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Das T, Vempati S. Optimizing optoelectronic performance: impact of polar-terminated zinc oxide on MoS 2Van der Waals heterostructure. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:385002. [PMID: 38843806 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad5509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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We report a study on the stability, optical absorption and modulated electronic properties of the ZnO(0001-) and MoS2Van der Waals heterostructure using density functional theory. We employed a supercell of ZnO/MoS2hybrid and specifically explored the effects of creating an interface with the O-terminated face of ZnO while considering the interlayer interaction. We observed an increase in the band gap opening of MoS2within the hybrid structure (1.37 eV) is primarily attributed to in-plane strain, with minimal contribution from the identified charge transfer occurring from MoS2to ZnO. Notably, the hybrid structure exhibits enhanced photo absorption in the visible and near-infrared regions, highlighting their significance for optoelectronic applications.
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- Tanmay Das
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Kutelabhata, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 491002, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Kutelabhata, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 491002, India
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Ghosh A, Yadav SNS, Tsai MH, Dubey A, Lin CT, Gwo S, Yen TJ. Superior Visible Photoelectric Response with Au/Cu 2NiSnS 4 Core-Shell Nanocrystals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:12033-12041. [PMID: 38407045 PMCID: PMC10921381 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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The incorporation of plasmonic metal nanostructures into semiconducting chalcogenides in the form of core-shell structures provides a promising approach to enhancing the performance of photodetectors. In this study, we combined Au nanoparticles with newly developed copper-based chalcogenides Cu2NiSnS4 (Au/CNTS) to achieve an ultrahigh optoelectronic response in the visible regime. The high-quality Au/CNTS core-shell nanocrystals (NCs) were synthesized by developing a unique colloidal hot-injection method, which allowed for excellent control over sizes, shapes, and elemental compositions. The as-synthesized Au/CNTS hybrid core-shell NCs exhibited enhanced optical absorption, carrier extraction efficiency, and improved photosensing performance owing to the plasmonic-induced resonance energy transfer effect of the Au core. This effect led to a significant increase in the carrier density of the Au/CNTS NCs, resulting in a measured responsivity of 1.2 × 103 AW-1, a specific detectivity of 6.2 × 1011 Jones, and an external quantum efficiency of 3.8 × 105 % at an incident power density of 318.5 μW cm-2. These results enlighten a new era in the development of plasmonic core-shell nanostructure-based visible photodetectors.
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- Anima Ghosh
- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia
Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan R.O.C
- Department
of Physics, School of Sciences and Humanities, SR University, Warangal 506371, India
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Tsing Hua University, No. 101 Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu
City 300, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Graduate
Institute of Electronics Engineering, National
Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Tsing Hua University, No. 101 Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu
City 300, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Graduate
Institute of Electronics Engineering, National
Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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- Department
of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan R.O.C
- Research
Centre for Applied Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan R.O.C
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Tsing Hua University, No. 101 Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu
City 300, Taiwan R.O.C
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Zheng XY, Li HY, Shi BY, Cao HX, Liu Y, Yin HT. Study on interface engineering and chemical bonding of the ReS 2@ZnO heterointerface for efficient charge transfer and nonlinear optical conversion efficiency. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:3008-3019. [PMID: 38179673 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04775j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Rhenium sulfide (ReS2) has emerged as a promising two-dimensional material, demonstrating broad-spectrum visible absorption properties that make it highly relevant for diverse optoelectronic applications. Manipulating and optimizing the pathway of photogenerated carriers play a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency of charge separation and transfer in novel semiconductor composites. This study focuses on the strategic construction of a semiconductor heterostructure by synthesizing ZnO on vacancy-containing ReS2 (VRe-ReS2) through chemical bonding processes. The ingeniously engineered built-in electric field within the heterostructure effectively suppresses the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. A direct and well-established interfacial connection between VRe-ReS2 and ZnO is achieved through a robust Zn-S bond. This distinctive bond configuration leads to enhanced nonlinear optical conversion efficiency, attributed to shortened carrier migration distances and accelerated charge transfer rates. Furthermore, theoretical calculations unveil the superior chemical interactions between Re vacancies and sulfide moieties, facilitating the formation of Zn-S bonds. The photoluminescence (PL) intensity is increased by the formation of VRe-ReS2 and ZnO heterostructure and the PL quantum yield of VRe-ReS2 is improved. The intricate impact of the Zn-S bond on the nonlinear absorption behavior of the VRe-ReS2@ZnO heterostructure is systematically investigated using femtosecond Z-scan techniques. The charge transfer from ZnO to ReS2 defect levels induces a transition from saturable absorption to reverse saturable absorption in the VRe-ReS2@ZnO heterostructure. Transient absorption measurements further confirm the presence of the Zn-S bond between the interfaces, as evidenced by the prolonged relaxation time (τ3) in the VRe-ReS2@ZnO heterostructure. This study offers valuable insights into the rational construction of heterojunctions through tailored interfacial bonding and surface/interface charge transfer pathways. These endeavors facilitate the modulation of electron transfer dynamics, ultimately yielding superior nonlinear optical conversion efficiency and effective charge regulation in optoelectronic functional materials.
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- Xin-Yu Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Photonic and electric Bandgap materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonic and electric Bandgap materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonic and electric Bandgap materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonic and electric Bandgap materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonic and electric Bandgap materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonic and electric Bandgap materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Beytür S, Essiz S, Özuğur Uysal B. Investigation of Structural and Antibacterial Properties of WS 2-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:4037-4049. [PMID: 38284036 PMCID: PMC10809239 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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ZnO nanoparticles, well-known for their structural, optical, and antibacterial properties, are widely applied in diverse fields. The doping of different materials to ZnO, such as metals or metal oxides, is known to ameliorate its properties. Here, nanofilms composed of ZnO doped with WS2 at 5, 15, and 25% ratios are synthesized, and their properties are investigated. Supported by molecular docking analyses, the enhancement of the bactericidal properties after the addition of WS2 at different ratios is highlighted and supported by the inhibitory interaction of residues playing a crucial role in the bacterial survival through the targeting of proteins of interest.
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- Sercan Beytür
- Faculty of Engineering and
Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and
Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and
Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey
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Kashyap DK, Sharma C, Pappu A, Srivastava AK, Gupta MK. Extremely Reduced Dielectric Constant and Band Gap Enhancement in Few-Layered Tungsten Disulfide Nanosheets. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:10267-10274. [PMID: 36302075 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Highly crystalline few-layered tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanosheets were synthesized via a cost-effective, low-temperature hydrothermal route. X-ray diffraction and HR-TEM analysis confirmed the formation of hexagonal nanosheets with thickness of ∼6-8 nm. Raman analysis and AFM results confirmed the few-layered 2H phase of WS2 nanosheets. The UV-vis study shows absorption peaks at 219 and 271 nm with large band gap value of ∼3.12 eV for WS2 nanosheets. Surprisingly, WS2 nanosheets show a dielectric constant of approximately ε' ≈ 5245, whereas bulk WS2 material exhibits a dielectric constant of 7482373. An almost 1426-fold decrease in the value of dielectric constant for the WS2 nanosheet is observed. Such an extreme reduction in dielectric constant and observance of large band gap in WS2 nanosheet were observed for the first time. The present study reveals the excellent and unusual optical and dielectric properties for their potential application in optoelectronic, dielectric, solar, phosphor, and various nanoelectronic devices.
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- Deepak Kumar Kashyap
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh462026, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh462026, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh462026, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh462026, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh462026, India
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Costas A, Florica C, Preda N, Besleaga C, Kuncser A, Enculescu I. Self-connected CuO-ZnO radial core-shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown on interdigitated electrodes for visible-light photodetectors. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6834. [PMID: 35478207 PMCID: PMC9046224 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10879-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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An original photodetector system based on self-connected CuO–ZnO radial core–shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown on metallic interdigitated electrodes, operating as visible-light photodetector was developed by combining simple preparation approaches. Metallic interdigitated electrodes were fabricated on Si/SiO2 substrates using a conventional photolithography process. Subsequently, a Cu layer was electrodeposited on top of the metallic interdigitated electrodes. The CuO nanowire arrays (core) were obtained by thermal oxidation in air of the Cu layer. Afterwards, a ZnO thin film (shell) was deposited by RF magnetron sputtering covering the surface of the CuO nanowires. The morphological, structural, compositional, optical, electrical and photoelectrical properties of the CuO nanowire arrays and CuO–ZnO core–shell nanowire arrays grown on metallic interdigitated electrodes were investigated. The performances of the devices were evaluated by assessing the figures of merit of the photodetectors based on self-connected CuO–ZnO core–shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown on the metallic interdigitated electrodes. The radial p–n heterojunction formed between CuO and ZnO generates a type II band alignment that favors an efficient charge separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs at the CuO–ZnO interface, suppressing their recombination and consequently enhancing the photoresponse and the photoresponsivity of the photodetectors. The electrical connections in the fabricated photodetector devices are made without any additional complex and time-consuming lithographic step through a self-connecting approach for CuO–ZnO core–shell heterojunction nanowire arrays grown directly onto the Ti/Pt metallic interdigitated electrodes. Therefore, the present study provides an accessible path for employing low dimensional complex structures in functional optoelectronic devices such as photodetectors.
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- Andreea Costas
- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, Nanostructures Laboratory, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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Pham PV, Bodepudi SC, Shehzad K, Liu Y, Xu Y, Yu B, Duan X. 2D Heterostructures for Ubiquitous Electronics and Optoelectronics: Principles, Opportunities, and Challenges. Chem Rev 2022; 122:6514-6613. [PMID: 35133801 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A grand family of two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been discovered through the extensive experimental and theoretical efforts of chemists, material scientists, physicists, and technologists. These pioneering works contribute to realizing the fundamental platforms to explore and analyze new physical/chemical properties and technological phenomena at the micro-nano-pico scales. Engineering 2D van der Waals (vdW) materials and their heterostructures via chemical and physical methods with a suitable choice of stacking order, thickness, and interlayer interactions enable exotic carrier dynamics, showing potential in high-frequency electronics, broadband optoelectronics, low-power neuromorphic computing, and ubiquitous electronics. This comprehensive review addresses recent advances in terms of representative 2D materials, the general fabrication methods, and characterization techniques and the vital role of the physical parameters affecting the quality of 2D heterostructures. The main emphasis is on 2D heterostructures and 3D-bulk (3D) hybrid systems exhibiting intrinsic quantum mechanical responses in the optical, valley, and topological states. Finally, we discuss the universality of 2D heterostructures with representative applications and trends for future electronics and optoelectronics (FEO) under the challenges and opportunities from physical, nanotechnological, and material synthesis perspectives.
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- Phuong V Pham
- School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (HIC), Zhejiang University, Xiaoshan 311200, China.,State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-UIUC Joint Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314400, China
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- School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (HIC), Zhejiang University, Xiaoshan 311200, China.,State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-UIUC Joint Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314400, China
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- School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (HIC), Zhejiang University, Xiaoshan 311200, China.,State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-UIUC Joint Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314400, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Hunan 410082, China
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- School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (HIC), Zhejiang University, Xiaoshan 311200, China.,State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-UIUC Joint Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314400, China
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- School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center (HIC), Zhejiang University, Xiaoshan 311200, China.,State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-UIUC Joint Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing 314400, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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Excited States Calculations of MoS2@ZnO and WS2@ZnO Two-Dimensional Nanocomposites for Water-Splitting Applications. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en15010150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) MoS2 and WS2 monolayers (MLs) deposited atop of crystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) and graphene-like ZnO (g-ZnO) substrates have been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) using PBE and GLLBSC exchange-correlation functionals. In this work, the electronic structure and optical properties of studied hybrid nanomaterials are described in view of the influence of ZnO substrates thickness on the MoS2@ZnO and WS2@ZnO two-dimensional (2D) nanocomposites. The thicker ZnO substrate not only triggers the decrease of the imaginary part of dielectric function relatively to more thinner g-ZnO but also results in the less accumulated charge density in the vicinity of the Mo and W atoms at the conduction band minimum. Based on the results of our calculations, we predict that MoS2 and WS2 monolayers placed at g-ZnO substrate yield essential enhancement of the photoabsorption in the visible region of solar spectra and, thus, can be used as a promising catalyst for photo-driven water splitting applications.
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Saeed S, Dai R, Janjua RA, Huang D, Wang H, Wang Z, Ding Z, Zhang Z. Fast-Response Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Junction Ultraviolet Photodetector Based on ZnS:Mn Nanorod Networks via a Cost-Effective Method. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:32930-32937. [PMID: 34901644 PMCID: PMC8655908 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In this work, Mn2+-doped ZnS nanorods were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The morphology, structure, and composition of the as-prepared samples were investigated. The temperature-dependent photoluminescence of ZnS:Mn nanorods was analyzed, and the corresponding activation energies were calculated by using a simple two-step rate equation. Mn2+-related orange emission (4T1 → 6A1) demonstrates high stability and is comparatively less affected by the temperature variations than the defect-related emission. A metal-semiconductor-metal junction ultraviolet photodetector based on the nanorod networks has been fabricated by a cost-effective method. The device exhibits visible blindness, superior ultraviolet photodetection with a responsivity of 1.62 A/W, and significantly fast photodetection response with the rise and decay times of 12 and 25 ms, respectively.
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- Sara Saeed
- Department
of Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Strong-Coupled Quantum Matter
Physics, University of Science and Technology
of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- The
Center of Physical Experiments, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- The
Center of Physical Experiments, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- National
Engineering Research Center for Optical Instruments, College of Optical
Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department
of Physics, University of Science and Technology
of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department
of Physics, University of Science and Technology
of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- The
Center of Physical Experiments, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Department
of Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Strong-Coupled Quantum Matter
Physics, University of Science and Technology
of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department
of Physics and CAS Key Laboratory of Strong-Coupled Quantum Matter
Physics, University of Science and Technology
of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- The
Center of Physical Experiments, University
of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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An all-sputtered photovoltaic ultraviolet photodetector based on co-doped CuCrO 2 and Al-doped ZnO heterojunction. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18694. [PMID: 34548570 PMCID: PMC8455524 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98273-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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We propose and fabricate a heterojunction between Al-doped ZnO and (Mg, N)-doped CuCrO2 thin films using the sputtering deposition method. These materials possess wide bandgap that makes them transparent in the visible light but excellent UV-absorbers. On the other hand, the high conductivity of these materials, respectively as n-type and p-type transparent conducting oxides, facilitates the charge transport. We show that the p-n junction fabricated from these materials has the potential to act as a high-performance UV photovoltaic photodetector. The proposed structure, demonstrates fast responses in order of sub seconds, photosensitivity of ~ 41,000, responsivity of 1.645 mA/W, and a detectivity of 3.52 × 1012 Jones that are significantly improved in comparison with the Al-doped ZnO photoconductor. This excellent improvement is attributed to the capability of the photovoltaic configuration that creates a built-in voltage and facilitates the charge separation and collection rather than recombination in the photoconductor configuration.
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Zhong Y, Peng C, He Z, Chen D, Jia H, Zhang J, Ding H, Wu X. Interface engineering of heterojunction photocatalysts based on 1D nanomaterials. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01847c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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1D nanomaterial-based heterojunctions with unique structures and outstanding physicochemical properties are divided into several types including type II heterojunction, p–n type heterojunction, Schottky junction, Z-type heterojunction, and S-scheme heterojunction.
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- Yi Zhong
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes
- National Laboratory of Mineral Materials
- School of Materials Science and Technology
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes
- National Laboratory of Mineral Materials
- School of Materials Science and Technology
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes
- National Laboratory of Mineral Materials
- School of Materials Science and Technology
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes
- National Laboratory of Mineral Materials
- School of Materials Science and Technology
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes
- National Laboratory of Mineral Materials
- School of Materials Science and Technology
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of California
- Santa Cruz
- USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes
- National Laboratory of Mineral Materials
- School of Materials Science and Technology
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of New Materials for Collaborative Development of Traffic Engineering and Environment
- Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Shijiazhuang 050043
- China
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Costas A, Florica C, Preda N, Kuncser A, Enculescu I. Photodetecting properties of single CuO-ZnO core-shell nanowires with p-n radial heterojunction. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18690. [PMID: 33122742 PMCID: PMC7596234 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74963-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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CuO-ZnO core-shell radial heterojunction nanowire arrays were obtained by a simple route which implies two cost-effective methods: thermal oxidation in air for preparing CuO nanowire arrays, acting as a p-type core and RF magnetron sputtering for coating the surface of the CuO nanowires with a ZnO thin film, acting as a n-type shell. The morphological, structural, optical and compositional properties of the CuO-ZnO core-shell nanowire arrays were investigated. In order to analyse the electrical and photoelectrical properties of the metal oxide nanowires, single CuO and CuO-ZnO core-shell nanowires were contacted by employing electron beam lithography (EBL) and focused ion beam induced deposition (FIBID). The photoelectrical properties emphasize that the p-n radial heterojunction diodes based on single CuO-ZnO core-shell nanowires behave as photodetectors, evidencing a time-depending photoresponse under illumination at 520 nm and 405 nm wavelengths. The performance of the photodetector device was evaluated by assessing its key parameters: responsivity, external quantum efficiency and detectivity. The results highlighted that the obtained CuO-ZnO core-shell nanowires are emerging as potential building blocks for a next generation of photodetector devices.
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- Andreea Costas
- Multifunctional Materials and Structures Laboratory, Functional Nanostructures Group, National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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- Multifunctional Materials and Structures Laboratory, Functional Nanostructures Group, National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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- Multifunctional Materials and Structures Laboratory, Functional Nanostructures Group, National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- Multifunctional Materials and Structures Laboratory, Functional Nanostructures Group, National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania
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- Multifunctional Materials and Structures Laboratory, Functional Nanostructures Group, National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania.
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Ouyang L, Armstrong JPK, Chen Q, Lin Y, Stevens MM. Void-free 3D Bioprinting for In-situ Endothelialization and Microfluidic Perfusion. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS 2020; 30:1909009. [PMID: 35677899 DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201909909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Two major challenges of 3D bioprinting are the retention of structural fidelity and efficient endothelialization for tissue vascularization. We address both of these issues by introducing a versatile 3D bioprinting strategy, in which a templating bioink is deposited layer-by-layer alongside a matrix bioink to establish void-free multimaterial structures. After crosslinking the matrix phase, the templating phase is sacrificed to create a well-defined 3D network of interconnected tubular channels. This void-free 3D printing (VF-3DP) approach circumvents the traditional concerns of structural collapse, deformation and oxygen inhibition, moreover, it can be readily used to print materials that are widely considered "unprintable". By pre-loading endothelial cells into the templating bioink, the inner surface of the channels can be efficiently cellularized with a confluent endothelial layer. This in-situ endothelialization method can be used to produce endothelium with a far greater uniformity than can be achieved using the conventional post-seeding approach. This VF-3DP approach can also be extended beyond tissue fabrication and towards customized hydrogel-based microfluidics and self-supported perfusable hydrogel constructs.
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- Liliang Ouyang
- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Zhu X, Lin F, Zhang Z, Chen X, Huang H, Wang D, Tang J, Fang X, Fang D, Ho JC, Liao L, Wei Z. Enhancing Performance of a GaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs Nanowire Photodetector Based on the Two-Dimensional Electron-Hole Tube Structure. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:2654-2659. [PMID: 32101689 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Here, we design and engineer an axially asymmetric GaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs (G/A/G) nanowire (NW) photodetector that operates efficiently at room temperature. Based on the I-type band structure, the device can realize a two-dimensional electron-hole tube (2DEHT) structure for the substantial performance enhancement. The 2DEHT is observed to form at the interface on both sides of GaAs/AlGaAs barriers, which constructs effective pathways for both electron and hole transport in reducing the photocarrier recombination and enhancing the device photocurrent. In particular, the G/A/G NW photodetector exhibits a responsivity of 0.57 A/W and a detectivity of 1.83 × 1010 Jones, which are about 7 times higher than those of the pure GaAs NW device. The recombination probability has also been significantly suppressed from 81.8% to 13.2% with the utilization of the 2DEHT structure. All of these can evidently demonstrate the importance of the appropriate band structure design to promote photocarrier generation, separation, and collection for high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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- Xiaotian Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- Department of Physics and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Power Semiconductor Lasers, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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Tang H, Li Y, Sokolovskij R, Sacco L, Zheng H, Ye H, Yu H, Fan X, Tian H, Ren TL, Zhang G. Ultra-High Sensitive NO 2 Gas Sensor Based on Tunable Polarity Transport in CVD-WS 2/IGZO p-N Heterojunction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:40850-40859. [PMID: 31577407 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this work, a thin-film transistor gas sensor based on the p-N heterojunction is fabricated by stacking chemical vapor deposition-grown tungsten disulfide (WS2) with a sputtered indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (IGZO) film. To the best of our knowledge, the present device has the best NO2 gas sensor response compared to all the gas sensors based on transition-metal dichalcogenide materials. The gas-sensing response is investigated under different NO2 concentrations, adopting heterojunction device mode and transistor mode. High sensing response is obtained of p-N diode in the range of 1-300 ppm with values of 230% for 5 ppm and 18 170% for 300 ppm. On the transistor mode, the gas-sensing response can be modulated by the gate bias, and the transistor shows an ultrahigh response after exposure to NO2, with sensitivity values of 6820% for 5 ppm and 499 400% for 300 ppm. Interestingly, the transistor has a typical ambipolar behavior under dry air, while the transistor becomes p-type as the amount of NO2 increases. The assembly of these results demonstrates that the WS2/IGZO device is a promising platform for the NO2-gas detection, and its gas-modulated transistor properties show a potential application in tunable engineering for two-dimensional material heterojunction-based transistor device.
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- Hongyu Tang
- Department of Microelectronics , Delft University of Technology , Delft 2628 CD , The Netherlands
- Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology (BNRist) , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
- Changzhou Institute of Technology Research for Solid State Lighting , Changzhou 213161 , China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology (BNRist) , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Microelectronics , Delft University of Technology , Delft 2628 CD , The Netherlands
- School of Microelectronics , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Microelectronics , Delft University of Technology , Delft 2628 CD , The Netherlands
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- School of Microelectronics , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- School of Microelectronics , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
- Shenzhen Institute of Wide-bandgap Semiconductors , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- School of Microelectronics , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering , Lamar University , Beaumont , Texas 77710 , United States
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology (BNRist) , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology (BNRist) , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Microelectronics , Delft University of Technology , Delft 2628 CD , The Netherlands
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Tang H, Tan C, Yang H, Zheng K, Li Y, Ye H, Chen X, Fan X, Ren T, Zhang G. Tunable electronic and optical properties of the WS 2/IGZO heterostructure via an external electric field and strain: a theoretical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:14713-14721. [PMID: 31218307 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02084e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this study, the structural, electronic and optical properties of a tungsten disulfide (WS2) hybrid with indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (IGZO) heterostructures were investigated based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. According to the results of binding energy, charge density difference and electron localization function of heterostructures, we found that the WS2 and IGZO monolayers were bound to each other via non-covalent interactions with large binding energy. The calculated results illustrate that the AAii stacking pattern has an indirect band gap of 1.643 eV, while AAi and AB stacking patterns have maximum direct-gaps of 1.102 eV and 1.234 eV, respectively. Under an external E-field and mechanical strain, the response of the energy gap of the WS2/IGZO heterostructure monotonically decreased over a wide range, even with a semiconductor-metal transition. In addition, we investigated the optical properties of the heterostructure and found that it exhibits a much broad spectral responsivity (from visible light to deep UV light) and a more pronounced optical absorption than WS2 and IGZO monolayers. Moreover, the tensile strain could weaken the photoresponse of the heterostructure to the UV light and enhance the response for the visible light; under compressive strain, the heterostructure showed a strong absorption peak in the UV light. Meanwhile, a red-shift was observed under an external strain. All these unique and tunable properties indicate that the WS2/IGZO heterostructure is a good candidate for nanoelectronic and photoelectronic devices, such as field-effect transistors, flexible sensors, photodetectors and photonic devices.
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- Hongyu Tang
- Delft Institute of Microsystems and Nanoelectronics, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands. and Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China. and Changzhou Institute of Technology Research for Solid State Lighting, Changzhou 213161, China
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- Delft Institute of Microsystems and Nanoelectronics, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Education Ministry of China, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. and College of Opto-electronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Education Ministry of China, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. and College of Opto-electronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Education Ministry of China, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. and College of Opto-electronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China and Shenzhen Institute of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Education Ministry of China, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China. and College of Opto-electronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.
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- Delft Institute of Microsystems and Nanoelectronics, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands.
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Sumesh CK, Peter SC. Two-dimensional semiconductor transition metal based chalcogenide based heterostructures for water splitting applications. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:12772-12802. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01581g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent research and development is focused in an intensive manner to increase the efficiency of solar energy conversion into electrical energy via photovoltaics and photo-electrochemical reactions.
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- C. K. Sumesh
- Department of Physical Sciences
- P. D. Patel Institute of Applied Sciences
- Charotar University of Science and Technology (CHARUSAT)
- Changa-388421
- India
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- New Chemistry Unit
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- Bengaluru 560064
- India
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