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Zhao K, He D, Liu X, Ren F, Wang J, Yan Y, Huang M, Wang Y, Zhang X. Enhance Carrier Diffusion of Monolayer MoSe 2 by Interface Engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38912925 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Two-dimensional materials hold great potentials for beyond-CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) electronical and optoelectrical applications, and the development of field effect transistors (FET) with excellent performance using such materials is of particular interest. How to improve the performance of devices thus becomes an urgent issue. The performance of FETs depends greatly on the intrinsic electrical properties of the channel materials, meanwhile the device interface quality, such as extrinsic scattering of charged impurities, charge traps, and substrate surface roughness have a great influence on the performance. In this paper, the impact of the interface quality on the carrier diffusion behaviors of monolayer (ML) MoSe2 has been investigated by using an in situ ultrafast laser technique to avoid the surface contamination during device fabrication process. Two types of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are introduced to modify the gate dielectric surface through an interface engineering approach to obtain chemical-stable interfaces. The results showed that the transport properties of ML MoSe2 were enhanced after interface engineering, for example, the carrier mobility of ML MoSe2 was improved from ∼59.4 to ∼166.5 cm2 V-1 s-1 after the SAM modification. Meanwhile, the photocarrier dynamics of ML MoSe2 before and after interfacial engineering were also carefully studied. Our studies provide a feasible method for improving the carrier diffusion behaviors of such materials, and making them suited for application in future integrated circuit.
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- Kun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Linan 311300, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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Park DY, Suh HC, Bang S, Lee JC, Yoo J, Ko H, Choi SH, Kim KK, Lee SM, Lim SC, Nahm TU, Jeong MS. Mitigating substrate effects of van der Waals semiconductors using perfluoropolyether self-assembled monolayers. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10779-10788. [PMID: 38757983 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00061g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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The properties of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are critically dependent on the dielectric constant of substrates, which significantly limits their application. To address this issue, we used a perfluorinated polyether (PFPE) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) with low surface energy to increase the van der Waals (vdW) gap between TMDCs and the substrate, thereby reducing the interaction between them. This resulted in a reduction in the subthreshold swing value, an increase in the photoluminescence intensity of excitons, and a decrease in the doping effect by the substrate. This work will provide a new way to control the TMDC/dielectric interface and contribute to expanding the applicability of TMDCs.
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- Dae Young Park
- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Li Z, Bretscher H, Rao A. Chemical passivation of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: strategies, mechanisms, and prospects for optoelectronic applications. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:9728-9741. [PMID: 38700268 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06296a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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The interest in obtaining high-quality monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) for optoelectronic device applications has been growing dramatically. However, the prevalence of defects and unwanted doping in these materials remain challenges, as they both limit optical properties and device performance. Surface chemical treatments of monolayer TMDs have been effective in improving their photoluminescence yield and charge transport properties. In this scenario, a systematic understanding of the underlying mechanism of chemical treatments will lead to a rational design of passivation strategies in future research, ultimately taking a step toward practical optoelectronic applications. We will therefore describe in this mini-review the strategies, progress, mechanisms, and prospects of chemical treatments to passivate and improve the optoelectronic properties of TMDs.
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- Zhaojun Li
- Solid State Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, 75103 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, UK
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Garrido M, Naranjo A, Pérez EM. Characterization of emerging 2D materials after chemical functionalization. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3428-3445. [PMID: 38455011 PMCID: PMC10915849 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05365b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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The chemical modification of 2D materials has proven a powerful tool to fine tune their properties. With this motivation, the development of new reactions has moved extremely fast. The need for speed, together with the intrinsic heterogeneity of the samples, has sometimes led to permissiveness in the purification and characterization protocols. In this review, we present the main tools available for the chemical characterization of functionalized 2D materials, and the information that can be derived from each of them. We then describe examples of chemical modification of 2D materials other than graphene, focusing on the chemical description of the products. We have intentionally selected examples where an above-average characterization effort has been carried out, yet we find some cases where further information would have been welcome. Our aim is to bring together the toolbox of techniques and practical examples on how to use them, to serve as guidelines for the full characterization of covalently modified 2D materials.
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Lee YT, Huang YT, Chiu SP, Wang RT, Taniguchi T, Watanabe K, Sankar R, Liang CT, Wang WH, Yeh SS, Lin JJ. Determining the Electron Scattering from Interfacial Coulomb Scatterers in Two-Dimensional Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:1066-1073. [PMID: 38113538 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) transistors are promising for potential applications in next-generation semiconductor chips. Owing to the atomically thin thickness of 2D materials, the carrier scattering from interfacial Coulomb scatterers greatly suppresses the carrier mobility and hampers transistor performance. However, a feasible method to quantitatively determine relevant Coulomb scattering parameters from interfacial long-range scatterers is largely lacking. Here, we demonstrate a method to determine the Coulomb scattering strength and the density of Coulomb scattering centers in InSe transistors by comprehensively analyzing the low-frequency noise and transport characteristics. Moreover, the relative contributions from long-range and short-range scattering in the InSe transistors can be distinguished. This method is employed to make InSe transistors consisting of various interfaces a model system, revealing the profound effects of different scattering sources on transport characteristics and low-frequency noise. Quantitatively accessing the scattering parameters of 2D transistors provides valuable insight into engineering the interfaces of a wide spectrum of ultrathin-body transistors for high-performance electronics.
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- Yi-Te Lee
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
- International College of Semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Günder D, Axt M, Witte G. Heteroepitaxy in Organic/TMD Hybrids and Challenge to Achieve it for TMD Monolayers: The Case of Pentacene on WS 2 and WSe 2. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:1911-1920. [PMID: 38154080 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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The intriguing photophysical properties of monolayer stacks of different transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), revealing rich exciton physics including interfacial and moiré excitons, have recently prompted an extension of similar investigations to hybrid systems of TMDs and organic films, as the latter combine large photoabsorption cross sections with the ability to tailor energy levels by targeted synthesis. To go beyond single-molecule photoexcitations and exploit the excitonic signatures of organic solids, crystalline molecular films are required. Moreover, a defined registry on the substrate, ideally an epitaxy, is desirable to also achieve an excitonic coupling in momentum space. This poses a certain challenge as excitonic dipole moments of organic films are closely related to the molecular orientation and film structure, which critically depend on the support roughness. Using X-ray diffraction, optical polarization, and atomic force microscopy, we analyzed the structure of pentacene (PEN) multilayer films grown on WSe2(001) and WS2(001) and identified an epitaxial alignment. While (022)-oriented PEN films are formed on both substrates, their azimuthal orientations are quite different, showing an alignment of the molecular L-axis along the ⟨ 110 ⟩ WSe 2 and ⟨ 100 ⟩ WS 2 directions. This intrinsic epitaxial PEN growth depends, however, sensitively on the substrates surface quality. While it occurs on exfoliated TMD single crystals and multilayer flakes, it is hardly found on exfoliated monolayers, which often exhibit bubbles and wrinkles. This enhances the surface roughness and results in (001)-oriented PEN films with upright molecular orientation but without any azimuthal alignment. However, monolayer flakes can be smoothed by AFM operated in contact mode or by transferring to ultrasmooth substrates such as hBN, which again yields epitaxial PEN films. As different PEN orientations result in different characteristic film morphologies (elongated mesa islands vs pyramidal dendrites), which can be easily distinguished by AFM or optical microscopy, this provides a simple means to judge the roughness of the used TMD surface.
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- Darius Günder
- Molekulare Festkörperphysik, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Oberflächenphysik, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Molekulare Festkörperphysik, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35032, Germany
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Shinde PA, Ariga K. Two-Dimensional Nanoarchitectonics for Two-Dimensional Materials: Interfacial Engineering of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:18175-18186. [PMID: 38047629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted increasing attention in fundamental studies and technological applications owing to their atomically thin thickness, expanded interlayer distance, motif band gap, and phase-transition ability. Even though TMDs have a wide variety of material assets from semiconductor to semimetallic to metallic, the materials with fixed features may not show excellence for precise application. As a result of exclusive crystalline polymorphs, physical and chemical assets of TMDs can be efficiently modified via various approaches of interface nanoarchitectonics, including heteroatom doping, heterostructure, phase engineering, reducing size, alloying, and hybridization. With modified properties, TMDs become interesting materials in diverse fields, including catalysis, energy, electronics, transistors, and optoelectronics.
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- Pragati A Shinde
- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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Obaidulla SM, Supina A, Kamal S, Khan Y, Kralj M. van der Waals 2D transition metal dichalcogenide/organic hybridized heterostructures: recent breakthroughs and emerging prospects of the device. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2023; 9:44-92. [PMID: 37902087 DOI: 10.1039/d3nh00310h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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The near-atomic thickness and organic molecular systems, including organic semiconductors and polymer-enabled hybrid heterostructures, of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDs) can modulate their optoelectronic and transport properties outstandingly. In this review, the current understanding and mechanism of the most recent and significant breakthrough of novel interlayer exciton emission and its modulation by harnessing the band energy alignment between TMDs and organic semiconductors in a TMD/organic (TMDO) hybrid heterostructure are demonstrated. The review encompasses up-to-date device demonstrations, including field-effect transistors, detectors, phototransistors, and photo-switchable superlattices. An exploration of distinct traits in 2D-TMDs and organic semiconductors delves into the applications of TMDO hybrid heterostructures. This review provides insights into the synthesis of 2D-TMDs and organic layers, covering fabrication techniques and challenges. Band bending and charge transfer via band energy alignment are explored from both structural and molecular orbital perspectives. The progress in emission modulation, including charge transfer, energy transfer, doping, defect healing, and phase engineering, is presented. The recent advancements in 2D-TMDO-based optoelectronic synaptic devices, including various 2D-TMDs and organic materials for neuromorphic applications are discussed. The section assesses their compatibility for synaptic devices, revisits the operating principles, and highlights the recent device demonstrations. Existing challenges and potential solutions are discussed. Finally, the review concludes by outlining the current challenges that span from synthesis intricacies to device applications, and by offering an outlook on the evolving field of emerging TMDO heterostructures.
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- Sk Md Obaidulla
- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Institute of Physics, Bijenička Cesta 46, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
- Department of Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Sector III, Block JD, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Institute of Physics, Bijenička Cesta 46, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
- Chair of Physics, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz Josef Strasse 18, 8700 Leoben, Austria
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Institute of Physics, Bijenička Cesta 46, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Physics, Karakoram International university (KIU), Gilgit 15100, Pakistan
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Institute of Physics, Bijenička Cesta 46, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Bian Z, Nakano Y, Miyata K, Oya I, Nobuoka M, Tsutsui Y, Seki S, Suda M. Chiral Van Der Waals Superlattices for Enhanced Spin-Selective Transport and Spin-Dependent Electrocatalytic Performance. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306061. [PMID: 37695880 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The emergence of the chiral-induced spin-selectivity (CISS) effect offers a new avenue for chiral organic molecules to autonomously manipulate spin configurations, thereby opening up possibilities in spintronics and spin-dependent electrochemical applications. Despite extensive exploration of various chiral systems as spin filters, one often encounters challenges in achieving simultaneously high conductivity and high spin polarization (SP). In this study, a promising chiral van der Waals superlattice, specifically the chiral TiS2 crystal, is synthesized via electrochemical intercalation of chiral molecules into a metallic TiS2 single crystal. Multiple tunneling processes within the highly ordered chiral layered structure of chiral TiS2 superlattices result in an exceptionally high SP exceeding 90%. This remarkable observation of significantly high SP within the linear transport regime is unprecedented. Furthermore, the chiral TiS2 electrode exhibits enhanced catalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to its remarkable spin-selectivity for triplet oxygen evolution. The OER performance of chiral TiS2 superlattice crystals presented here exhibits superior characteristics to previously reported chiral MoS2 catalysts, with an approximately tenfold increase in current density. The combination of metallic conductivity and high SP sets the stage for the development of a new generation of CISS materials, enabling a wide range of electron spin-based applications.
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- Zhiyun Bian
- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
- JST-PRESTO, Honcho 4-1-8, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
- JST-PRESTO, Honcho 4-1-8, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
- JST-FOREST, Honcho 4-1-8, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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Zou T, Kim HJ, Kim S, Liu A, Choi MY, Jung H, Zhu H, You I, Reo Y, Lee WJ, Kim YS, Kim CJ, Noh YY. High-Performance Solution-Processed 2D P-Type WSe 2 Transistors and Circuits through Molecular Doping. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208934. [PMID: 36418776 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Semiconducting ink based on 2D single-crystal flakes with dangling-bond-free surfaces enables the implementation of high-performance devices on form-free substrates by cost-effective and scalable printing processes. However, the lack of solution-processed p-type 2D semiconducting inks with high mobility is an obstacle to the development of complementary integrated circuits. Here, a versatile strategy of doping with Br2 is reported to enhance the hole mobility by orders of magnitude for p-type transistors with 2D layered materials. Br2 -doped WSe2 transistors show a field-effect hole mobility of more than 27 cm2 V-1 s-1 , and a high on/off current ratio of ≈107 , and exhibits excellent operational stability during the on-off switching, cycling, and bias stressing testing. Moreover, complementary inverters composed of patterned p-type WSe2 and n-type MoS2 layered films are demonstrated with an ultra-high gain of 1280 under a driving voltage (VDD ) of 7 V. This work unveils the high potential of solution-processed 2D semiconductors with low-temperature processability for flexible devices and monolithic circuitry.
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- Taoyu Zou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Science, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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Ding J, Fu S, Hu K, Zhang G, Liu M, Zhang X, Wang R, Qiu X. Efficient Hot Electron Capture in CuPc/MoSe 2 Heterostructure Assisted by Intersystem Crossing. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:8463-8469. [PMID: 36301844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Efficient hot electron extraction is a promising approach to develop photovoltaic devices that exceed the Shockley-Queisser limit. However, experimental evidence of hot electron harvesting employing an organic-inorganic interface is still elusive. Here, we reveal the hot electron dynamics at a CuPc/MoSe2 interface using steady-state spectroscopy and transient absorption spectroscopy. A hot electron transfer efficiency of greater than 78% from MoSe2 to CuPc is observed, comparable to that achieved in quantum dot hybrid systems. The mechanism is proposed as follows: the photogenerated hot electrons in MoSe2 transfer to CuPc and form singlet charge transfer states, which subsequently transform into triplet charge transfer states assisted by the rapid intersystem crossing, inhibiting back-donation of electrons and facilitating exciton dissociation into CuPc polarons with a nanosecond lifetime. Our results demonstrate that the intersystem crossing of the hybrid electronic state at organic-inorganic interfaces may serve as a scheme to enable efficient hot electron extraction in photovoltaic devices.
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- Jianwei Ding
- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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Cho K, Lee T, Chung S. Inkjet printing of two-dimensional van der Waals materials: a new route towards emerging electronic device applications. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:1161-1176. [PMID: 35894100 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00162d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials are considered one of the most promising candidates to realize emerging electrical applications. Although until recently, much effort has been dedicated to demonstrating high-performance single 2D vdW devices, associated with rapid progress in 2D vdW materials, demands for their large-scale practical applications have noticeably increased from a manufacturing perspective. Drop-on-demand inkjet printing can be the most feasible solution by exploiting the advantages of layered 2D contacts and advanced 2D vdW ink formulations. This review presents recent achievements in inkjet-printed 2D vdW material-based device applications. A brief introduction to 2D vdW materials and inkjet printing principles, followed by various ink formulation methods, is first presented. Then, the state-of-the-art inkjet-printed 2D vdW device applications and their remaining technical issues are highlighted. Finally, prospects and challenges to be overcome to demonstrate fully inkjet-printed, high-performance 2D vdW devices are also discussed.
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- Kyungjune Cho
- Soft Hybrid Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Korea.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Soft Hybrid Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Korea.
- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Korea
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Özuğur Uysal B, Nayır Ş, Açba M, Çıtır B, Durmaz S, Koçoğlu Ş, Yıldız E, Pekcan Ö. 2D Materials (WS 2, MoS 2, MoSe 2) Enhanced Polyacrylamide Gels for Multifunctional Applications. Gels 2022; 8:gels8080465. [PMID: 35892724 PMCID: PMC9330576 DOI: 10.3390/gels8080465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Multifunctional polymer composite gels have attracted attention because of their high thermal stability, conductivity, mechanical properties, and fast optical response. To enable the simultaneous incorporation of all these different functions into composite gels, the best doping material alternatives are two-dimensional (2D) materials, especially transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD), which have been used in so many applications recently, such as energy storage units, opto-electronic devices and catalysis. They have the capacity to regulate optical, electronic and mechanical properties of basic molecular hydrogels when incorporated into them. In this study, 2D materials (WS2, MoS2 and MoSe2)-doped polyacrylamide (PAAm) gels were prepared via the free radical crosslinking copolymerization technique at room temperature. The gelation process and amount of the gels were investigated depending on the optical properties and band gap energies. Band gap energies of composite gels containing different amounts of TMD were calculated and found to be in the range of 2.48–2.84 eV, which is the characteristic band gap energy range of promising semiconductors. Our results revealed that the microgel growth mechanism and gel point of PAAm composite incorporated with 2D materials can be significantly tailored by the amount of 2D materials. Furthermore, tunable band gap energies of these composite gels are crucial for many applications such as biosensors, cartilage repair, drug delivery, tissue regeneration, wound dressing. Therefore, our study will contribute to the understanding of the correlation between the optical and electronic properties of such composite gels and will help to increase the usage areas so as to obtain multifunctional composite gels.
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- Bengü Özuğur Uysal
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +90-2125336532 (ext. 1345)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
- Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Kadir Has University, Cibali, Fatih, Istanbul 34083, Turkey; (Ş.N.); (M.A.); (B.Ç.); (S.D.); (Ş.K.); (E.Y.); (Ö.P.)
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Zhao X, Liu K, Guo F, He Z, Zhang L, Lei S, Li H, Cheng Y, Yang L. meta-Position synergistic effect induced by Ni-Mo co-doped WSe 2 to enhance the hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:11758-11767. [PMID: 35857033 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01350a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides have been the most attractive two-dimensional layered materials for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution due to their unique structure and multi-phase electronic states. However, the enhancement of the WSe2 electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance by bimetal co-doping has been rarely reported. Herein, the NiMo-WSe2 catalyst has been synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal reaction, with lower overpotentials of 177 and 188 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH, respectively. The large specific surface area and thinner edge morphology provide more active sites for hydrogen production, thereby significantly improving the charge transfer kinetics. Density functional theory calculation results show that under acidic conditions the ΔGH* values of NiMo-WSe2 with different structures and hydrogen adsorption sites are also different, when the hydrogen adsorption site was located at the top of the Se-Ni bond, the meta NiMo-WSe2 has a ΔGH* value (-0.04 eV) that is closest to 0. Meanwhile, NiMo-WSe2 (meta) also has a minimum of ΔGH* under alkaline conditions. DOS confirmed that Ni doping has a large impact on the electronic states at the WSe2 Fermi level, while NiMo co-doping greatly reduces the potential energy barrier of the HER reaction, jointly increasing the current density, and thus improving the HER performance.
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- Xinya Zhao
- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China. .,Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China. .,Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China. .,Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China.
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030000, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China.
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, China.
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- Shenzhen HUASUAN Technology Co., Ltd, 4168 Liuxian Ave., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Reed-Lingenfelter SN, Chen Y, Yarali M, Charboneau DJ, Curley JB, Hynek DJ, Wang M, Williams NL, Hazari N, Quek SY, Cha JJ. Compact Super Electron-Donor to Monolayer MoS 2. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:4501-4508. [PMID: 35609247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The surface functionalization of two-dimensional (2D) materials with organic electron donors (OEDs) is a powerful tool to modulate the electronic properties of the material. Here we report a novel molecular dopant, Me-OED, that demonstrates record-breaking molecular doping to MoS2, achieving a carrier density of 1.10 ± 0.37 × 1014 cm-2 at optimal functionalization conditions; the achieved carrier density is much higher than those by other OEDs such as benzyl viologen and an OED based on 4,4'-bipyridine. This impressive doping power is attributed to the compact size of Me-OED, which leads to high surface coverage on MoS2. To confirm, we study tBu-OED, which has an identical reduction potential to Me-OED but is significantly larger. Using field-effect transistor measurements and spectroscopic characterization, we estimate the doping powers of Me- and tBu-OED are 0.22-0.44 and 0.11 electrons per molecule, respectively, in good agreement with calculations. Our results demonstrate that the small size of Me-OED is critical to maximizing the surface coverage and molecular interactions with MoS2, enabling us to achieve unprecedented doping of MoS2.
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- Serrae N Reed-Lingenfelter
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117551, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117551, Singapore
- Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, National University of Singapore, Block S14, Level 6, 6 Science Drive 2, 117546, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale West Campus, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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Bian Z, Kato K, Ogoshi T, Cui Z, Sa B, Tsutsui Y, Seki S, Suda M. Hybrid Chiral MoS 2 Layers for Spin-Polarized Charge Transport and Spin-Dependent Electrocatalytic Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2201063. [PMID: 35481673 PMCID: PMC9189682 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The chiral-induced spin selectivity effect enables the application of chiral organic materials for spintronics and spin-dependent electrochemical applications. It is demonstrated on various chiral monolayers, in which their conversion efficiency is limited. On the other hand, relatively high spin polarization (SP) is observed on bulk chiral materials; however, their poor electronic conductivities limit their application. Here, the design of chiral MoS2 with a high SP and high conductivity is reported. Chirality is introduced to the MoS2 layers through the intercalation of methylbenzylamine molecules. This design approach activates multiple tunneling channels in the chiral layers, which results in an SP as high as 75%. Furthermore, the spin selectivity suppresses the production of H2 O2 by-product and promotes the formation of ground state O2 molecules during the oxygen evolution reaction. These potentially improve the catalytic activity of chiral MoS2 . The synergistic effect is demonstrated as an interplay of the high SP and the high catalytic activity of the MoS2 layer on the performance of the chiral MoS2 for spin-dependent electrocatalysis. This novel approach employed here paves way for the development of other novel chiral systems for spintronics and spin-dependent electrochemical applications.
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- Zhiyun Bian
- Department of Molecular EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityNishikyo‐kuKyoto615‐8510Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological ChemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityNishikyo‐kuKyoto615‐8510Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological ChemistryGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityNishikyo‐kuKyoto615‐8510Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Ecomaterials Advanced TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecomaterials Advanced TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350108P. R. China
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- Department of Molecular EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityNishikyo‐kuKyoto615‐8510Japan
- JST‐PRESTOHoncho 4‐1‐8KawaguchiSaitama332‐0012Japan
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- Department of Molecular EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityNishikyo‐kuKyoto615‐8510Japan
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- Department of Molecular EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityNishikyo‐kuKyoto615‐8510Japan
- JST‐PRESTOHoncho 4‐1‐8KawaguchiSaitama332‐0012Japan
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Dharamalingam K, Arjun Kumar B, Ramalingam G, Sasi Florence S, Raju K, Senthil Kumar P, Govindaraju S, Thangavel E. The role of sodium dodecyl sulfate mediated hydrothermal synthesis of MoS 2 nanosheets for photocatalytic dye degradation and dye-sensitized solar cell application. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 294:133725. [PMID: 35081401 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The novel properties and exciting behavior of two-dimensional nanosheet-based materials have piqued the interest of research all over the world. In this study, bulk molybdenum disulfide (bulk MoS2) and sodium dodecyl sulfate-mediated molybdenum disulfide nanosheets (MoS2-SDS NS) were synthesized via a facile sonication and hydrothermal process. The findings from the characterization revealed that the addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant reduces the crystal phase and changes the structural morphology of bulk MoS2. Furthermore, the photocatalytic and photovoltaic performance of bulk MoS2 and MoS2-SDS NS were also investigated. The results show that by using methylene blue dye, the photocatalytic efficiency increased from 56.30% to 91.84% at 150 min under UV-Visible light irradiation, and the photo-conversion efficiency (PEC (%)) of the dye-sensitized solar cell increased from 1.47% to 3.81% for bulk MoS2 and MoS2-SDS NS, respectively. Finally, we discussed in-depth the effect of SDS surfactants on MoS2, which can improve their photovoltaic and photocatalytic performance.
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- Karthigaimuthu Dharamalingam
- Smart Energy Materials Laboratory, Department of Energy Science and Technology, Periyar University, Salem, India
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- Quantum Materials Research Lab (QMRL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Quantum Materials Research Lab (QMRL), Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Physics, Jazan University, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
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- Energy Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence in Water aResearch (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai, 603 110, India
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- Smart Energy Materials Laboratory, Department of Energy Science and Technology, Periyar University, Salem, India.
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Pires LS, Magalhães FD, Pinto AM. New Polymeric Composites Based on Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14071464. [PMID: 35406337 PMCID: PMC9003422 DOI: 10.3390/polym14071464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The constant evolution and advancement of the biomedical field requires robust and innovative research. Two-dimensional nanomaterials are an emerging class of materials that have risen the attention of the scientific community. Their unique properties, such as high surface-to-volume ratio, easy functionalization, photothermal conversion, among others, make them highly versatile for a plethora of applications ranging from energy storage, optoelectronics, to biomedical applications. Recent works have proven the efficiency of 2D nanomaterials for cancer photothermal therapy (PTT), drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biosensing. Combining these materials with hydrogels and scaffolds can enhance their biocompatibility and improve treatment for a variety of diseases/injuries. However, given that the use of two-dimensional nanomaterials-based polymeric composites for biomedical applications is a very recent subject, there is a lot of scattered information. Hence, this review gathers the most recent works employing these polymeric composites for biomedical applications, providing the reader with a general overview of their potential.
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- Laura S. Pires
- LEPABE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; (L.S.P.); (F.D.M.)
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- LEPABE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; (L.S.P.); (F.D.M.)
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- LEPABE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; (L.S.P.); (F.D.M.)
- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- INEB—Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Correspondence:
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Thermal Grafting of Benzaldehyde for Preparing Catalytically Active Silicon Surface Evaluated by Electrical Methods. Top Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-022-01582-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sun X, Qin F, Huang J, Zhou L, Li Z, Bi X, Ao L, Duan S, Cheng F, Qiu C, Lu Y, Lu H, Gou H, Yuan H. Emergent Fabry-Pérot Interference for Light-Matter Interaction in van der Waals WS 2/SiP 2 Heterostructures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:7464-7470. [PMID: 35099944 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fabry-Pérot interference plays an important role in modulating the spectral intensity of optical response originating from light-matter interactions. Examples of such interference occurring in the substrate as the resonating cavity have been demonstrated and probed by two-dimensional layered materials. Similarly, the Fabry-Pérot interference can occur and modulate the optical response in the heterostructure; however, this remains elusive. Herein, we observe the Fabry-Pérot interference on photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectra in monolayer WS2/SiP2 heterostructures by varying the thickness of bottom SiP2 from 2 to 193 nm, which serves as the Fabry-Pérot cavity. Both the intensities of the PL spectra and the E2g1 Raman mode of WS2/SiP2 heterostructures first decrease to almost zero while displaying an interference increase at a SiP2 thickness of 75 nm. Our findings clearly demonstrate the Fabry-Pérot interference in the optical response of heterostructures, providing crucial information to optimize the optical response and paving the way toward photodetector applications.
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- Xiaojun Sun
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing 100094, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, China
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Boosting the electronic and catalytic properties of 2D semiconductors with supramolecular 2D hydrogen-bonded superlattices. Nat Commun 2022; 13:510. [PMID: 35082288 PMCID: PMC8791956 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28116-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The electronic properties of two-dimensional semiconductors can be strongly modulated by interfacing them with atomically precise self-assembled molecular lattices, yielding hybrid van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs). While proof-of-concepts exploited molecular assemblies held together by lateral unspecific van der Waals interactions, the use of 2D supramolecular networks relying on specific non-covalent forces is still unexplored. Herein, prototypical hydrogen-bonded 2D networks of cyanuric acid (CA) and melamine (M) are self-assembled onto MoS2 and WSe2 forming hybrid organic/inorganic vdWHs. The charge carrier density of monolayer MoS2 exhibits an exponential increase with the decreasing area occupied by the CA·M unit cell, in a cooperatively amplified process, reaching 2.7 × 1013 cm−2 and thereby demonstrating strong n-doping. When the 2D CA·M network is used as buffer layer, a stark enhancement in the catalytic activity of monolayer MoS2 for hydrogen evolution reactions is observed, outperforming the platinum (Pt) catalyst via gate modulation. Here, the authors report the functionalization of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides with hydrogen-bonded 2D supramolecular networks of cyanuric acid and melamine, leading to a pronounced n-doping effect and enhancement of MoS2 catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reactions.
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Biswas A, Nandi S, Kamboj N, Pan J, Bhowmik A, Dey RS. Alteration of Electronic Band Structure via a Metal-Semiconductor Interfacial Effect Enables High Faradaic Efficiency for Electrochemical Nitrogen Fixation. ACS NANO 2021; 15:20364-20376. [PMID: 34894661 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c08652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The interface engineering strategy has been an emerging field in terms of material improvisation that not only alters the electronic band structure of a material but also induces beneficial effects on electrochemical performances. Particularly, it is of immense importance for the environmentally benign electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), which is potentially impeded by the competing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The main problem lies in the attainment of the desired current density at a negotiable potential where the NRR would dominate over the HER, which in turn hampers the Faradaic efficiency for the NRR. To circumvent this issue, catalyst development becomes necessary, which would display a weak affinity for H-adsorption suppressing the HER at the catalyst surface. Herein, we have adopted the interfacial engineering strategy to synthesize our electrocatalyst NPG@SnS2, which not only suppressed the HER on the active site but yielded 49.3% F.E. for the NRR. Extensive experimental work and DFT calculations regarded that due to the charge redistribution, the Mott-Schottky effect, and the band bending of SnS2 across the contact layer at the interface of NPG, the d-band center for the surface Sn atoms in NPG@SnS2 lowered, which resulted in favored adsorption of N2 on the Sn active site. This phenomenon was driven even forward by the upshift of the Fermi level, and eventually, a decrease was seen in the work function of the heterostructure that increased the conductivity of the material as compared to pristine SnS2. This strategy thus provides a field to methodically suppress the HER in the realm of improving the Faradaic efficiency for the NRR.
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- Ashmita Biswas
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Anker Engelundvej, Building 301, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, Building 307, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Anker Engelundvej, Building 301, Kgs. Lyngby DK-2800, Denmark
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Sector-81, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India
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Gul MM, Ahmad KS. Review elucidating graphene derivatives (GO/rGO) supported metal sulfides based hybrid nanocomposites for efficient photocatalytic dye degradation. REV INORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/revic-2021-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Photocatalysis by utilizing semiconductors for the removal of toxic pollutants has gained tremendous interest for remediation purposes. The organic pollutants usually include; pesticides, dyes and other phenolic compounds. An imperative restraint associated with the photocatalytic effectiveness of the catalyst is the rapid recombination of the light generated electrons and holes. The particle agglomeration and electron-hole recombination hinders the rate of pollutant removal. For decades, researchers have used metal-sulfides efficiently for photocatalytic dye degradation. The recent use of hybrid nanomaterials with the combination of graphene derivatives such as graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide (GO/rGO)-metal sulfide has gained interest. These composites have displayed an impressive upsurge in the photocatalytic activity of materials. The current review describes the various researches on dye photodegradation by employing (GO/rGO)-metal sulfide, exhibiting a boosted potential for photocatalytic dye degradation. A comprehensive study on (CuS, ZnS and CdS)–GO/rGO hybrid composites have been discussed in detail for effective photocatalytic dye degradation in this review. Astonishingly improved dye degradation rates were observed in all these studies employing such hybrid composites. The several studies described in the review highlighted the varying degradation rates based on diverse research parameters and efficacy of graphene derivatives for enhancement of photocatalytic activity.
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- Mahwash Mahar Gul
- Department of Environmental Sciences , Fatima Jinnah Women University , The Mall , 46000 , Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences , Fatima Jinnah Women University , The Mall , 46000 , Pakistan
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Kim JK, Cho K, Jang J, Baek KY, Kim J, Seo J, Song M, Shin J, Kim J, Parkin SSP, Lee JH, Kang K, Lee T. Molecular Dopant-Dependent Charge Transport in Surface-Charge-Transfer-Doped Tungsten Diselenide Field Effect Transistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101598. [PMID: 34533851 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The controllability of carrier density and major carrier type of transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs) is critical for electronic and optoelectronic device applications. To utilize doping in TMDC devices, it is important to understand the role of dopants in charge transport properties of TMDCs. Here, the effects of molecular doping on the charge transport properties of tungsten diselenide (WSe2 ) are investigated using three p-type molecular dopants, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4 -TCNQ), tris(4-bromophenyl)ammoniumyl hexachloroantimonate (magic blue), and molybdenum tris(1,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)ethane-1,2-dithiolene) (Mo(tfd-COCF3 )3 ). The temperature-dependent transport measurements show that the dopant counterions on WSe2 surface can induce Coulomb scattering in WSe2 channel and the degree of scattering is significantly dependent on the dopant. Furthermore, the quantitative analysis revealed that the amount of charge transfer between WSe2 and dopants is related to not only doping density, but also the contribution of each dopant ion toward Coulomb scattering. The first-principles density functional theory calculations show that the amount of charge transfer is mainly determined by intrinsic properties of the dopant molecules such as relative frontier orbital positions and their spin configurations. The authors' systematic investigation of the charge transport of doped TMDCs will be directly relevant for pursuing molecular routes for efficient and controllable doping in TMDC nanoelectronic devices.
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- Jae-Keun Kim
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
- Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Soft Hybrid Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Computational Science Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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Amsterdam SH, Stanev TK, Wang L, Zhou Q, Irgen-Gioro S, Padgaonkar S, Murthy AA, Sangwan VK, Dravid VP, Weiss EA, Darancet P, Chan MKY, Hersam MC, Stern NP, Marks TJ. Mechanistic Investigation of Molybdenum Disulfide Defect Photoluminescence Quenching by Adsorbed Metallophthalocyanines. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17153-17161. [PMID: 34613735 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Lattice defects play an important role in determining the optical and electrical properties of monolayer semiconductors such as MoS2. Although the structures of various defects in monolayer MoS2 are well studied, little is known about the nature of the fluorescent defect species and their interaction with molecular adsorbates. In this study, the quenching of the low-temperature defect photoluminescence (PL) in MoS2 is investigated following the deposition of metallophthalocyanines (MPcs). The quenching is found to significantly depend on the identity of the phthalocyanine metal, with the quenching efficiency decreasing in the order CoPc > CuPc > ZnPc, and almost no quenching by metal-free H2Pc is observed. Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) measurements corroborate the observed trend, indicating a decrease in the defect PL lifetime upon MPc adsorption, and the gate voltage-dependent PL reveals the suppression of the defect emission even at large Fermi level shifts. Density functional theory modeling argues that the MPc complexes stabilize dark negatively charged defects over luminescent neutral defects through an electrostatic local gating effect. These results demonstrate the control of defect-based excited-state decay pathways via molecular electronic structure tuning, which has broad implications for the design of mixed-dimensional optoelectronic devices.
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- Samuel H Amsterdam
- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental (NUANCE) Center, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.,Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.,Northwestern Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Suni II. Substrate Materials for Biomolecular Immobilization within Electrochemical Biosensors. BIOSENSORS 2021; 11:239. [PMID: 34356710 PMCID: PMC8301891 DOI: 10.3390/bios11070239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Electrochemical biosensors have potential applications for agriculture, food safety, environmental monitoring, sports medicine, biomedicine, and other fields. One of the primary challenges in this field is the immobilization of biomolecular probes atop a solid substrate material with adequate stability, storage lifetime, and reproducibility. This review summarizes the current state of the art for covalent bonding of biomolecules onto solid substrate materials. Early research focused on the use of Au electrodes, with immobilization of biomolecules through ω-functionalized Au-thiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), but stability is usually inadequate due to the weak Au-S bond strength. Other noble substrates such as C, Pt, and Si have also been studied. While their nobility has the advantage of ensuring biocompatibility, it also has the disadvantage of making them relatively unreactive towards covalent bond formation. With the exception of Sn-doped In2O3 (indium tin oxide, ITO), most metal oxides are not electrically conductive enough for use within electrochemical biosensors. Recent research has focused on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) such as MoS2 and on electrically conductive polymers such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polythiophene. In addition, the deposition of functionalized thin films from aryldiazonium cations has attracted significant attention as a substrate-independent method for biofunctionalization.
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- Ian Ivar Suni
- Materials Technology Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA; ; Tel.: +1-618-453-7822
- School of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
- School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Materials Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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Amsterdam SH, Marks TJ, Hersam MC. Leveraging Molecular Properties to Tailor Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures beyond Energy Level Alignment. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4543-4557. [PMID: 33970639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The surface sensitivity and lack of dielectric screening in two-dimensional (2D) materials provide numerous intriguing opportunities to tailor their properties using adsorbed π-electron organic molecules. These organic-2D mixed-dimensional heterojunctions are often considered solely in terms of their energy level alignment, i.e., the relative energies of the frontier molecular orbitals versus the 2D material conduction and valence band edges. While this simple model is frequently adequate to describe doping and photoinduced charge transfer, the tools of molecular chemistry enable additional manipulation of properties in organic-2D heterojunctions that are not accessible in other solid-state systems. Fully exploiting these possibilities requires consideration of the details of the organic adlayer beyond its energy level alignment, including hybridization and electrostatics, molecular orientation and thin-film morphology, nonfrontier orbitals and defects, excitonic states, spin, and chirality. This Perspective explores how these relatively overlooked molecular properties offer unique opportunities for tuning optical and electronic characteristics, thereby guiding the rational design of organic-2D mixed-dimensional heterojunctions with emergent properties.
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- Samuel H Amsterdam
- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Applied Physics Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Farigliano LM, Paredes-Olivera PA, Patrito EM. Oxidative etching of S-vacancy defective MoS 2 monolayer upon reaction with O 2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:10225-10235. [PMID: 33881024 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06502a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The reactions of O2 with S vacancy sites within a MoS2 monolayer were investigated using density functional theory calculations. We considered the following defects: single S vacancy, double S vacancy, two adjacent S vacancies and two S vacancies separated by a sulphur atom. We found that the surface distribution of S vacancy sites plays a key role in determining the surface reactivity towards O2. We observed the desorption of SO2 only for the last vacancy distribution. For the other cases, the surface becomes passivated with very stable structures having O atoms on the original vacancy sites and in some cases an SO group in an adjacent position. The ab initio molecular dynamics simulations showed that the impingement of the O2 molecule on an S vacancy site produces a stable chemisorbed O2 molecule with an upright configuration. The surface reactions initiate after the O2 molecule switches to the lying-down configuration which favours the breakage of the O-O bond and the concurrent formation of S-O bonds. In the most reactive vacancy site configuration, the dissociation of the first O2 molecule produces an SO intermediate which finally leads to desorption of SO2 after oxygen abstraction from the other adjacent O2 molecule. The formation of a MoO3 moiety within the monolayer was also observed in the molecular dynamic simulations at higher oxidation levels.
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- Lucas M Farigliano
- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico Química de Córdoba (INFIQC), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química Teórica y Computacional, Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico Química de Córdoba (INFIQC), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico Química de Córdoba (INFIQC), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina.
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Zhao C, Tao W, Chen Z, Zhou H, Zhang C, Lin J, Zhu H. Ultrafast Electron Transfer with Long-Lived Charge Separation and Spin Polarization in WSe 2/C 60 Heterojunction. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3691-3697. [PMID: 33829780 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The strong excitonic effect in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) endows them with intriguing optoelectronic properties but also short-lived population and valley polarization. Exciton dissociation by interfacial charge transfer has been shown as an effective approach to prolonging excited-state lifetimes. Herein, by ultrafast spectroscopy and building-block molecule C60, we investigated exciton and valley polarization dynamics in the prototypical WSe2/C60 inorganic-organic hybrid. We show that excitons in WSe2 can be dissociated through ultrafast (∼1 ps) electron transfer to C60, with nanosecond charge separation due to thermally activated electron diffusion in C60 film. Because of suppressed electron-hole exchange interaction after electron transfer, hole in WSe2 exhibits a spin/valley polarization lifetime of ∼60 ps at room temperature, more than 2 orders of magnitude longer than that in WSe2 monolayer. This study suggests exciton dissociation as a general approach to suppress electron-hole interaction and prolong the charge/spin/valley lifetime in TMDs.
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- Chang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhang Q, Huang Z, Hou Y, Yuan P, Xu Z, Yang H, Song X, Chen Y, Yang H, Zhang T, Liu L, Gao HJ, Wang Y. Tuning Molecular Superlattice by Charge-Density-Wave Patterns in Two-Dimensional Monolayer Crystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3545-3551. [PMID: 33818110 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Charge density wave (CDW) in two-dimensional (2D) crystals plays a vital role in tuning the interface structures and properties. However, how the CDW tunes the self-assembled molecular superlattice still remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the self-assembled manganese phthalocyanine (MnPc) molecular superlattice on single-layered 1T- and 2H-NbSe2 crystals under regulation by distinct CDW patterns. We observe that, in low coverage, MnPc molecules preferentially adsorb on 2H-NbSe2 compared to 1T-NbSe2. With increasing coverage, MnPc can form a highly ordered superlattice on 2H-NbSe2; however, it is randomly distributed on 1T-NbSe2. We reveal a perfect geometric commensurability between the molecular superlattice and intrinsic CDW pattern in 2H-NbSe2 and a poor commensurability for that of 1T-NbSe2. We believe that the subtly different geometric commensurability dominates the different adsorption and arrangement of the molecular superlattices on 2D CDW patterns. Our study provides a pioneering approach for tuning the molecular superlattices using the CDW patterns.
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- Quanzhen Zhang
- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Gao L, Hu Z, Lu J, Liu H, Ni Z. Defect-related dynamics of photoexcited carriers in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:8222-8235. [PMID: 33875990 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00006c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit enormous potential in the field of optoelectronics. The high performance of TMD materials and optoelectronic devices significantly depends on processes involved in photoelectric conversion, including photo-excitation, relaxation, transportation, and recombination. Remarkably, inevitable defects in materials prolong or shorten the characteristic time of these processes and even bring about new photoelectric conversion channels, namely, the defect-related relaxation pathways of photoexcited carriers tailor the performance of photoelectric applications. In recent years, there have been numerous investigations in exploring the variant transient signals caused by defects in TMDs utilizing ultrafast spectroscopies. They have the capability in providing an accurate and overall representation of ultrafast processes owing to the subtle temporal resolution. The defect-related mechanisms occurring in different time scales (from femtosecond (fs) to microsecond (μs)) play influential roles throughout the relaxation process of photoexcited species. Herein, we review the defect-related relaxation mechanisms of photoexcited species in TMDs according to the time scale utilizing ultrafast spectroscopy techniques. By interpreting and summarizing the defect-related transient signals, we furnish the direction in material design and performance optimization.
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- Lei Gao
- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Lab on Opto-Electronic Technology, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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Zheng J, Du H, Jiang F, Zhang Z, Sa B, He W, Jiao L, Zhan H. Rapid and Large-Scale Quality Assessment of Two-Dimensional MoS 2 Using Sulfur Particles with Optical Visualization. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:1260-1266. [PMID: 33492150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The efficient nondestructive assessment of quality and homogeneity for two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 is critically important to advance their practical applications. Here, we presented a rapid and large-area assessment method for visually evaluating the quality and uniformity of chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown MoS2 monolayers simply with conventional optical microscopes. This was achieved through one-pot adsorbing abundant sulfur particles selectively onto as-grown poorer-quality MoS2 monolayers in a CVD system without any additional treatment. We further revealed that this favorable adsorption of sulfur particles on MoS2 originated from their intrinsic higher-density sulfur vacancies. Based on unadsorbed MoS2 monolayers, superior performance field effect transistors with a mobility of ∼49 cm2 V-1 s-1 were constructed. Importantly, the assessment approach was noninvasive due to the all-vapor-phase and moderate adsorption-desorption process. Our work offers a new route for the performance and yield optimization of devices by quality assessment of 2D semiconductors prior to device fabrication.
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- Jingying Zheng
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian 350108, China
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Kim S, Heo K, Lee S, Seo S, Kim H, Cho J, Lee H, Lee KB, Park JH. Ferroelectric polymer-based artificial synapse for neuromorphic computing. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2021; 6:139-147. [PMID: 33367448 DOI: 10.1039/d0nh00559b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, various efforts have been made to implement synaptic characteristics with a ferroelectric field-effect transistor (FeFET), but in-depth physical analyses have not been reported thus far. Here, we investigated the effects by (i) the formation temperature of the ferroelectric material, poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) P(VDF-TrFE) and (ii) the nature of the contact metals (Ti, Cr, Pd) of the FeFET on the operating performance of a FeFET-based artificial synapse in terms of various synaptic performance indices. Excellent ferroelectric properties were induced by maximizing the size and coverage ratio of the β-phase domains by annealing the P(VDF-TrFE) film at 140 °C. A metal that forms a relatively high barrier improved the dynamic range and nonlinearity by suppressing the contribution of the tunneling current to the post-synaptic current. Subsequently, we studied the influence of the synaptic characteristics on the training and recognition tasks by using two MNIST datasets (fashion and handwritten digits) and the multi-layer perceptron concept of neural networks.
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- Sungjun Kim
- Foundry Division, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Youngin 17113, Korea
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Chowdhury T, Sadler EC, Kempa TJ. Progress and Prospects in Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Research Beyond 2D. Chem Rev 2020; 120:12563-12591. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Tomojit Chowdhury
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 21218, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 21218, United States
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Rijal K, Rudayni F, Kafle TR, Chan WL. Collective Effects of Band Offset and Wave Function Dimensionality on Impeding Electron Transfer from 2D to Organic Crystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7495-7501. [PMID: 32812767 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Excited-state electron transfer (ET) across molecules/transition metal dichalcogenide crystal (TMDC) interfaces is a critical process for the functioning of various organic/TMDC hybrid optoelectronic devices. Therefore, it is important to understand the fundamental factors that can facilitate or limit the ET rate. Here it is found that an undesirable combination of the interfacial band offset and the spatial dimensionality of the delocalized electron wave function can significantly slow down the ET process. Specifically, it is found that whereas the ET rate from TMDCs (MoS2 and WSe2) to fullerenes is relative insensitive to the band offset, the ET rate from TMDCs to perylene molecules can be reduced by an order of magnitude when the band offset is large. For the perylene crystal, the sensitivity of the ET rate on the band offset is explained by the 1D nature of the electronic wave function, which limits the availability of states with the appropriate energy to accept the electron.
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- Kushal Rijal
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Kim JY, Park HJ, Lee SH, Seo C, Kim J, Joo J. Distinctive Field-Effect Transistors and Ternary Inverters Using Cross-Type WSe 2/MoS 2 Heterojunctions Treated with Polymer Acid. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:36530-36539. [PMID: 32672032 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The electrical and optical characteristics of two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) can be improved by surface modification. In this study, distinctive field-effect transistors (FETs) were realized by forming cross-type 2D WSe2/MoS2 p-n heterojunctions through surface treatment using poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) (PMMA-co-PMAA). The FETs were applied to new ternary inverters as multivalued logic circuits (MVLCs). Laser confocal microscope photoluminescence spectroscopy indicated the generation of trions in the WSe2 and MoS2 layers, and the intensity decreased after PMMA-co-PMAA treatment. For the cross-type WSe2/MoS2 p-n heterojunction FETs subjected to PMMA-co-PMAA treatment, the channel current and the region of anti-ambipolar transistor characteristics increased considerably, and ternary inverter characteristics with three stable logic states, "1", "1/2", and "0", were realized. Interestingly, the intermediate logic state 1/2, which results from the negative differential transconductance characteristics, was realized by the turn-on of all component FETs, as the current of the FETs increased after PMMA-co-PMAA treatment. The electron-rich carboxyl acid moieties in PMMA-co-PMAA can undergo coordination with the metal Mo or W atoms present in the Se or S vacancies, respectively, resulting in the modulation of charge density. These features yielded distinctive FETs and ternary inverters for MVLCs using cross-type WSe2/MoS2 heterojunctions.
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- Jun Young Kim
- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Tebyetekerwa M, Cheng Y, Zhang J, Li W, Li H, Neupane GP, Wang B, Truong TN, Xiao C, Al-Jassim MM, Yin Z, Lu Y, Macdonald D, Nguyen HT. Emission Control from Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers by Aggregation-Induced Molecular Rotors. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7444-7453. [PMID: 32401484 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Organic-inorganic (O-I) heterostructures, consisting of atomically thin inorganic semiconductors and organic molecules, present synergistic and enhanced optoelectronic properties with a high tunability. Here, we develop a class of air-stable vertical O-I heterostructures comprising a monolayer of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), including WS2, WSe2, and MoSe2, on top of tetraphenylethylene (TPE) core-based aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecular rotors. The created O-I heterostructures yields a photoluminescence (PL) enhancement of up to ∼950%, ∼500%, and ∼330% in the top monolayer WS2, MoSe2, and WSe2 as compared to PL in their pristine monolayers, respectively. The strong PL enhancement is mainly attributed to the efficient photogenerated carrier process in the AIE luminogens (courtesy of their restricted intermolecular motions in the solid state) and the charge-transfer process in the created type I O-I heterostructures. Moreover, we observe an improvement in photovoltaic properties of the TMDs in the heterostructures including the quasi-Fermi level splitting, minority carrier lifetime, and light absorption. This work presents an inspiring example of combining stable, highly luminescent AIE-based molecules, with rich photochemistry and versatile applications, with atomically thin inorganic semiconductors for multifunctional and efficient optoelectronic devices.
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- Mike Tebyetekerwa
- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P.R. China
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Material Science and Engineering & National Demonstration Center for Experimental Materials Science and Engineering Education, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, P.R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Research School of Chemistry, College of Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Shen Y, Wu Z, Tao J, Jia Z, Chen H, Liu S, Jiang J, Wang Z. Spraying Preparation of Eco-Friendly Superhydrophobic Coatings with Ultralow Water Adhesion for Effective Anticorrosion and Antipollution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:25484-25493. [PMID: 32406672 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sustainability, eco-efficiency, and green chemistry guide the development of new materials in various fields. Herein, we designed and fabricated bio-based superhydrophobic coatings by means of a facile spraying synthesized method. The as-prepared superhydrophobic coatings exhibited high water repellency with higher water contact angle being up to 156.9 ± 2.7° and a lower sliding angle of only 4.3 ± 0.6°. Also, the water adhesion on the superhydrophobic coatings was as low as 11 μN, which was far less than that (346 μN) of the normal polyurethane surfaces. The superhydrophobic properties still retained high stability under the conditions of soaking in acid solution (pH = 1) and alkaline solution (pH = 13). Meanwhile, the as-prepared bio-based superhydrophobic coatings were verified for effective corrosion and pollution protection ability. The electrochemical measurements showed excellent corrosion resistance with a higher corrosion voltage of -204.7 mV and lower corrosion current of 1.494 × 10-5 A/cm2. The corrosion protection efficiency reached a value of 95.2%, and meantime, the superhydrophobic coatings displayed higher antipollution performance without any stains when they were removed from the polluted liquids. On this basis, the underlying physical-chemical mechanisms clearly revealed that the surface micro-nanostructures could capture the continuous and stable air layer to segregate the corrosion and pollution media.
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- Yizhou Shen
- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering, Huzhou University, Huzhou Centre Hospital, Huzhou 313000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Icing and Anti/De-icing, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang 621000, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China
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Habib MR, Wang W, Khan A, Khan Y, Obaidulla SM, Pi X, Xu M. Theoretical Study of Interfacial and Electronic Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Organic Molecules Based van der Waals Heterostructures. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.202000045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Mohammad Rezwan Habib
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, College of Information Science & Electronic EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, College of Information Science & Electronic EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, College of Information Science & Electronic EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, College of Information Science & Electronic EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, College of Information Science & Electronic EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
- College of Big Data and Information EngineeringGuizhou University Guiyang 550025 P. R. China
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Li W, Wei X, Dong H, Ou Y, Xiao S, Yang Y, Xiao P, Zhang Y. Colloidal Synthesis of NbS 2 Nanosheets: From Large-Area Ultrathin Nanosheets to Hierarchical Structures. Front Chem 2020; 8:189. [PMID: 32318539 PMCID: PMC7154151 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Layered NbS2, a member of group-V transition metal dichalcogenides, was synthesized via a colloidal synthesis method and employed as a negative material for a supercapacitor. The morphologies of NbS2 can be tuned from ultrathin nanosheets to hierarchical structures through dynamics controls based on growth mechanisms. Electrochemical energy storage measurements present that the ultrathin NbS2 electrode exhibits the highest rate capability due to having the largest electrochemical surface area and its efficient ion diffusion. Meanwhile, the hierarchical NbS2 shows the highest specific capacitance at low current densities for small charge transfer resistance, displays 221.4 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 and 117.1 F g−1 at 10 A g−1, and cycling stability with 78.9% of the initial specific capacitance after 10,000 cycles. The aggregate or stacking of nanosheets can be suppressed effectively by constructing hierarchical structure NbS2 nanosheets.
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- Wenhui Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Physics, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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