Waals Contacts for Schottky-Barrier-Free Electronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2104935. [PMID: 34569109 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The applications of any ultrathin semiconductor device are inseparable from high-quality metal-semiconductor contacts with designed Schottky barriers. Building van der Waals (vdWs) contacts of 2D semiconductors represents an advanced strategy of lowering the Schottky barrier height by reducing interface states, but will finally fail at the theoretical minimum barrier due to the inevitable energy difference between the semiconductor electron affinity and the metal work function. Here, an effective molecule optimization strategy is reported to upgrade the general vdWs contacts, achieving near-zero Schottky barriers and creating high-performance electronic devices. The molecule treatment can induce the defect healing effect in p-type semiconductors and further enhance the hole density, leading to an effectively thinned Schottky barrier width and improved carrier interface transmission efficiency. With an ultrathin Schottky barrier width of ≈2.17 nm and outstanding contact resistance of ≈9 kΩ µm in the optimized Au/WSe2 contacts, an ultrahigh field-effect mobility of ≈148 cm2 V-1 s-1 in chemical vapor deposition grown WSe2 flakes is achieved. Unlike conventional chemical treatments, this molecule upgradation strategy leaves no residue and displays a high-temperature stability at >200 °C. Furthermore, the Schottky barrier optimization is generalized to other metal-semiconductor contacts, including 1T-PtSe2 /WSe2 , 1T'-MoTe2 /WSe2 , 2H-NbS2 /WSe2 , and Au/PdSe2 , defining a simple, universal, and scalable method to minimize contact resistance.
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- Xiankun Zhang
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Wen J, Tang W, Kang Z, Liao Q, Hong M, Du J, Zhang X, Yu H, Si H, Zhang Z, Zhang Y. Direct Charge Trapping Multilevel Memory with Graphdiyne/MoS 2 Van der Waals Heterostructure. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2101417. [PMID: 34499424 PMCID: PMC8564425 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Direct charge trapping memory, a new concept memory without any dielectric, has begun to attract attention. However, such memory is still at the incipient stage, of which the charge-trapping capability depends on localized electronic states that originated from the limited surface functional groups. To further advance such memory, a material with rich hybrid states is highly desired. Here, a van der Waals heterostructure design is proposed utilizing the 2D graphdiyne (GDY) which possesses abundant hybrid states with different chemical groups. In order to form the desirable van der Waals coupling, the plasma etching method is used to rapidly achieve the ultrathin 2D GDY with smooth surface for the first time. With the plasma-treated 2D GDY as charge-trapping layer, a direct charge-trapping memory based on GDY/MoS2 is constructed. This bilayer memory is featured with large memory window (90 V) and high degree of modulation (on/off ratio around 8 × 107 ). Two operating mode can be achieved and data storage capability of 9 and 10 current levels can be obtained, respectively, in electronic and opto-electronic mode. This GDY/MoS2 memory introduces a novel application of GDY as rich states charge-trapping center and offers a new strategy of realizing high performance dielectric-free electronics, such as optical memories and artificial synaptic.
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- Jialing Wen
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and TechnologyBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083P. R. China
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Wang M, Wang W, Zhang Y, Liu X, Gao L, Jing X, Hu Z, Lu J, Ni Z. Controllable n-type doping in WSe2 monolayer via construction of anion vacancies. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tan P, Ding K, Zhang X, Ni Z, Ostrikov KK, Gu X, Nan H, Xiao S. Bidirectional doping of two-dimensional thin-layer transition metal dichalcogenides using soft ammonia plasma. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:15278-15284. [PMID: 34486617 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03917b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Because of suitable band gap and high mobility, two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials are promising in future microelectronic devices. However, controllable p-type and n-type doping of TMDs is still a challenge. Herein, we develop a soft plasma doping concept and demonstrate both n-type and p-type doping for TMDs including MoS2 and WS2 through adjusting the plasma working parameters. In particular, p-type doping of MoS2 can be realized when the radio frequency (RF) power is relatively small and the processing time is short: the off-state current increases from ∼10-10 A to ∼10-8 A, the threshold voltage is positively shifted from -26.2 V to 8.3 V, and the mobility increases from 7.05 cm2 V-1 s-1 to 16.52 cm2 V-1 s-1. Under a relatively large RF power and long processing time, n-type doping was realized for MoS2: the threshold voltage was negatively shifted from 6.8 V to -13.3 V and the mobility is reduced from 10.32 cm2 V-1 s-1 to 3.2 cm2 V-1 s-1. For the former, suitable plasma treatment can promote the substitution of N elements for S vacancies and lead to p-type doping, thus reducing the defect density and increasing the mobility value. For the latter, due to excessive plasma treatment, more S vacancies will be produced, leading to heavier n-type doping as well as a decrease in mobility. We confirm the results by systematically analyzing the optical, compositional, thickness and structural characteristics of the samples before and after such soft plasma treatments via Raman, photoluminescence (PL), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. Due to its nondestructive and expandable nature and compatibility with the current microelectronics industry, this potentially generic method may be used as a reliable technology for the development of diverse and functional TMD-based devices.
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- Pu Tan
- Engineering Research Center of IoT Technology Applications (Ministry of Education), Department of Electronic Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of IoT Technology Applications (Ministry of Education), Department of Electronic Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Engineering Research Center of IoT Technology Applications (Ministry of Education), Department of Electronic Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of IoT Technology Applications (Ministry of Education), Department of Electronic Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of IoT Technology Applications (Ministry of Education), Department of Electronic Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Liu L, Ye K, Lin C, Jia Z, Xue T, Nie A, Cheng Y, Xiang J, Mu C, Wang B, Wen F, Zhai K, Zhao Z, Gong Y, Liu Z, Tian Y. Grain-boundary-rich polycrystalline monolayer WS 2 film for attomolar-level Hg 2+ sensors. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3870. [PMID: 34162881 PMCID: PMC8222231 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24254-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Emerging two-dimensional (2D) layered materials have been attracting great attention as sensing materials for next-generation high-performance biological and chemical sensors. The sensor performance of 2D materials is strongly dependent on the structural defects as indispensable active sites for analyte adsorption. However, controllable defect engineering in 2D materials is still challenging. In the present work, we propose exploitation of controllably grown polycrystalline films of 2D layered materials with high-density grain boundaries (GBs) for design of ultra-sensitive ion sensors, where abundant structural defects on GBs act as favorable active sites for ion adsorption. As a proof-of-concept, our fabricated surface plasmon resonance sensors with GB-rich polycrystalline monolayer WS2 films have exhibited high selectivity and superior attomolar-level sensitivity in Hg2+ detection owing to high-density GBs. This work provides a promising avenue for design of ultra-sensitive sensors based on GB-rich 2D layered materials.
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- Lixuan Liu
- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Engineering Technology Research Center for 2D Materials Information Functional Devices and Systems of Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.,International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, Braga, Portugal
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China.
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- Center for High Pressure Science, State Key Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
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Ghosh S, Varghese A, Thakar K, Dhara S, Lodha S. Enhanced responsivity and detectivity of fast WSe 2 phototransistor using electrostatically tunable in-plane lateral p-n homojunction. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3336. [PMID: 34099709 PMCID: PMC8185115 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23679-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Layered transition metal dichalcogenides have shown tremendous potential for photodetection due to their non-zero direct bandgaps, high light absorption coefficients and carrier mobilities, and ability to form atomically sharp and defect-free heterointerfaces. A critical and fundamental bottleneck in the realization of high performance detectors is their trap-dependent photoresponse that trades off responsivity with speed. This work demonstrates a facile method of attenuating this trade-off by nearly 2x through integration of a lateral, in-plane, electrostatically tunable p-n homojunction with a conventional WSe2 phototransistor. The tunable p-n junction allows modulation of the photocarrier population and width of the conducting channel independently from the phototransistor. Increased illumination current with the lateral p-n junction helps achieve responsivity enhancement upto 2.4x at nearly the same switching speed (14-16 µs) over a wide range of laser power (300 pW-33 nW). The added benefit of reduced dark current enhances specific detectivity (D*) by nearly 25x to yield a maximum measured flicker noise-limited D* of 1.1×1012 Jones. High responsivity of 170 A/W at 300 pW laser power along with the ability to detect sub-1 pW laser switching are demonstrated.
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- Sayantan Ghosh
- Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
- IITB-Monash Research Academy, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.
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Ogura H, Kaneda M, Nakanishi Y, Nonoguchi Y, Pu J, Ohfuchi M, Irisawa T, Lim HE, Endo T, Yanagi K, Takenobu T, Miyata Y. Air-stable and efficient electron doping of monolayer MoS 2 by salt-crown ether treatment. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:8784-8789. [PMID: 33928997 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01279g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To maximize the potential of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) in device applications, the development of a sophisticated technique for stable and highly efficient carrier doping is critical. Here, we report the efficient n-type doping of monolayer MoS2 using KOH/benzo-18-crown-6, resulting in a doped TMDC that is air-stable. MoS2 field-effect transistors show an increase in on-current of three orders of magnitude and degenerate the n-type behaviour with high air-stability for ∼1 month as the dopant concentration increases. Transport measurements indicate a high electron density of 3.4 × 1013 cm-2 and metallic-type temperature dependence for highly doped MoS2. First-principles calculations support electron doping via surface charge transfer from the K/benzo-18-crown-6 complex to monolayer MoS2. Patterned doping is demonstrated to improve the contact resistance in MoS2-based devices.
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- Hiroto Ogura
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd, Atsugi, 243-0197, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, 192-0397, Japan.
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Gupta S, Periasamy P, Narayanan B. Defect dynamics in two-dimensional black phosphorus under argon ion irradiation. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:8575-8590. [PMID: 33912891 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00567g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fundamental understanding of the atomic-scale mechanisms underlying production, accumulation, and temporal evolution of defects in phosphorene during noble-gas ion irradiation is crucial to design efficient defect engineering routes to fabricate next-generation materials for energy technologies. Here, we employed classical molecular dynamics (CMD) simulations using a reactive force field to unravel the effect of defect dynamics on the structural changes in a monolayer of phosphorene induced by argon-ion irradiation, and its subsequent relaxation during post-radiation annealing treatment. Analysis of our CMD trajectories using unsupervised machine learning methods showed that radiation fluence strongly influences the types of defect that form, their dynamics, and their relaxation mechanisms during subsequent annealing. Low ion fluences yielded a largely crystalline sheet featuring isolated small voids (up to 2 nm), Stone-Wales defects, and mono-/di-vacancies; while large nanopores (∼10 nm) can form beyond a critical fluence of ∼1014 ions per cm2. During post-radiation annealing, we found two distinct relaxation mechanisms, depending on the fluence level. The isolated small voids (1-2 nm) formed at low ion-fluences heal via local re-arrangement of rings, which is facilitated by a cooperative mechanism involving a series of atomic motions that include thermal rippling, bond formation, bond rotation, angle bending and dihedral twisting. On the other hand, damaged structures obtained at high fluences exhibit pronounced coalescence of nanopores mediated by 3D networks of P-centered tetrahedra. These findings provide new perspectives to use ion beams to precisely control the concentration and distribution of specific defect types in phosphorene for emerging applications in electronics, batteries, sensing, and neuromorphic computing.
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- Saransh Gupta
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, 332 Eastern Parkway, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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Wu X, Zheng X, Zhang G, Chen X, Ding J. Tightly-bound trion and bandgap engineering via γ-ray irradiation in the monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide WSe 2. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:305709. [PMID: 33857932 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abf879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Afterγ-ray irradiation treatment, a monolayer tungsten diselenide could be transitioned into an n-doped semiconductor due to the anion vacancies created by the radiation. Transmission electron microscope studies showed clear chemical modulation with atomically sharp interface. Change in the lattice vibrational modes induced by passivation of oxygen is captured by Raman spectroscopy. The frequency shifts in both in-plane and out-of-plane modes are dependent linearly on the oxidation content. We observe a negative trion, which is a neutral exciton bound with an electron, in the photoluminescence spectra. The binding energy of this trion is estimated to be ∼90 meV, making it a tightly bound exciton. The first-principles calculation suggests that an increase in the anion vacancy population is generally accompanied by a transition from a direct gap material to an indirect one. This opens up a new venue to engineer the electronic properties of transition metal dichalcogenides by using irradiation.
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- Xiongli Wu
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Complex Tracks Processing Technology and Equipment of MOE, Key Laboratory of Welding Robot and Application Technology of Hunan Province, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Complex Tracks Processing Technology and Equipment of MOE, Key Laboratory of Welding Robot and Application Technology of Hunan Province, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475001, People's Republic of China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, 102413, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Complex Tracks Processing Technology and Equipment of MOE, Key Laboratory of Welding Robot and Application Technology of Hunan Province, Xiangtan, 411105, People's Republic of China
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Rao T, Wang H, Zeng Y, Guo Z, Zhang H, Liao W. Phase Transitions and Water Splitting Applications of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Metal Phosphorous Trichalcogenides. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2002284. [PMID: 34026429 PMCID: PMC8132069 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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2D layered materials turn out to be the most attractive hotspot in materials for their unique physical and chemical properties. A special class of 2D layered material refers to materials exhibiting phase transition based on environment variables. Among these materials, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) act as a promising alternative for their unique combination of atomic-scale thickness, direct bandgap, significant spin-orbit coupling and prominent electronic and mechanical properties, enabling them to be applied for fundamental studies as catalyst materials. Metal phosphorous trichalcogenides (MPTs), as another potential catalytic 2D phase transition material, have been employed for their unusual intercalation behavior and electrochemical properties, which act as a secondary electrode in lithium batteries. The preparation of 2D TMD and MPT materials has been extensively conducted by engineering their intrinsic structures at the atomic scale. In this study, advanced synthesis methods of preparing 2D TMD and MPT materials are tested, and their properties are investigated, with stress placed on their phase transition. The surge of this type of report is associated with water-splitting catalysis and other catalytic purposes. This study aims to be a guideline to explore the mentioned 2D TMD and MPT materials for their catalytic applications.
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- Tingke Rao
- College of Electronic and Information EngineeringInstitute of Microscale OptoelectronicsShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale OptoelectronicsCollege of Physics and Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale OptoelectronicsCollege of Physics and Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale OptoelectronicsCollege of Physics and Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060P. R. China
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- Institute of Microscale OptoelectronicsCollege of Physics and Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060P. R. China
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- College of Electronic and Information EngineeringInstitute of Microscale OptoelectronicsShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060P. R. China
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Kim S, Kim C, Hwang YH, Lee S, Choi M, Ju BK. Carrier-type modulation of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) field-effect transistors (FETs) via benzyl viologen (BV) doping. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Seo SY, Yang DH, Moon G, Okello OFN, Park MY, Lee SH, Choi SY, Jo MH. Identification of Point Defects in Atomically Thin Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Semiconductors as Active Dopants. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:3341-3354. [PMID: 33825482 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Selective doping in semiconductors is essential not only for monolithic integrated circuity fabrications but also for tailoring their properties including electronic, optical, and catalytic activities. Such active dopants are essentially point defects in the host lattice. In atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), the roles of such point defects are particularly critical in addition to their large surface-to-volume ratio, because their bond dissociation energy is relatively weaker, compared to elemental semiconductors. In this Mini Review, we review recent advances in the identifications of diverse point defects in 2D TMDC semiconductors, as active dopants, toward the tunable doping processes, along with the doping methods and mechanisms in literature. In particular, we discuss key issues in identifying such dopants both at the atomic scales and the device scales with selective examples. Fundamental understanding of these point defects can hold promise for tunability doping of atomically thin 2D semiconductor platforms.
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Xu J, Luo X, Hu S, Zhang X, Mei D, Liu F, Han N, Liu D, Gan X, Cheng Y, Huang W. Tunable Linearity of High-Performance Vertical Dual-Gate vdW Phototransistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008080. [PMID: 33694214 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Layered 2D semiconductors have been widely exploited in photodetectors due to their excellent electronic and optoelectronic properties. To improve their performance, photogating, photoconductive, photovoltaic, photothermoelectric, and other effects have been used in phototransistors and photodiodes made with 2D semiconductors or hybrid structures. However, it is difficult to achieve the desired high responsivity and linear photoresponse simultaneously in a monopolar conduction channel or a p-n junction. Here, dual-channel conduction with ambipolar multilayer WSe2 is presented by employing the device concept of dual-gate phototransistor, where p-type and n-type channels are produced in the same semiconductor using opposite dual-gating. It is possible to tune the photoconductive gain using a vertical electric field, so that the gain is constant with respect to the light intensity-a linear photoresponse, with a high responsivity of ≈2.5 × 104 A W-1 . Additionally, the 1/f noise of the device is kept at a low level under the opposite dual-gating due to the reduction of current and carrier fluctuation, resulting in a high detectivity of ≈2 × 1013 Jones in the linear photoresponse regime. The linear photoresponse and high performance of the dual-gate WSe2 phototransistor offer the possibility of achieving high-resolution and quantitative light detection with layered 2D semiconductors.
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- Jinpeng Xu
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Material Physics and Chemistry under Extraordinary Conditions, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Zhang Y, Ma K, Zhao C, Hong W, Nie C, Qiu ZJ, Wang S. An Ultrafast WSe 2 Photodiode Based on a Lateral p-i-n Homojunction. ACS NANO 2021; 15:4405-4415. [PMID: 33587610 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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High-quality homogeneous junctions are of great significance for developing transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) based electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we demonstrate a lateral p-type/intrinsic/n-type (p-i-n) homojunction based multilayer WSe2 diode. The photodiode is formed through selective doping, more specifically by utilizing self-aligning surface plasma treatment at the contact regions, while keeping the WSe2 channel intrinsic. Electrical measurements of such a diode reveal an ideal rectifying behavior with a current on/off ratio as high as 1.2 × 106 and an ideality factor of 1.14. While operating in the photovoltaic mode, the diode presents an excellent photodetecting performance under 450 nm light illumination, including an open-circuit voltage of 340 mV, a responsivity of 0.1 A W-1, and a specific detectivity of 2.2 × 1013 Jones. Furthermore, benefiting from the lateral p-i-n configuration, the slow photoresponse dynamics including the photocarrier diffusion in undepleted regions and photocarrier trapping/detrapping due to dopants or doping process induced defect states are significantly suppressed. Consequently, a record-breaking response time of 264 ns and a 3 dB bandwidth of 1.9 MHz are realized, compared with the previously reported TMDs based photodetectors. The above-mentioned desirable properties, together with CMOS compatible processes, make this WSe2 p-i-n junction diode promising for future applications in self-powered high-frequency weak signal photodetection.
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- Youwei Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement & Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement & Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement & Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement & Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement & Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement & Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Bertoldo F, Unocic RR, Lin YC, Sang X, Puretzky AA, Yu Y, Miakota D, Rouleau CM, Schou J, Thygesen KS, Geohegan DB, Canulescu S. Intrinsic Defects in MoS 2 Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition: From Monolayers to Bilayers. ACS NANO 2021; 15:2858-2868. [PMID: 33576605 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) can be considered a powerful method for the growth of two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) into van der Waals heterostructures. However, despite significant progress, the defects in 2D TMDs grown by PLD remain largely unknown and yet to be explored. Here, we combine atomic resolution images and first-principles calculations to reveal the atomic structure of defects, grains, and grain boundaries in mono- and bilayer MoS2 grown by PLD. We find that sulfur vacancies and MoS antisites are the predominant point defects in 2D MoS2. We predict that the aforementioned point defects are thermodynamically favorable under a Mo-rich/S-poor environment. The MoS2 monolayers are polycrystalline and feature nanometer size grains connected by a high density of grain boundaries. In particular, the coalescence of nanometer grains results in the formation of 180° mirror twin boundaries consisting of distinct 4- and 8-membered rings. We show that PLD synthesis of bilayer MoS2 results in various structural symmetries, including AA' and AB, but also turbostratic with characteristic moiré patterns. Moreover, we report on the experimental demonstration of an electron beam-driven transition between the AB and AA' stacking orientations in bilayer MoS2. These results provide a detailed insight into the atomic structure of monolayer MoS2 and the role of the grain boundaries on the growth of bilayer MoS2, which has importance for future applications in optoelectronics.
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- Fabian Bertoldo
- CAMD and Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070 Wuhan, China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- CAMD and Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG), Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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Yi K, Liu D, Chen X, Yang J, Wei D, Liu Y, Wei D. Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Two-Dimensional Materials for Applications. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:1011-1022. [PMID: 33535000 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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ConspectusSince the rise of two-dimensional (2D) materials, synthetic methods including mechanical exfoliation, solution synthesis, and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) have been developed. Mechanical exfoliation prepares randomly shaped materials with small size. Solution synthesis introduces impurities that degrade the performances. CVD is the most successful one for low-cost scalable preparation. However, when it comes to practical applications, disadvantages such as high operating temperature (∼1000 °C), probable usage of metal catalysts, contamination, defects, and interstices introduced by postgrowth transfer are not negligible. These are the reasons why plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD), a method that enables catalyst-free in situ preparation at low temperature, is imperatively desirable.In this Account, we summarize our recent progress on controllable preparation of 2D materials by PECVD and their applications. We found that there was a competition between etching and nucleation and deposition in PECVD, making it highly controllable to obtain desired materials. Under different equilibrium states of the competition, various 2D materials with diverse morphologies and properties were prepared including pristine or nitrogen-doped graphene crystals, graphene quantum dots, graphene nanowalls, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), B-C-N ternary materials (BCxN), etc. We also used mild plasma to modify or treat 2D materials (e.g., WSe2) for desired properties.PECVD has advantages such as low temperature, transfer-free process, and industrial compatibility, which enable facile, scalable, and low-cost preparation of 2D materials with clean surfaces and interfaces directly on noncatalytic substrates. These merits significantly benefit the as-prepared materials in the applications. Field-effect transistors with high motilities were directly fabricated on graphene and nitrogen-doped graphene. By use of h-BN as the dielectric interfacial layer, both mobilities and saturated power densities of the devices were improved owing to the clean, closely contacted interface and enhanced interfacial thermal dissipation. High-quality materials and interfaces also enabled promising applications of these materials in photodetectors, pressure sensors, biochemical sensors, electronic skins, Raman enhancement, etc. To demonstrate the commercial applications, several prototypical devices were studied such as distributed pressure sensor arrays, touching module on a robot hand for braille recognition, and smart gloves for recording sign language. Finally, we discuss opportunities and challenges of PECVD as a comprehensive preparation methodology of 2D materials for future applications beyond traditional CVD.
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- Kongyang Yi
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Material Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Material Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Material Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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- Institute of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Material Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Molecular Materials and Devices, Department of Material Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Zhang X, Liao Q, Kang Z, Liu B, Liu X, Ou Y, Xiao J, Du J, Liu Y, Gao L, Gu L, Hong M, Yu H, Zhang Z, Duan X, Zhang Y. Hidden Vacancy Benefit in Monolayer 2D Semiconductors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007051. [PMID: 33448081 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Monolayer 2D semiconductors (e.g., MoS2 ) are of considerable interest for atomically thin transistors but generally limited by insufficient carrier mobility or driving current. Minimizing the lattice defects in 2D semiconductors represents a common strategy to improve their electronic properties, but has met with limited success to date. Herein, a hidden benefit of the atomic vacancies in monolayer 2D semiconductors to push their performance limit is reported. By purposely tailoring the sulfur vacancies (SVs) to an optimum density of 4.7% in monolayer MoS2 , an unusual mobility enhancement is obtained and a record-high carrier mobility (>115 cm2 V-1 s-1 ) is achieved, realizing monolayer MoS2 transistors with an exceptional current density (>0.60 mA µm-1 ) and a record-high on/off ratio >1010 , and enabling a logic inverter with an ultrahigh voltage gain >100. The systematic transport studies reveal that the counterintuitive vacancy-enhanced transport originates from a nearest-neighbor hopping conduction model, in which an optimum SV density is essential for maximizing the charge hopping probability. Lastly, the vacancy benefit into other monolayer 2D semiconductors is further generalized; thus, a general strategy for tailoring the charge transport properties of monolayer materials is defined.
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- Xiankun Zhang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Materials and Technologies, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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McClellan CJ, Yalon E, Smithe KKH, Suryavanshi SV, Pop E. High Current Density in Monolayer MoS 2 Doped by AlO x. ACS NANO 2021; 15:1587-1596. [PMID: 33405894 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c09078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Semiconductors require stable doping for applications in transistors, optoelectronics, and thermoelectrics. However, this has been challenging for two-dimensional (2D) materials, where existing approaches are either incompatible with conventional semiconductor processing or introduce time-dependent, hysteretic behavior. Here we show that low-temperature (<200 °C) substoichiometric AlOx provides a stable n-doping layer for monolayer MoS2, compatible with circuit integration. This approach achieves carrier densities >2 × 1013 cm-2, sheet resistance as low as ∼7 kΩ/□, and good contact resistance ∼480 Ω·μm in transistors from monolayer MoS2 grown by chemical vapor deposition. We also reach record current density of nearly 700 μA/μm (>110 MA/cm2) along this three-atom-thick semiconductor while preserving transistor on/off current ratio >106. The maximum current is ultimately limited by self-heating (SH) and could exceed 1 mA/μm with better device heat sinking. With their 0.1 nA/μm off-current, such doped MoS2 devices approach several low-power transistor metrics required by the international technology roadmap.
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- Connor J McClellan
- Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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McVay E, Zubair A, Lin Y, Nourbakhsh A, Palacios T. Impact of Al 2O 3 Passivation on the Photovoltaic Performance of Vertical WSe 2 Schottky Junction Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:57987-57995. [PMID: 33320539 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials have emerged as promising candidates for thin-film solar cells due to their wide bandgap range across the visible wavelengths, high absorption coefficient, and ease of integration with both arbitrary substrates and conventional semiconductor technologies. However, reported TMD-based solar cells suffer from relatively low external quantum efficiencies (EQE) and low open circuit voltage due to unoptimized design and device fabrication. This paper studies Pt/WSe2 vertical Schottky junction solar cells with various WSe2 thicknesses in order to find the optimum absorber thickness. Also, we show that the devices' photovoltaic performance can be improved via Al2O3 passivation, which increases the EQE up to 29.5% at 410 nm wavelength incident light. The overall resulting short circuit current improves through antireflection coating, surface doping, and surface trap passivation effects. Thanks to the Al2O3 coating, this work demonstrates a device with an open circuit voltage (VOC) of 380 mV and a short circuit current density (JSC) of 10.7 mA/cm2. Finally, the impact of Schottky barrier height inhomogeneity at the Pt/WSe2 contact is investigated as a source of open circuit voltage lowering in these devices.
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- Elaine McVay
- Department of Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Lee J, Heo J, Lim HY, Seo J, Kim Y, Kim J, Kim U, Choi Y, Kim SH, Yoon YJ, Shin TJ, Kang J, Kwak SK, Kim JY, Park H. Defect-Induced in Situ Atomic Doping in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides via Liquid-Phase Synthesis toward Efficient Electrochemical Activity. ACS NANO 2020; 14:17114-17124. [PMID: 33284600 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), due to their fascinating properties, have emerged as potential next-generation semiconducting nanomaterials across diverse fields of applications. When combined with other material systems, precise control of the intrinsic properties of the TMDs plays a vital role in maximizing their performance. Defect-induced atomic doping through introduction of a chalcogen vacancy into the TMDs lattices is known to be a promising strategy for modulating their characteristic properties. As a result, there is a need to develop tunable and scalable synthesis routes to achieve vacancy-modulated TMDs. Herein, we propose a facile liquid-phase ligand exchange approach for scalable, uniform, and vacancy-tunable synthesis of TMDs films. Varying the relative molar ratio of the chalcogen to transition metal precursors enabled the in situ modulation of the chalcogen vacancy concentrations without necessitating additional post-treatments. When employed as the electrocatalyst in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the vacancy-modulated TMDs, exhibiting a synergetic effect on the energy level matching to the reduction potential of water and optimized free energy differences in the HER pathways, showed a significant enhancement in the hydrogen production via the improved charge transfer kinetics and increased active sites. The proposed approach for synthesizing tunable vacancy-modulated TMDs with wafer-scale synthesis capability is, therefore, promising for better practical applications of TMDs.
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- Junghyun Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- UNIST Central Research Facilities, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Song C, Noh G, Kim TS, Kang M, Song H, Ham A, Jo MK, Cho S, Chai HJ, Cho SR, Cho K, Park J, Song S, Song I, Bang S, Kwak JY, Kang K. Growth and Interlayer Engineering of 2D Layered Semiconductors for Future Electronics. ACS NANO 2020; 14:16266-16300. [PMID: 33301290 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Layered materials that do not form a covalent bond in a vertical direction can be prepared in a few atoms to one atom thickness without dangling bonds. This distinctive characteristic of limiting thickness around the sub-nanometer level allowed scientists to explore various physical phenomena in the quantum realm. In addition to the contribution to fundamental science, various applications were proposed. Representatively, they were suggested as a promising material for future electronics. This is because (i) the dangling-bond-free nature inhibits surface scattering, thus carrier mobility can be maintained at sub-nanometer range; (ii) the ultrathin nature allows the short-channel effect to be overcome. In order to establish fundamental discoveries and utilize them in practical applications, appropriate preparation methods are required. On the other hand, adjusting properties to fit the desired application properly is another critical issue. Hence, in this review, we first describe the preparation method of layered materials. Proper growth techniques for target applications and the growth of emerging materials at the beginning stage will be extensively discussed. In addition, we suggest interlayer engineering via intercalation as a method for the development of artificial crystal. Since infinite combinations of the host-intercalant combination are possible, it is expected to expand the material system from the current compound system. Finally, inevitable factors that layered materials must face to be used as electronic applications will be introduced with possible solutions. Emerging electronic devices realized by layered materials are also discussed.
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- Chanwoo Song
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
- Operando Methodology and Measurement Team, Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Operando Methodology and Measurement Team, Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Andong National University, Andong 36728, Korea
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- Materials & Production Engineering Research Institute, LG Electronics, Pyeongtaek-si 17709, Korea
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- Center for Electronic Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Arnold AJ, Schulman DS, Das S. Thickness Trends of Electron and Hole Conduction and Contact Carrier Injection in Surface Charge Transfer Doped 2D Field Effect Transistors. ACS NANO 2020; 14:13557-13568. [PMID: 33026795 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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One of the main limiting factors in the performance of devices based on two-dimensional (2D) materials is Fermi level pinning at the contacts, which creates Schottky barriers (SBs) that increase contact resistance and, for most transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), limit hole conduction. A promising method to mitigate these problems is surface charge transfer doping (SCTD), which places fixed charge at the surface of the material and thins the SBs by locally shifting the energy bands. We use a mild O2 plasma to convert the top few layers of a given TMD into a substoichiometric oxide that serves as a p-type SCTD layer. A comprehensive experimental study, backed by TCAD simulations, involving MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2, WS2, and WSe2 flakes of various thicknesses exposed to different plasma times is used to investigate the underlying mechanisms responsible for SCTD. The surface charge at the top of the channel and the gate-modulated surface potential at the bottom are found to have competing effects on the channel potential, which results in a decrease in the doping-induced threshold shift and an increase in minimum OFF state current with increasing thickness. Additionally, an undoped channel region is shown to mitigate carrier injection issues in sufficiently thin flakes. Notably, the band movements underlying the SCTD effects are independent of the particular semiconductor material, SCTD strategy, and doping polarity. Consequently, our findings provide critical insights for the design of high-performance transistors for a wide range of materials and SCTD mechanisms including TMD devices with strong hole conduction.
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- Andrew J Arnold
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Hou R, Xia Y, Yang S. A Linear Relationship between the Charge Transfer Amount and Level Alignment in Molecule/Two-Dimensional Adsorption Systems. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:26748-26754. [PMID: 33111001 PMCID: PMC7581258 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We systematically study the adsorption of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), and tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) on a variety of two-dimensional (2D) monolayers with weak van der Waals (vdW) interactions based on density functional theory. We confirm that TTF can act as an effective donor when its highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level is higher than the conduction band minimum (CBM) state of 2D materials, while TCNQ and TCNE can act as effective acceptors when their lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels are lower than the valence band maximum (VBM) state of 2D materials. Moreover, our calculations reveal a linear relationship between the charge transfer amount and level alignment between the molecule and 2D monolayer. In other words, the charge transfer is linearly dependent on the energy difference between the HOMO level and 2D CBM state for the donor molecule or the energy difference between the LUMO level and 2D VBM state for the acceptor molecule. The linear relationship indicates that the charge transfer is insensitive to the local binding environments due to the weak vdW interaction. However, the linear relationship cannot be applied to atoms or molecules that are chemisorbed on 2D materials.
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- Rui Hou
- State
Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- College
of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute
of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
- College
of Materials Science and Opto-electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ra H, Jeong M, Yoon T, Kim S, Song YJ, Lee J. Probing the Importance of Charge Balance and Noise Current in WSe 2/WS 2/MoS 2 van der Waals Heterojunction Phototransistors by Selective Electrostatic Doping. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2001475. [PMID: 33042759 PMCID: PMC7539183 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Heterojunction structures using 2D materials are promising building blocks for electronic and optoelectronic devices. The limitations of conventional silicon photodetectors and energy devices are able to be overcome by exploiting quantum tunneling and adjusting charge balance in 2D p-n and n-n junctions. Enhanced photoresponsivity in 2D heterojunction devices can be obtained with WSe2 and BP as p-type semiconductors and MoS2 and WS2 as n-type semiconductors. In this study, the relationship between photocurrent and the charge balance of electrons and holes in van der Waals heterojunctions is investigated. To observe this phenomenon, a p-WSe2/n-WS2/n-MoS2 heterojunction device with both p-n and n-n junctions is fabricated. The device can modulate the charge carrier balance between heterojunction layers to generate photocurrent upon illumination by selectively applying electrostatic doping to a specific layer. Using photocurrent mapping, the operating transition zones for the device is demonstrated, allowing to accurately identify the locations where photocurrent generates. Finally, the origins of flicker and shot noise at the different semiconductor interfaces are analyzed to understand their effect on the photoresponsivity and detectivity of unit active area (2.5 µm2, λ = 405 nm) in the p-WSe2/n-WS2/n-MoS2 heterojunction device.
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- Hyun‐Soo Ra
- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Suwon16419Korea
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT)Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Suwon16419Korea
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- Department of Nano EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Suwon16419Korea
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- Department of Nano EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Suwon16419Korea
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT)Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)Suwon16419Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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Aftab S, Iqbal MW, Shinde PA, Rehman AU, Yousuf S, Park S, Jun SC. Two-dimensional electronic devices modulated by the activation of donor-like states in boron nitride. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:18171-18179. [PMID: 32856027 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00231c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A two-dimensional (2D) layered material-based p-n diode is an essential element in the modern semiconductor industry for facilitating the miniaturization and structural flexibility of devices with high efficiency for future optoelectronic and electronic applications. Planar devices constructed previously required a complicated device structure using a photoresist, as they needed to consider non-abrupt interfaces. Here, we demonstrated a WSe2 based lateral homojunction diode obtained by applying a photo-induced effect in BN/WSe2 heterostructures upon illumination via visible and deep UV light, which represents a stable and flexible charge doping technique. We have discovered that with this technique, a field-effect transistor (FET) based on p-type WSe2 is inverted to n-WSe2 so that a high electron mobility is maintained in the h-BN/n-WSe2 heterostructures. To confirm this hypothesis, we deduced the work function values of p-WSe2 and n-WSe2 FETs by conducting Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) measurements, which revealed the decline of the Fermi level from 5.07 (p-WSe2) to 4.21 eV (n-WSe2). The contact potential difference (CPD) between doped and undoped junctions was found to be 165 meV. We employed ohmic metal contacts for the planar homojunction diode by utilizing an ionic liquid gate to achieve a diode rectification ratio up to ∼105 with n = 1. An exceptional photovoltaic performance is also observed. The presence of a built-in potential in our devices leads to an open-circuit voltage (Voc) and short-circuit current (Isc) without an external electric field. This effective doping technique is promising to advance the concept of preparing future functional devices.
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- Sikandar Aftab
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea.
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Aftab S, Akhtar I, Seo Y, Eom J. WSe 2 Homojunction p-n Diode Formed by Photoinduced Activation of Mid-Gap Defect States in Boron Nitride. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:42007-42015. [PMID: 32814429 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A single nanoflake lateral p-n diode (in-plane) based on a two-dimensional material can facilitate electronic architecture miniaturization. Here, a novel lateral homojunction p-n diode of a single WSe2 nanoflake is fabricated by photoinduced doping via optical excitation of defect states in an h-BN nanoflake upon illumination. This lateral diode is fabricated using a mechanical exfoliation technique by stacking the WSe2 nanoflake partially on the h-BN and Si substrates. The carrier type in the part of the WSe2 film on the h-BN substrate is inverted and a built-in potential difference is formed, ranging from 5.0 to 4.50 eV, which is measured by Kelvin probe force microscopy. The contact potential difference across the junction of p-WSe2 and n-WSe2 is found to be ∼492 mV. The lateral diode shows an excellent rectification ratio, up to ∼3.9 × 104, with an ideality factor of ∼1.1. A typical self-biased photovoltaic behavior is observed at the p-n junction upon the illumination of incident light, that is, a positive open-circuit voltage (Voc) is generated, that is, voltage obtained (at Ids = 0 V), and also a negative short-circuit current (Isc) is generated, that is, current obtained (at Vds = 0 V). The presence of built-in potential in the proposed homojunction diode establishes Isc and Voc upon illumination, which can be implemented for a self-powered photovoltaic system in future electronics. The proposed doping technique can be effectively applied to form planar homojunction devices without a photoresist for future electronic and optoelectronic applications.
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- Sikandar Aftab
- Department of Physics & Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute-Texas Photonics Center International Research Center (GRI-TPC IRC), Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
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- Department of Nanotechnology & Advance Materials Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
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- Department of Nanotechnology & Advance Materials Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute-Texas Photonics Center International Research Center (GRI-TPC IRC), Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
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Aftab S, Yousuf S, Khan MU, Khawar R, Younus A, Manzoor M, Iqbal MW, Iqbal MZ. Carrier polarity modulation of molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe 2) for phototransistor and switching photodiode applications. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:15687-15696. [PMID: 32672307 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03904g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are layered semiconductor materials that have recently emerged as promising candidates for advanced nano- and photoelectronic applications. Previously, various doping methods, such as surface functionalization, chemical doping, substitutional doping, surface charge transfer, and electrostatic doping, have been introduced, but they are not stable or efficient. In this study, we have developed carrier polarity modulation of molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) for the development of phototransistors and switching photodiodes. Initially, we treated p-MoTe2 in a N2 environment under DUV irradiation and found that the p-type MoTe2 changed to n-type MoTe2. However, the treated devices exhibited environmental stability over a long period of 60 days. Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) measurements demonstrated that the values of the work function for p-MoTe2 and n-MoTe2 were ∼4.90 and ∼4.49 eV, respectively, which confirmed the carrier tunability. Also, first-principles studies were performed to confirm the n-type carrier polarity variation. Interestingly, the n-type MoTe2 reversed its polarity to p-type after the irradiation of the devices under DUV in an O2 environment. Additionally, a lateral homojunction-based p-n diode of MoTe2 with a rectification ratio of ∼2.5 × 104 was formed with the value of contact potential difference of ∼400 mV and an estimated fast rise time of 29 ms and decay time of 38 ms. Furthermore, a well self-biased photovoltaic behavior upon illumination of light was achieved and various photovoltaic parameters were examined. Also, VOC switching behavior was established at the p-n diode state by switching on and off the incident light. We believe that this efficient and facile carrier polarity modulation technique may pave the way for the development of phototransistors and switching photodiodes in advanced nanotechnology.
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- Sikandar Aftab
- Department of Physics & Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea.
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Spatial defects nanoengineering for bipolar conductivity in MoS 2. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3463. [PMID: 32651374 PMCID: PMC7351723 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17241-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Understanding the atomistic origin of defects in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, their impact on the electronic properties, and how to control them is critical for future electronics and optoelectronics. Here, we demonstrate the integration of thermochemical scanning probe lithography (tc-SPL) with a flow-through reactive gas cell to achieve nanoscale control of defects in monolayer MoS2. The tc-SPL produced defects can present either p- or n-type doping on demand, depending on the used gasses, allowing the realization of field effect transistors, and p-n junctions with precise sub-μm spatial control, and a rectification ratio of over 104. Doping and defects formation are elucidated by means of X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and density functional theory. We find that p-type doping in HCl/H2O atmosphere is related to the rearrangement of sulfur atoms, and the formation of protruding covalent S-S bonds on the surface. Alternatively, local heating MoS2 in N2 produces n-character. Bipolar conductivity is fundamental for electronic devices based on two-dimensional semiconductors. Here, the authors report on-demand p- and n-doping of monolayer MoS2 via defects engineering using thermochemical scanning probe lithography, and achieve a p-n junction with rectification ratio over 104.
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