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Giubileo F, Faella E, Capista D, Passacantando M, Durante O, Kumar A, Pelella A, Intonti K, Viscardi L, De Stefano S, Martucciello N, Craciun MF, Russo S, Di Bartolomeo A. Field enhancement induced by surface defects in two-dimensional ReSe 2 field emitters. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 39172122 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr02109f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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The field emission properties of rhenium diselenide (ReSe2) nanosheets on Si/SiO2 substrates, obtained through mechanical exfoliation, have been investigated. The n-type conduction was confirmed by using nano-manipulated tungsten probes inside a scanning electrode microscope to directly contact the ReSe2 flake in back-gated field effect transistor configuration, avoiding any lithographic process. By performing a finite element electrostatic simulation of the electric field, it is demonstrated that the use of a tungsten probe as anode, at a controlled distance from the ReSe2 emitter surface, allows the collection of emitted electrons from a reduced area that furtherly decreases by reducing the tip-sample distance, i.e. allowing a local characterization of the field emission properties. Experimentally, it is shown that the turn-on voltage can be linearly reduced by reducing the cathode-anode separation distance. By comparing the measured current-voltage characteristics with the numerical simulations, it is also shown that the effective field enhancement on the emitter surface is larger than expected because of surface defects. Finally, it is confirmed that ReSe2 nanosheets are suitable field emitters with high time stability and low current fluctuations.
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- Filippo Giubileo
- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Science, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- IHP-Leibnitz Institut fuer innovative Mikroelektronik, 15236 Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Science, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
- Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata, via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
- Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
- Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- University of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, UK
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- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
- Department of Physics "E.R. Caianiello", University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n.132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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Li C, Sang D, Ge S, Zou L, Wang Q. Recent Excellent Optoelectronic Applications Based on Two-Dimensional WS 2 Nanomaterials: A Review. Molecules 2024; 29:3341. [PMID: 39064919 PMCID: PMC11280397 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29143341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Tungsten disulfide (WS2) is a promising material with excellent electrical, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties. It is regarded as a key candidate for the development of optoelectronic devices due to its high carrier mobility, high absorption coefficient, large exciton binding energy, polarized light emission, high surface-to-volume ratio, and tunable band gap. These properties contribute to its excellent photoluminescence and high anisotropy. These characteristics render WS2 an advantageous material for applications in light-emitting devices, memristors, and numerous other devices. This article primarily reviews the most recent advancements in the field of optoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional (2D) nano-WS2. A variety of advanced devices have been considered, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), sensors, field-effect transistors (FETs), photodetectors, field emission devices, and non-volatile memory. This review provides a guide for improving the application of 2D WS2 through improved methods, such as introducing defects and doping processes. Moreover, it is of great significance for the development of transition-metal oxides in optoelectronic applications.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang G, Zhan F, He Y. Planar nanoscale vacuum channel transistors based on resistive switching. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 35:215205. [PMID: 38377619 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad2b48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Resistance switching (RS) offers promising applications in a variety of areas. In particular, silicon oxide (SiOx) under RS can serve as electron sources in new types of miniature vacuum electron tubes. In this work, planar nanoscale vacuum channel transistors (NVCTs) with graphene electrodes and RS SiOxelectron sources were developed. In each RS-NVCT, the resistance between the ground and the gate underwent high-low-high transitions, which resulted from formation and subsequent rupture of Si conducting filaments. Electrons were emitted from the post-reset Si filaments and the current received by the collector (IC) was well controlled by the gate voltage (VG). The transfer characteristics reveal thatICwas quite sensitive toVGwhen RS occurred. WithVGsweeping from 0 to -20 V, the obtained subthreshold swing (SS) of 76 mV dec-1was quite close to the theoretical limit of the SS of a field effect transistor at room temperature (60 mV dec-1). The largest ON/OFF ratio was of the order of 106. The output characteristics of the devices indicate that the dependence ofICon the collector voltage (VC) weakened at highVCvalues. These results demonstrate the application potential of RS-NVCTs as either switching devices or amplifiers.
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- Yan Zhang
- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
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Jeong H, Nomenyo K, Oh HM, Gwiazda A, Yun SJ, Chevalier César C, Salas-Montiel R, Wourè-Nadiri Bayor S, Jeong MS, Lee YH, Lérondel G. Ultrahigh Photosensitivity Based on Single-Step Lay-on Integration of Freestanding Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide. ACS NANO 2024; 18:4432-4442. [PMID: 38284564 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides have attracted significant attention because of their unique intrinsic properties, such as high transparency, good flexibility, atomically thin structure, and predictable electron transport. However, the current state of device performance in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenide-based optoelectronics is far from commercialization, because of its substantial strain on the heterogeneous planar substrate and its robust metal deposition, which causes crystalline damage. In this study, we show that strain-relaxed and undamaged monolayer WSe2 can improve a device performance significantly. We propose here an original point-cell-type photodetector. The device consists in a monolayer of an absorbing TMD (i.e., WSe2) simply deposited on a structured electrode, i.e., core-shell silicon-gold nanopillars. The maximum photoresponsivity of the device is found to be 23.16 A/W, which is a significantly high value for monolayer WSe2-based photodetectors. Such point-cell photodetectors can resolve the critical issues of 2D materials, leading to tremendous improvements in device performance.
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- Hyun Jeong
- Laboratoire Lumière, nanomatériaux et nanotechnologie, CNRS UMR 7076, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France
- Department of Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire Lumière, nanomatériaux et nanotechnologie, CNRS UMR 7076, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
- Département de Génie Electrique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs (ENSI), Université de Lomé, BP 1515 Lomé, Togo
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- Department of Physics, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, 54150, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire Lumière, nanomatériaux et nanotechnologie, CNRS UMR 7076, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire Lumière, nanomatériaux et nanotechnologie, CNRS UMR 7076, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France
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- Laboratoire Lumière, nanomatériaux et nanotechnologie, CNRS UMR 7076, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France
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- Département de Génie Electrique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs (ENSI), Université de Lomé, BP 1515 Lomé, Togo
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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 440-746, Republic of Korea
- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics (CINAP), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire Lumière, nanomatériaux et nanotechnologie, CNRS UMR 7076, Université de Technologie de Troyes, BP 2060, 10010 Troyes, France
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea
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Sovizi S, Angizi S, Ahmad Alem SA, Goodarzi R, Taji Boyuk MRR, Ghanbari H, Szoszkiewicz R, Simchi A, Kruse P. Plasma Processing and Treatment of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Tuning Properties and Defect Engineering. Chem Rev 2023; 123:13869-13951. [PMID: 38048483 PMCID: PMC10756211 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer fascinating opportunities for fundamental nanoscale science and various technological applications. They are a promising platform for next generation optoelectronics and energy harvesting devices due to their exceptional characteristics at the nanoscale, such as tunable bandgap and strong light-matter interactions. The performance of TMD-based devices is mainly governed by the structure, composition, size, defects, and the state of their interfaces. Many properties of TMDs are influenced by the method of synthesis so numerous studies have focused on processing high-quality TMDs with controlled physicochemical properties. Plasma-based methods are cost-effective, well controllable, and scalable techniques that have recently attracted researchers' interest in the synthesis and modification of 2D TMDs. TMDs' reactivity toward plasma offers numerous opportunities to modify the surface of TMDs, including functionalization, defect engineering, doping, oxidation, phase engineering, etching, healing, morphological changes, and altering the surface energy. Here we comprehensively review all roles of plasma in the realm of TMDs. The fundamental science behind plasma processing and modification of TMDs and their applications in different fields are presented and discussed. Future perspectives and challenges are highlighted to demonstrate the prominence of TMDs and the importance of surface engineering in next-generation optoelectronic applications.
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- Saeed Sovizi
- Faculty of
Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Chair in
Chemistry of Polymeric Materials, Montanuniversität
Leoben, Leoben 8700, Austria
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- School of
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran
University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- School of
Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Iran
University of Science and Technology (IUST), Narmak, 16846-13114, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of
Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute for Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of
Technology, 14588-89694 Tehran, Iran
- Center for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Institute for Convergence Science
& Technology, Sharif University of Technology, 14588-89694 Tehran, Iran
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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Intonti K, Faella E, Kumar A, Viscardi L, Giubileo F, Martucciello N, Lam HT, Anastasiou K, Craciun M, Russo S, Di Bartolomeo A. Temperature-Dependent Conduction and Photoresponse in Few-Layer ReS 2. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:50302-50311. [PMID: 37862154 PMCID: PMC10623565 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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The electrical behavior and the photoresponse of rhenium disulfide field-effect transistors (FETs) have been widely studied; however, only a few works have investigated the photocurrent as a function of temperature. In this paper, we perform the electrical characterization of few-layer ReS2-based FETs with Cr-Au contacts over a wide temperature range. We exploit the temperature-dependent transfer and output characteristics to estimate the effective Schottky barrier at the Cr-Au/ReS2 interface and to investigate the temperature behavior of parameters, such as the threshold voltage, carrier concentration, mobility, and subthreshold swing. Through time-resolved photocurrent measurements, we show that the photocurrent increases with temperature and exhibits a linear dependence on the incident light power at both low and room temperatures and a longer rise/decay time at higher temperatures. We surmise that the photocurrent is affected by the photobolometric effect and light-induced desorption of adsorbates which are facilitated by the high temperature and the low pressure.
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- Kimberly Intonti
- Department
of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department
of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department
of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department
of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- University
of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, U.K.
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- University
of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, U.K.
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- University
of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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Chen Y, Chen J, Li Z. Cold Cathodes with Two-Dimensional van der Waals Materials. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2437. [PMID: 37686945 PMCID: PMC10490007 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Two-dimensional van der Waals materials could be used as electron emitters alone or stacked in a heterostructure. Many significant phenomena of two-dimensional van der Waals field emitters have been observed and predicted since the landmark discovery of graphene. Due to the wide variety of heterostructures that integrate an atomic monolayer or multilayers with insulator nanofilms or metallic cathodes by van der Waals force, the diversity of van der Waals materials is large to be chosen from, which are appealing for further investigation. Until now, increasing the efficiency, stability, and uniformity in electron emission of cold cathodes with two-dimensional materials is still of interest in research. Some novel behaviors in electron emission, such as coherence and directionality, have been revealed by the theoretical study down to the atomic scale and could lead to innovative applications. Although intensive emission in the direction normal to two-dimensional emitters has been observed in experiments, the theoretical mechanism is still incomplete. In this paper, we will review some late progresses related to the cold cathodes with two-dimensional van der Waals materials, both in experiments and in the theoretical study, emphasizing the phenomena which are absent in the conventional cold cathodes. The review will cover the fabrication of several kinds of emitter structures for field emission applications, the state of the art of their field emission properties and the existing field emission model. In the end, some perspectives on their future research trend will also be given.
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- Yicong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technologies, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technologies, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, School of Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Tilmann R, Bartlam C, Hartwig O, Tywoniuk B, Dominik N, Cullen CP, Peters L, Stimpel-Lindner T, McEvoy N, Duesberg GS. Identification of Ubiquitously Present Polymeric Adlayers on 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37220885 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The interest in 2D materials continues to grow across numerous scientific disciplines as compounds with unique electrical, optical, chemical, and thermal characteristics are being discovered. All these properties are governed by an all-surface nature and nanoscale confinement, which can easily be altered by extrinsic influences, such as defects, dopants or strain, adsorbed molecules, and contaminants. Here, we report on the ubiquitous presence of polymeric adlayers on top of layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). The atomically thin layers, not evident from common analytic methods, such as Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), or scanning electron microscopy (SEM), could be identified with highly resolved time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). The layers consist of hydrocarbons, which preferentially adsorb to the hydrophobic van der Waals surfaces of TMDs, derived from the most common methods. Fingerprint fragmentation patterns enable us to identify certain polymers and link them to those used during preparation and storage of the TMDs. The ubiquitous presence of polymeric films on 2D materials has wide reaching implications for their investigation, processing, and applications. In this regard, we reveal the nature of polymeric residues after commonly used transfer procedures on MoS2 films and investigate several annealing procedures for their removal.
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- Rita Tilmann
- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER), School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Institute of Physics, EIT 2, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the Bundeswehr Munich & Center for Integrated Sensor Systems (SENS), Neubiberg 85577, Germany
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Paul Inbaraj CR, Mathew RJ, Sankar R, Lin HY, Li NX, Chen YT, Chen YF. Coupling between Pyroelectricity and Built-In Electric Field Enabled Highly Sensitive Infrared Phototransistor Based on InSe/WSe 2/P(VDF-TrFE) Heterostructure. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:19121-19128. [PMID: 37027524 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The assorted utilization of infrared detectors induces the demand for more comprehensive and high-performance electronic devices that work at room temperature. The intricacy of the fabrication process with bulk material limits the exploration in this field. However, two-dimensional (2D) materials with a narrow band gap opening aid in infrared (IR) detection relatively, but the photodetection range is narrowed due to the inherent band gap. In this study, we report an unprecedented attempt at the coordinated use of both 2D heterostructure (InSe/WSe2) and the dielectric polymer (poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene), P(VDF-TrFE)) for both visible and IR photodetection in a single device. The remnant polarization due to the ferroelectric effect of the polymer dielectric enhances the photocarrier separation in the visible range, resulting in high photoresponsivity. On the other hand, the pyroelectric effect of the polymer dielectric causes a change in the device current due to the increased temperature induced by the localized heating effect of the IR irradiation, which results in the change of ferroelectric polarization and induces the redistribution of charge carriers. In turn, it changes the built-in electric field, the depletion width, and the band alignment across the p-n heterojunction interface. Consequently, the charge carrier separation and the photosensitivity are therefore enhanced. Through the coupling between pyroelectricity and built-in electric field across the heterojunction, the specific detectivity for the photon energy below the band gap of the constituent 2D materials can reach up to 1011 Jones, which is better than all reported pyroelectric IR detectors. The proposed approach combining the ferroelectric and pyroelectric effects of the dielectric as well as exceptional properties of the 2D heterostructures can spark the design of advanced and not-yet realized optoelectronic devices.
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, PSMC-NYCU Research Center, and LIGHTMED Laser System Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Advanced Research Centre for Green Materials Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Askari MB, Salarizadeh P, Veisi P, Samiei E, Saeidfirozeh H, Tourchi Moghadam MT, Di Bartolomeo A. Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides in Electrochemical Batteries and Solar Cells. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:691. [PMID: 36985098 PMCID: PMC10058047 DOI: 10.3390/mi14030691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The advent of new nanomaterials has resulted in dramatic developments in the field of energy production and storage. Due to their unique structure and properties, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are the most promising from the list of materials recently introduced in the field. The amazing progress in the use TMDs for energy storage and production inspired us to review the recent research on TMD-based catalysts and electrode materials. In this report, we examine TMDs in a variety of electrochemical batteries and solar cells with special focus on MoS2 as the most studied and used TMD material.
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- Mohammad Bagher Askari
- Department of Semiconductor, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman P.O. Box 7631818356, Iran
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- High-Temperature Fuel Cell Research Department, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan P.O. Box 7718897111, Iran
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- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan P.O. Box 45195-313, Iran
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- Department of Photonics, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman P.O. Box 7631818356, Iran
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 3, CZ 18223 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics “E. R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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Faella E, Intonti K, Viscardi L, Giubileo F, Kumar A, Lam HT, Anastasiou K, Craciun MF, Russo S, Di Bartolomeo A. Electric Transport in Few-Layer ReSe 2 Transistors Modulated by Air Pressure and Light. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111886. [PMID: 35683748 PMCID: PMC9182458 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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We report the fabrication and optoelectronic characterization of field-effect transistors (FETs) based on few-layer ReSe2. The devices show n-type conduction due to the Cr contacts that form low Schottky barriers with the ReSe2 nanosheet. We show that the optoelectronic performance of these FETs is strongly affected by air pressure, and it undergoes a dramatic increase in conductivity when the pressure is lowered below the atmospheric one. Surface-adsorbed oxygen and water molecules are very effective in doping ReSe2; hence, FETs based on this two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor can be used as an effective air pressure gauge. Finally, we report negative photoconductivity in the ReSe2 channel that we attribute to a back-gate-dependent trapping of the photo-excited charges.
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- Enver Faella
- Department of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.F.); (K.I.); (L.V.); (A.K.)
- CNR-SPIN, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy;
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- Department of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.F.); (K.I.); (L.V.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.F.); (K.I.); (L.V.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.F.); (K.I.); (L.V.); (A.K.)
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- University of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, UK; (H.T.L.); (K.A.); (M.F.C.); (S.R.)
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- University of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, UK; (H.T.L.); (K.A.); (M.F.C.); (S.R.)
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- University of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, UK; (H.T.L.); (K.A.); (M.F.C.); (S.R.)
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- University of Exeter, Stocker Road 6, Exeter EX4 4QL, Devon, UK; (H.T.L.); (K.A.); (M.F.C.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Physics “E.R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.F.); (K.I.); (L.V.); (A.K.)
- CNR-SPIN, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-089-96-9189
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Raval D, Gupta SK, Gajjar PN, Ahuja R. Strain modulating electronic band gaps and SQ efficiencies of semiconductor 2D PdQ 2 (Q = S, Se) monolayer. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2964. [PMID: 35194055 PMCID: PMC8863876 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06142-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We studied the physical, electronic transport and optical properties of a unique pentagonal PdQ2 (Q = S, Se) monolayers. The dynamic stability of 2Dwrinkle like-PdQ2 is proven by positive phonon frequencies in the phonon dispersion curve. The optimized structural parameters of wrinkled pentagonal PdQ2 are in good agreement with the available experimental results. The ultimate tensile strength (UTHS) was calculated and found that, penta-PdS2 monolayer can withstand up to 16% (18%) strain along x (y) direction with 3.44 GPa (3.43 GPa). While, penta-PdSe2 monolayer can withstand up to 17% (19%) strain along x (y) dirrection with 3.46 GPa (3.40 GPa). It is found that, the penta-PdQ2 monolayers has the semiconducting behavior with indirect band gap of 0.94 and 1.26 eV for 2D-PdS2 and 2D-PdSe2, respectively. More interestingly, at room temperacture, the hole mobilty (electron mobility) obtained for 2D-PdS2 and PdSe2 are 67.43 (258.06) cm2 V-1 s-1 and 1518.81 (442.49) cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively. In addition, I-V characteristics of PdSe2 monolayer show strong negative differential conductance (NDC) region near the 3.57 V. The Shockly-Queisser (SQ) effeciency prameters of PdQ2 monolayers are also explored and the highest SQ efficeinciy obtained for PdS2 is 33.93% at -5% strain and for PdSe2 is 33.94% at -2% strain. The penta-PdQ2 exhibits high optical absorption intensity in the UV region, up to 4.04 × 105 (for PdS2) and 5.28 × 105 (for PdSe2), which is suitable for applications in optoelectronic devices. Thus, the ultrathin PdQ2 monolayers could be potential material for next-generation solar-cell applications and high performance nanodevices.
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- Dhara Raval
- Department of Physics, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India
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- Computational Materials and Nanoscience Group, Department of Physics and Electronics, St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, 380009, India.
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- Department of Physics, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India.
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- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India
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Zhou Y, Zou Z, Han Q, Shen Y, Jiang C, Zhang YC, Xiong Y, Ye J, Li Z, Gao W. State-of-the-Art Advancements of Atomically Thin Two-Dimensional Photocatalysts for Energy Conversion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9594-9613. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02708a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Excessive use of fossil fuels leads to energy shortages and environmental pollution, threatening human health and social development. As a clean, green, and sustainable technology, generation of renewable energy from...
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Li H, Liu C, Zhang Y, Qi C, Ma G, Wang T, Dong S, Huo M. Modulation of 1 MeV electron irradiation on ultraviolet response in MoS 2FET. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:475205. [PMID: 34388741 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1d79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The material, electrical and ultraviolet optoelectronic properties of few layers bottom molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) field effect transistors (FETs) device was investigated before and after 1 MeV electron irradiation. Due to the participation of SiO2in conduction, we discovered novel photoelectric properties and a relatively long photogenerated carrier lifetime (several tens of seconds). Electron irradiation causes lattice distortion, the decrease of carrier mobility, and the increase of interface state. It leads to the degradation of output characteristics, transfer characteristics and photocurrent of the MoS2FET.
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- Heyi Li
- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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Aftab S, Samiya M, Hussain MS, Elahi E, Yousuf S, Ajmal HMS, Iqbal MW, Iqbal MZ. ReSe 2/metal interface for hydrogen gas sensing. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:511-517. [PMID: 34214725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The Fermi level alignment between electrodes and two-dimensional (2D) materials is significant in characterizing sensors based on their reversibility, response time, sensitivity, and long-term stability. Here, we have demonstrated that the modulation of the Schottky barrier height between the interface of metal (Pd/Au) and multilayered ReSe2 nanoflakes caused the change in the transfer curve (Ids-Vbg) of FETs based devices and rectifying characteristics (Ids-Vds) of the Schottky diodes at various hydrogen concentrations at T = 22 °C, fluctuating from 50 to 350 ppm with a response (R%) from 669 to 1198%, respectively. Sensors based on a mono- or bilayer system did not exhibit sensitivity to hydrogen gas owing to metal electrodes diffused into materials. The value of the ideality factor of the Schottky diode-based sensor changed from 4 to 1.6 as the hydrogen concentration was changed from 50 to 900 ppm, while the relative response increased from 0 to 3.5 as the hydrogen concentration was increased from 0 to 900 ppm. This research can offer a real solution for developing cost-effective, faster, and room temperature sensors based on 2D materials.
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- Sikandar Aftab
- Department of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, South Korea.
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- Department of Physics, Sejong University, South Korea.
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- Deparment of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, South Korea.
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- Department of Physics, Riphah International University, 14 Ali Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi 23640, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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Paul Inbaraj CR, Mathew RJ, Ulaganathan RK, Sankar R, Kataria M, Lin HY, Chen YT, Hofmann M, Lee CH, Chen YF. A Bi-Anti-Ambipolar Field Effect Transistor. ACS NANO 2021; 15:8686-8693. [PMID: 33970616 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multistate logic is recognized as a promising approach to increase the device density of microelectronics, but current approaches are offset by limited performance and large circuit complexity. We here demonstrate a route toward increased integration density that is enabled by a mechanically tunable device concept. Bi-anti-ambipolar transistors (bi-AATs) exhibit two distinct peaks in their transconductance and can be realized by a single 2D-material heterojunction-based solid-state device. Dynamic deformation of the device reveals the co-occurrence of two conduction pathways to be the origin of this previously unobserved behavior. Initially, carrier conduction proceeds through the junction edge, but illumination and application of strain can increase the recombination rate in the junction sufficiently to support an alternative carrier conduction path through the junction area. Optical characterization reveals a tunable emission pattern and increased optoelectronic responsivity that corroborates our model. Strain control permits the optimization of the conduction efficiency through both pathways and can be employed in quaternary inverters for future multilogic applications.
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- Christy Roshini Paul Inbaraj
- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Nano-science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Nano-science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Advanced Research Centre for Green Materials Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Giubileo F, Bartolomeo AD, Zhong Y, Zhao S, Passacantando M. Field emission from AlGaN nanowires with low turn-on field. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:475702. [PMID: 32885788 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abaf22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We fabricate AlGaN nanowires by molecular beam epitaxy and we investigate their field emission properties by means of an experimental setup using nano-manipulated tungsten tips as electrodes, inside a scanning electron microscope. The tip-shaped anode gives access to local properties, and allows collecting electrons emitted from areas as small as 1 µm2. The field emission characteristics are analysed in the framework of Fowler-Nordheim theory and we find a field enhancement factor as high as β = 556 and a minimum turn-on field [Formula: see text] = 17 V µm-1 for a cathode-anode separation distance [Formula: see text] = 500 nm. We show that for increasing separation distance, [Formula: see text] increases up to about 35 V µm-1 and β decreases to ∼100 at [Formula: see text] = 1600 nm. We also demonstrate the time stability of the field emission current from AlGaN nanowires for several minutes. Finally, we explain the observation of modified slope of the Fowler-Nordheim plots at low fields in terms of non-homogeneous field enhancement factors due to the presence of protruding emitters.
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- Filippo Giubileo
- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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Di Bartolomeo A, Urban F, Pelella A, Grillo A, Passacantando M, Liu X, Giubileo F. Electron irradiation of multilayer [Formula: see text] field effect transistors. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:375204. [PMID: 32428882 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab9472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Palladium diselenide ([Formula: see text]) is a recently isolated layered material that has attracted a lot of interest for its pentagonal structure, air stability and electrical properties that are largely tunable by the number of layers. In this work, multilayer [Formula: see text] is used as the channel of back-gate field-effect transistors, which are studied under repeated electron irradiations. Source-drain [Formula: see text] electrodes enable contacts with resistance below [Formula: see text]. The transistors exhibit a prevailing n-type conduction in high vacuum, which reversibly turns into ambipolar electric transport at atmospheric pressure. Irradiation by [Formula: see text] electrons suppresses the channel conductance and promptly transforms the device from n-type to p-type. An electron fluence as low as [Formula: see text] dramatically changes the transistor behavior, demonstrating a high sensitivity of [Formula: see text] to electron irradiation. The sensitivity is lost after a few exposures, with a saturation condition being reached for fluence higher than [Formula: see text]. The damage induced by high electron fluence is irreversible as the device persists in the radiation-modified state for several hours, if kept in vacuum and at room temperature. With the support of numerical simulation, we explain such a behavior by electron-induced Se atom vacancy formation and charge trapping in slow trap states at the [Formula: see text] interface.
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- A Di Bartolomeo
- Department of Physics, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy. CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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Pelella A, Kharsah O, Grillo A, Urban F, Passacantando M, Giubileo F, Iemmo L, Sleziona S, Pollmann E, Madauß L, Schleberger M, Di Bartolomeo A. Electron Irradiation of Metal Contacts in Monolayer MoS 2 Field-Effect Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:40532-40540. [PMID: 32805860 PMCID: PMC8153392 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Metal contacts play a fundamental role in nanoscale devices. In this work, Schottky metal contacts in monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) field-effect transistors are investigated under electron beam irradiation. It is shown that the exposure of Ti/Au source/drain electrodes to an electron beam reduces the contact resistance and improves the transistor performance. The electron beam conditioning of contacts is permanent, while the irradiation of the channel can produce transient effects. It is demonstrated that irradiation lowers the Schottky barrier at the contacts because of thermally induced atom diffusion and interfacial reactions. The simulation of electron paths in the device reveals that most of the beam energy is absorbed in the metal contacts. The study demonstrates that electron beam irradiation can be effectively used for contact improvement through local annealing.
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- Aniello Pelella
- Department
of Physics and Interdepartmental Centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Fakultät
für Physik and CENIDE, Universität
Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse
1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Department
of Physics and Interdepartmental Centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department
of Physics and Interdepartmental Centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- INFN—Gruppo
Collegato di Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department
of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University
of L’Aquila, and CNR-SPIN L’Aquila, via Vetoio, Coppito, L’Aquila 67100, Italy
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- Department
of Physics and Interdepartmental Centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Fakultät
für Physik and CENIDE, Universität
Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse
1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Fakultät
für Physik and CENIDE, Universität
Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse
1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Fakultät
für Physik and CENIDE, Universität
Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse
1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Fakultät
für Physik and CENIDE, Universität
Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstrasse
1, Duisburg 47057, Germany
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- Department
of Physics and Interdepartmental Centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN, via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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Grillo A, Passacantando M, Zak A, Pelella A, Di Bartolomeo A. WS 2 Nanotubes: Electrical Conduction and Field Emission Under Electron Irradiation and Mechanical Stress. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2002880. [PMID: 32761781 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202002880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study reports the electrical transport and the field emission properties of individual multi-walled tungsten disulphide (WS2 ) nanotubes (NTs) under electron beam irradiation and mechanical stress. Electron beam irradiation is used to reduce the nanotube-electrode contact resistance by one-order of magnitude. The field emission capability of single WS2 NTs is investigated, and a field emission current density as high as 600 kA cm-2 is attained with a turn-on field of ≈100 V μm-1 and field-enhancement factor ≈50. Moreover, the electrical behavior of individual WS2 NTs is studied under the application of longitudinal tensile stress. An exponential increase of the nanotube resistivity with tensile strain is demonstrated up to a recorded elongation of 12%, thereby making WS2 NTs suitable for piezoresistive strain sensor applications.
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- Alessandro Grillo
- Physics Department "E. R. Caianiello" and Interdepartmental centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, and CNR-SPIN L'Aquila, via Vetoio, Coppito, 67100, Italy
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- Faculty of Sciences, HIT-Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, 5810201, Israel
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- Physics Department "E. R. Caianiello" and Interdepartmental centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
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- Physics Department "E. R. Caianiello" and Interdepartmental centre NanoMates, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
- INFN-Gruppo collegato di Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
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Air Pressure, Gas Exposure and Electron Beam Irradiation of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10175840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this study, we investigate the electrical transport properties of back-gated field-effect transistors in which the channel is realized with two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets, namely palladium diselenide (PdSe2) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). The effects of the environment (pressure, gas type, electron beam irradiation) on the electrical properties are the subject of an intense experimental study that evidences how PdSe2-based devices can be reversibly tuned from a predominantly n-type conduction (under high vacuum) to a p-type conduction (at atmospheric pressure) by simply modifying the pressure. Similarly, we report that, in MoS2-based devices, the transport properties are affected by pressure and gas type. In particular, the observed hysteresis in the transfer characteristics is explained in terms of gas absorption on the MoS2 surface due to the presence of a large number of defects. Moreover, we demonstrate the monotonic (increasing) dependence of the width of the hysteresis on decreasing the gas adsorption energy. We also report the effects of electron beam irradiation on the transport properties of two-dimensional field-effect transistors, showing that low fluences of the order of few e-/nm2 are sufficient to cause appreciable modifications to the transport characteristics. Finally, we profit from our experimental setup, realized inside a scanning electron microscope and equipped with piezo-driven nanoprobes, to perform a field emission characterization of PdSe2 and MoS2 nanosheets at cathode–anode separation distances as small as 200 nm.
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Liang SJ, Cheng B, Cui X, Miao F. Van der Waals Heterostructures for High-Performance Device Applications: Challenges and Opportunities. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1903800. [PMID: 31608514 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) materials with unique electronic, superior optoelectronic, or intrinsic magnetic order has triggered worldwide interest in the fields of material science, condensed matter physics, and device physics. Vertically stacking 2D materials with distinct electronic and optical as well as magnetic properties enables the creation of a large variety of van der Waals heterostructures. The diverse properties of the vertical heterostructures open unprecedented opportunities for various kinds of device applications, e.g., vertical field-effect transistors, ultrasensitive infrared photodetectors, spin-filtering devices, and so on, which are inaccessible in conventional material heterostructures. Here, the current status of vertical heterostructure device applications in vertical transistors, infrared photodetectors, and spintronic memory/transistors is reviewed. The relevant challenges for achieving high-performance devices are presented. An outlook into the future development of vertical heterostructure devices with integrated electronic and optoelectronic as well as spintronic functionalities is also provided.
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- Shi-Jun Liang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210046, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Di Bartolomeo A. Emerging 2D Materials and Their Van Der Waals Heterostructures. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E579. [PMID: 32235754 PMCID: PMC7153384 DOI: 10.3390/nano10030579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials and their van der Waals heterojunctions offer the opportunity to combine layers with different properties as the building blocks to engineer new functional materials for high-performance devices, sensors, and water-splitting photocatalysts. A tremendous amount of work has been done thus far to isolate or synthesize new 2D materials as well as to form new heterostructures and investigate their chemical and physical properties. This article collection covers state-of-the-art experimental, numerical, and theoretical research on 2D materials and on their van der Waals heterojunctions for applications in electronics, optoelectronics, and energy generation.
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- Antonio Di Bartolomeo
- Physics Department "E.R.Caianiello" and "Interdepartmental center NANOMATES", University of Salerno, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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Grillo A, Di Bartolomeo A, Urban F, Passacantando M, Caridad JM, Sun J, Camilli L. Observation of 2D Conduction in Ultrathin Germanium Arsenide Field-Effect Transistors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:12998-13004. [PMID: 32100522 PMCID: PMC7997104 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c00348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We report the fabrication and electrical characterization of germanium arsenide (GeAs) field-effect transistors with ultrathin channels. The electrical transport is investigated in the 20-280 K temperature range, revealing that the p-type electrical conductivity and the field-effect mobility are growing functions of temperature. An unexpected peak is observed in the temperature dependence of the carrier density per area at ∼75 K. Such a feature is explained considering that the increased carrier concentration at higher temperatures and the vertical band bending combined with the gate field lead to the formation of a two-dimensional (2D) conducting channel, limited to few interfacial GeAs layers, which dominates the channel conductance. The conductivity follows the variable-range hopping model at low temperatures and becomes the band-type at higher temperatures when the 2D channel is formed. The formation of the 2D channel is validated through a numerical simulation that shows excellent agreement with the experimental data.
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- Alessandro Grillo
- Physics Department
“E. R. Caianiello”, University
of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN
Salerno, via Giovanni
Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Physics Department
“E. R. Caianiello”, University
of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN
Salerno, via Giovanni
Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Physics Department
“E. R. Caianiello”, University
of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
- CNR-SPIN
Salerno, via Giovanni
Paolo II n. 132, Fisciano 84084, Italy
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- Department of Physical
and Chemical Science, University of L’Aquila
and CNR-SPIN L’Aquila, via Vetoio, L’Aquila 67100, Coppito, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Technical University
of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University
of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University
of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Urban F, Lupina G, Grillo A, Martucciello N, Di Bartolomeo A. Contact resistance and mobility in back-gate graphene transistors. NANO EXPRESS 2020. [DOI: 10.1088/2632-959x/ab7055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The metal-graphene contact resistance is one of the major limiting factors toward the technological exploitation of graphene in electronic devices and sensors. High contact resistance can be detrimental to device performance and spoil the intrinsic great properties of graphene. In this paper, we fabricate back-gate graphene field-effect transistors with different geometries to study the contact and channel resistance as well as the carrier mobility as a function of gate voltage and temperature. We apply the transfer length method and the y-function method showing that the two approaches can complement each other to evaluate the contact resistance and prevent artifacts in the estimation of carrier mobility dependence on the gate-voltage. We find that the gate voltage modulates both the contact and the channel resistance in a similar way but does not change the carrier mobility. We also show that raising the temperature lowers the carrier mobility, has a negligible effect on the contact resistance, and can induce a transition from a semiconducting to a metallic behavior of the graphene sheet resistance, depending on the applied gate voltage. Finally, we show that eliminating the detrimental effects of the contact resistance on the transistor channel current almost doubles the carrier field-effect mobility and that a competitive contact resistance as low as 700 Ω·μm can be achieved by the zig-zag shaping of the Ni contact.
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Yang P, Shan Y, Chen J, Ekoya G, Han J, Qiu ZJ, Sun J, Chen F, Wang H, Bao W, Hu L, Zhang RJ, Liu R, Cong C. Remarkable quality improvement of as-grown monolayer MoS 2 by sulfur vapor pretreatment of SiO 2/Si substrates. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1958-1966. [PMID: 31909408 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09129g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Monolayer MoS2 is a direct bandgap semiconductor which is believed to be one of the most promising candidates for optoelectronic devices. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is the most popular method to synthesize monolayer MoS2 with a large area. However, many defects are always found in monolayer MoS2 grown by CVD, such as sulfur vacancies, which severely degrade the performance of devices. This work demonstrates a concise and effective method for direct growth of high quality monolayer MoS2 by using SiO2/Si substrates pretreated with sulfur vapor. The MoS2 monolayer obtained using this method shows about 20 times PL intensity enhancement and a much narrower PL peak width than that grown on untreated substrates. Detailed characterization studies reveal that MoS2 grown on sulfur vapor pretreated SiO2/Si substrates has a much lower density of sulfur vacancies. The synthesis of monolayer MoS2 with high optical quality and low defect concentration is critical for both fundamental physics studies and potential practical device applications in the atomically thin limit.
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- Peng Yang
- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Nanotip Contacts for Electric Transport and Field Emission Characterization of Ultrathin MoS 2 Flakes. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10010106. [PMID: 31947985 PMCID: PMC7023401 DOI: 10.3390/nano10010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report a facile approach based on piezoelectric-driven nanotips inside a scanning electron microscope to contact and electrically characterize ultrathin MoS2 (molybdenum disulfide) flakes on a SiO2/Si (silicon dioxide/silicon) substrate. We apply such a method to analyze the electric transport and field emission properties of chemical vapor deposition-synthesized monolayer MoS2, used as the channel of back-gate field effect transistors. We study the effects of the gate-voltage range and sweeping time on the channel current and on its hysteretic behavior. We observe that the conduction of the MoS2 channel is affected by trap states. Moreover, we report a gate-controlled field emission current from the edge part of the MoS2 flake, evidencing a field enhancement factor of approximately 200 and a turn-on field of approximately 40 V/μm at a cathode–anode separation distance of 900 nm.
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Hu X, Xu E, Xiang S, Chen Z, Zhou X, Wang N, Guo H, Ruan L, Hu Y, Li C, Liang D, Jiang Y, Li G. Synthesis of NbSe 2 single-crystalline nanosheet arrays for UV photodetectors. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce01140a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Single-crystalline NbSe2 nanosheet arrays were synthesized via a CVD method. The NbSe2 nanosheet arrays based photodetectors show very high responsivity and external quantum efficiency to UV light.
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Chang WT, Hsu HJ, Pao PH. Vertical Field Emission Air-Channel Diodes and Transistors. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10120858. [PMID: 31817757 PMCID: PMC6952975 DOI: 10.3390/mi10120858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vacuum channel transistors are potential candidates for low-loss and high-speed electronic devices beyond complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors (CMOS). When the nanoscale transport distance is smaller than the mean free path (MFP) in atmospheric pressure, a transistor can work in air owing to the immunity of carrier collision. The nature of a vacuum channel allows devices to function in a high-temperature radiation environment. This research intended to investigate gate location in a vertical vacuum channel transistor. The influence of scattering under different ambient pressure levels was evaluated using a transport distance of about 60 nm, around the range of MFP in air. The finite element model suggests that gate electrodes should be near emitters in vertical vacuum channel transistors because the electrodes exhibit high-drive currents and low-subthreshold swings. The particle trajectory model indicates that collected electron flow (electric current) performs like a typical metal oxide semiconductor field effect-transistor (MOSFET), and that gate voltage plays a role in enhancing emission electrons. The results of the measurement on vertical diodes show that current and voltage under reduced pressure and filled with CO2 are different from those under atmospheric pressure. This result implies that this design can be used for gas and pressure sensing.
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Kim H, Park H, Lee G, Kim J. Intimate Ohmic contact to two-dimensional WSe 2 via thermal alloying. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:415302. [PMID: 31290408 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab30b5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The most important interface in semiconductor devices is the interface between the semiconductor and the first layer of the metal contact. However, the van der Waals (vdWs) gap in two-dimensional (2D) materials hindered the formation of an intimate contact between the 2D material and the metal electrode, limiting the device performances. We demonstrated a gapless Ohmic contact to 2D WSe2 by forming a Pt-W-Se alloy, which significantly improved the device performances (contact resistance, current on/off ratio, output current density, field-effect mobility, and hysteresis) of the 2D WSe2 field-effect transistor. The contact resistance to 2D WSe2 was reduced by more than seven orders of magnitude after thermal alloying. The disappearance of the vdW gap confirmed by scanning transmission electron microscopy enhanced the hole conduction and quenched the electron conduction. Our strategy of metallurgical alloying is effective to form a low-resistance stable Ohmic contact to WSe2, which paves the way for utilization of the full potential of 2D materials.
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- Hyun Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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Pang CS, Chen CY, Ameen T, Zhang S, Ilatikhameneh H, Rahman R, Klimeck G, Chen Z. WSe 2 Homojunction Devices: Electrostatically Configurable as Diodes, MOSFETs, and Tunnel FETs for Reconfigurable Computing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1902770. [PMID: 31448564 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201902770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this paper, electrostatically configurable 2D tungsten diselenide (WSe2 ) electronic devices are demonstrated. Utilizing a novel triple-gate design, a WSe2 device is able to operate as a tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET), a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) as well as a diode, by electrostatically tuning the channel doping to the desired profile. The implementation of scaled gate dielectric and gate electrode spacing enables higher band-to-band tunneling transmission with the best observed subthreshold swing (SS) among all reported homojunction TFETs on 2D materials. Self-consistent full-band atomistic quantum transport simulations quantitatively agree with electrical measurements of both the MOSFET and TFET and suggest that scaling gate oxide below 3 nm is necessary to achieve sub-60 mV dec-1 SS, while further improvement can be obtained by optimizing the spacers. Diode operation is also demonstrated with the best ideality factor of 1.5, owing to the enhanced electrostatic control compared to previous reports. This research sheds light on the potential of utilizing electrostatic doping scheme for low-power electronics and opens a path toward novel designs of field programmable mixed analog/digital circuitry for reconfigurable computing.
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- Chin-Sheng Pang
- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Network for Computational Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Birck Nanotechnology Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 1205 W State St, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Seo J, Cho K, Lee W, Shin J, Kim JK, Kim J, Pak J, Lee T. Effect of Facile p-Doping on Electrical and Optoelectronic Characteristics of Ambipolar WSe 2 Field-Effect Transistors. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:313. [PMID: 31515651 PMCID: PMC6742682 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3137-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigated the electrical and optoelectronic characteristics of ambipolar WSe2 field-effect transistors (FETs) via facile p-doping process during the thermal annealing in ambient. Through this annealing, the oxygen molecules were successfully doped into the WSe2 surface, which ensured higher p-type conductivity and the shift of the transfer curve to the positive gate voltage direction. Besides, considerably improved photoswitching response characteristics of ambipolar WSe2 FETs were achieved by the annealing in ambient. To explore the origin of the changes in electrical and optoelectronic properties, the analyses via X-ray photoelectron, Raman, and photoluminescence spectroscopies were performed. From these analyses, it turned out that WO3 layers formed by the annealing in ambient introduced p-doping to ambipolar WSe2 FETs, and disorders originated from the WO3/WSe2 interfaces acted as non-radiative recombination sites, leading to significantly improved photoswitching response time characteristics.
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- Junseok Seo
- 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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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.
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Wang Q, Chen J, Zhang Y, Hu L, Liu R, Cong C, Qiu ZJ. Precise Layer Control of MoTe 2 by Ozone Treatment. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E756. [PMID: 31108879 PMCID: PMC6567192 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) demonstrate great potential in numerous applications. However, these applications require a precise control of layer thickness at the atomic scale. In this work, we present an in-situ study of the self-limiting oxidation process in MoTe2 by ozone (O3) treatment. A precise layer-by-layer control of MoTe2 flakes can be achieved via multiple cycles of oxidation and wet etching. The thinned MoTe2 flakes exhibit comparable optical properties and film quality to the pristine exfoliated ones. Besides, an additional p-type doping is observed after O3 oxidation. Such a p-doping effect converts the device properties of MoTe2 from electron-dominated to hole-dominated ambipolar characteristics.
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- Qiyuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of ASIC & System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Field Emission Characterization of MoS 2 Nanoflowers. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9050717. [PMID: 31075873 PMCID: PMC6566819 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nanostructured materials have wide potential applicability as field emitters due to their high aspect ratio. We hydrothermally synthesized MoS2 nanoflowers on copper foil and characterized their field emission properties, by applying a tip-anode configuration in which a tungsten tip with curvature radius down to 30-100 nm has been used as the anode to measure local properties from small areas down to 1-100 µm2. We demonstrate that MoS2 nanoflowers can be competitive with other well-established field emitters. Indeed, we show that a stable field emission current can be measured with a turn-on field as low as 12 V/μm and a field enhancement factor up to 880 at 0.6 μm cathode-anode separation distance.
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Graphene Schottky Junction on Pillar Patterned Silicon Substrate. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9050659. [PMID: 31027368 PMCID: PMC6566384 DOI: 10.3390/nano9050659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A graphene/silicon junction with rectifying behaviour and remarkable photo-response was fabricated by transferring a graphene monolayer on a pillar-patterned Si substrate. The device forms a 0.11 eV Schottky barrier with 2.6 ideality factor at room temperature and exhibits strongly bias- and temperature-dependent reverse current. Below room temperature, the reverse current grows exponentially with the applied voltage because the pillar-enhanced electric field lowers the Schottky barrier. Conversely, at higher temperatures, the charge carrier thermal generation is dominant and the reverse current becomes weakly bias-dependent. A quasi-saturated reverse current is similarly observed at room temperature when the charge carriers are photogenerated under light exposure. The device shows photovoltaic effect with 0.7% power conversion efficiency and achieves 88 A/W photoresponsivity when used as photodetector.
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Ternary Memristic Effect of Trilayer-Structured Graphene-Based Memory Devices. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9040518. [PMID: 30987015 PMCID: PMC6524159 DOI: 10.3390/nano9040518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A tristable memory device with a trilayer structure utilizes poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sandwiched between double-stacked novel nanocomposite films that consist of 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-5-(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD) doped with graphene oxide (GO). We successfully fabricated devices consisting of single and double GO@PBD nanocomposite films embedded in polymer layers. These devices had binary and ternary nonvolatile resistive switching behaviors, respectively. Binary memristic behaviors were observed for the device with a single GO@PBD nanocomposite film, while ternary behaviors were observed for the device with the double GO@PBD nanocomposite films. The heterostructure GO@PBD/PMMA/GO@PBD demonstrated ternary charge transport on the basis of I–V fitting curves and energy-band diagrams. Tristable memory properties could be enhanced by this novel trilayer structure. These results show that the novel graphene-based memory devices with trilayer structure can be applied to memristic devices. Charge trap materials with this innovative architecture for memristic devices offer a novel design scheme for multi-bit data storage.
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Aftab S, Iqbal MW, Afzal AM, Khan MF, Hussain G, Waheed HS, Kamran MA. Formation of an MoTe2 based Schottky junction employing ultra-low and high resistive metal contacts. RSC Adv 2019; 9:10017-10023. [PMID: 35520896 PMCID: PMC9062468 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09656b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Schottky-barrier diodes have great importance in power management and mobile communication because of their informal device technology, fast response and small capacitance. In this research, a p-type molybdenum ditelluride (p-MoTe2) based Schottky barrier diode was fabricated using asymmetric metal contacts. The MoTe2 nano-flakes were mechanically exfoliated using adhesive tape and with the help of dry transfer techniques, the flakes were transferred onto silicon/silicon dioxide (Si/SiO2) substrates to form the device. The Schottky-barrier was formed as a result of using ultra-low palladium/gold (Pd/Au) and high resistive chromium/gold (Cr/Au) metal electrodes. The Schottky diode exhibited a clear rectifying behavior with an on/off ratio of ∼103 and an ideality factor of ∼1.4 at zero gate voltage. In order to check the photovoltaic response, a green laser light was illuminated, which resulted in a responsivity of ∼3.8 × 103 A W−1. These values are higher than the previously reported results that were obtained using conventional semiconducting materials. Furthermore, the barrier heights for Pd and Cr with a MoTe2 junction were calculated to be 90 meV and 300 meV, respectively. In addition, the device was used for rectification purposes revealing a stable rectifying behavior. Schottky-barrier diodes have great importance in power management and mobile communication because of their informal device technology, fast response and small capacitance.![]()
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- Sikandar Aftab
- Department of Physics and the Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute
- Sejong University
- Seoul 05006
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS)
- Riphah International University
- Lahore
- Pakistan
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- Department of Physics and the Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute
- Sejong University
- Seoul 05006
- Korea
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- Department of Physics and the Astronomy and Graphene Research Institute
- Sejong University
- Seoul 05006
- Korea
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- Department of Physics
- Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS)
- Riphah International University
- Lahore
- Pakistan
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- Department of Physics
- Riphah Institute of Computing and Applied Sciences (RICAS)
- Riphah International University
- Lahore
- Pakistan
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