Dmitry A. Mylnikov, Mikhail A. Kashchenko, Kirill N. Kapralov, Davit A. Ghazaryan, Evgenii E. Vdovin, Sergey V. Morozov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Denis A. Bandurin, Alexander I. Chernov, Dmitry A. Svintsov
{"title":"Infrared photodetection in graphene-based heterostructures: bolometric and thermoelectric effects at the tunneling barrier","authors":"Dmitry A. Mylnikov, Mikhail A. Kashchenko, Kirill N. Kapralov, Davit A. Ghazaryan, Evgenii E. Vdovin, Sergey V. Morozov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Denis A. Bandurin, Alexander I. Chernov, Dmitry A. Svintsov","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00470-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00470-z","url":null,"abstract":"Graphene/hBN/graphene tunnel devices offer promise as sensitive mid-infrared photodetectors but the microscopic origin underlying the photoresponse in them remains elusive. In this work, we investigated the photocurrent generation in graphene/hBN/graphene tunnel structures with localized defect states under mid-IR illumination. We demonstrate that the photocurrent in these devices is proportional to the second derivative of the tunnel current with respect to the bias voltage, peaking during tunneling through the hBN impurity level. We revealed that the origin of the photocurrent generation lies in the change of the tunneling probability upon radiation-induced electron heating in graphene layers, in agreement with the theoretical model that we developed. Finally, we show that at a finite bias voltage, the photocurrent is proportional to either of the graphene layers heating under the illumination, while at zero bias, it is proportional to the heating difference. Thus, the photocurrent in such devices can be used for accurate measurements of the electronic temperature, providing a convenient alternative to Johnson noise thermometry.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00470-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140881240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prosun Santra, Sadegh Ghaderzadeh, Mahdi Ghorbani-Asl, Hannu-Pekka Komsa, Elena Besley, Arkady V. Krasheninnikov
{"title":"Strain-modulated defect engineering of two-dimensional materials","authors":"Prosun Santra, Sadegh Ghaderzadeh, Mahdi Ghorbani-Asl, Hannu-Pekka Komsa, Elena Besley, Arkady V. Krasheninnikov","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00472-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00472-x","url":null,"abstract":"Strain- and defect-engineering are two powerful approaches to tailor the opto-electronic properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, but the relationship between applied mechanical strain and behavior of defects in these systems remains elusive. Using first-principles calculations, we study the response to external strain of h-BN, graphene, MoSe2, and phosphorene, four archetypal 2D materials, which contain substitutional impurities. We find that the formation energy of the defect structures can either increase or decrease with bi-axial strain, tensile or compressive, depending on the atomic radius of the impurity atom, which can be larger or smaller than that of the host atom. Analysis of the strain maps indicates that this behavior is associated with the compressive or tensile local strains produced by the impurities that interfere with the external strain. We further show that the change in the defect formation energy is related to the change in elastic moduli of the 2D materials upon introduction of impurity, which can correspondingly increase or decrease. The discovered trends are consistent across all studied 2D materials and are likely to be general. Our findings open up opportunities for combined strain- and defect-engineering to tailor the opto-electronic properties of 2D materials, and specifically, the location and properties of single-photon emitters.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00472-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140844997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tunable magnetic confinement effect in a magnetic superlattice of graphene","authors":"Onur Tosun, Preetha Sarkar, Chang Qian, Matthew Gilbert, Qian Chen, Nadya Mason","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00468-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00468-7","url":null,"abstract":"Two-dimensional van der Waals materials such as graphene present an opportunity for band structure engineering using custom superlattice potentials. In this study, we demonstrate how self-assemblies of magnetic iron-oxide (Fe3O4) nanospheres stacked on monolayer graphene generate a proximity-induced magnetic superlattice in graphene and modify its band structure. Interactions between the nanospheres and the graphene layer generate superlattice Dirac points in addition to a gapped energy spectrum near the K and K′ valleys, resulting in magnetic confinement of quasiparticles around the nanospheres. This is evidenced by gate-dependent resistance oscillations, observed in our low temperature transport measurements, and confirmed by self-consistent tight binding calculations. Furthermore, we show that an external magnetic field can tune the magnetic superlattice potential created by the nanospheres, and thus the transport characteristics of the system. This technique for magnetic-field-tuned band structure engineering using magnetic nanostructures can be extended to a broader class of 2D van der Waals and topological materials.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00468-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140544581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploration of the two-dimensional transition metal phosphide MoP2 as anode for Na/K ion batteries","authors":"Junjie Jin, Udo Schwingenschlögl","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00453-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00453-0","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal phosphides are regarded to be potential anode materials for alkali metal ion batteries with abundant availability of the constituent elements. However, the volume changes and resulting structure deterioration during the charge-discharge process are challenges. Using evolutionary search combined with ab initio calculations, we discover a dynamically, thermally, and mechanically stable MoP2 monolayer, which turns out to be an excellent anode material for Na-ion batteries providing a high specific capacity of 339 mA h g−1, low diffusion barrier of 0.12 eV, and low open-circuit voltage of 0.48 V. The volume expansion (125%) is found to be decisively smaller than in the case of black phosphorus (443%), for example.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00453-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140351732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Riju Pal, Buddhadeb Pal, Suchanda Mondal, Rajesh O. Sharma, Tanmoy Das, Prabhat Mandal, Atindra Nath Pal
{"title":"Spin-reorientation driven emergent phases and unconventional magnetotransport in quasi-2D vdW ferromagnet Fe4GeTe2","authors":"Riju Pal, Buddhadeb Pal, Suchanda Mondal, Rajesh O. Sharma, Tanmoy Das, Prabhat Mandal, Atindra Nath Pal","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00463-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00463-y","url":null,"abstract":"Non-trivial spin textures driven by strong exchange interaction, magneto-crystalline anisotropy, and electron correlation in a low-dimensional magnetic material often lead to unusual electronic transitions. Through a combination of transport experiments in exfoliated nanoflakes down to 16 layers and first principle calculations, we unravel emergent electronic phases in quasi-2D van der Waals ferromagnet, Fe4GeTe2, possessing ferromagnetic TC ~ 270 K, along with a spin-reorientation transition (TSR ~ 120 K) with the change of magnetic easy axis. Two electronic transitions are identified. The first transition near TSR exhibits a sharp fall in resistivity, followed by a sign change in the ordinary Hall coefficient (R0), together with, maximum negative magnetoresistance (MR) and anomalous Hall conductivity. Another unusual electronic transition, hitherto unknown, is observed near ~ 40–50 K (TQ), where R0 again changes sign and below which, the resistivity shows a quadratic temperature dependence, and MR becomes positive. An analysis of the experimental data further uncovers the role of competing inelastic scattering processes in anomalous magnetotransport behavior. The density-functional theory based first-principle calculations unveil two possible magnetic phases, followed by a low-energy model Hamiltonian which captures the essence of these phases as well as explains the observed magnetotransport behavior. Thus, we demonstrate an interplay between magnetism and band topology and its consequence on electron transport in Fe4GeTe2, important for spintronic applications.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00463-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140348884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huijun Kim, Juhwan Park, Hanggyo Jung, Changho Ra, Jongwook Jeon
{"title":"Logic-in-memory application of ferroelectric-based WS2-channel field-effect transistors for improved area and energy efficiency","authors":"Huijun Kim, Juhwan Park, Hanggyo Jung, Changho Ra, Jongwook Jeon","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00466-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00466-9","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we applied ferroelectrics to the gate stack of Field Effect Transistors (FETs) with a 2D transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) channel, actively researching for sub-2nm technology node implementation. Subsequently, we analyzed the circuit characteristics of Logic-in-Memory (LiM) operation and utilized LiM features after applying ferroelectrics to achieve a single-device configuration. Based on well-calibrated simulations, we performed compact modeling in a circuit simulator to depict the temperature-dependent electrical characteristics of ferroelectric FETs with a double gate structure and 2D channel (DG 2D-FeFET) in sub-2nm dimensions. Through this, we have confirmed that the 2D FeFET-based LiM technology, designed for the 2 nm technology node, exhibits superior characteristics in terms of delay, power/energy consumption, and circuit area under all temperature conditions, compared to the conventional CMOS technology based on 2D FETs. This verification serves as proof of the future technological potential of 2D-FeFET in extremely scaled-down technology nodes.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00466-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140333375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adel K. A. Aljarid, Jasper Winder, Cencen Wei, Arvind Venkatraman, Oliver Tomes, Aaron Soul, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou, Matthias E. Möbius, Conor S. Boland
{"title":"Hometronics – accessible production of graphene suspensions for health sensing applications using only household items","authors":"Adel K. A. Aljarid, Jasper Winder, Cencen Wei, Arvind Venkatraman, Oliver Tomes, Aaron Soul, Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou, Matthias E. Möbius, Conor S. Boland","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00467-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00467-8","url":null,"abstract":"Nanoscience at times can seem out of reach to the developing world and the general public, with much of the equipment expensive and knowledge seemingly esoteric to nonexperts. Using only cheap, everyday household items, accessible research with real applications can be shown. Here, graphene suspensions were produced using pencil lead, tap water, kitchen appliances, soaps and coffee filters, with a children’s glue-based graphene nanocomposite for highly sensitive pulse measurements demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00467-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140331182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atomistic description of conductive bridge formation in two-dimensional material based memristor","authors":"Sanchali Mitra, Santanu Mahapatra","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00465-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00465-w","url":null,"abstract":"In-memory computing technology built on 2D material-based nonvolatile resistive switches (aka memristors) has made great progress in recent years. It has however been debated whether such remarkable resistive switching is an inherent property of the 2D materials or if the metal electrode plays any role? Can the metal atoms penetrate through the crystalline 2D materials to form conductive filaments as observed in amorphous oxide-based memristors? To find answers, here we investigate MoS2 and h-BN-based devices with electrochemically passive and active (metal) electrodes using reactive molecular dynamics with a charge equilibration approach. We find that the SET and RESET processes in active electrode-based multilayer devices involve the formation and disruption of metal filaments linking the two electrodes exclusively through the grain boundaries, the configuration of which affects the volatility of the resistive switching. Whereas the switching mechanisms in passive electrode-based devices require the formation of interlayer B-N bonds and popping of the S atom to the Mo plane at the point defects. We also show that metal atom adsorption at the point defects causes resistive switching in monolayer MoS2. Our atomic-level understanding provides explanations to the apparently contradictory experimental findings and enables defect-engineering guidelines in 2D materials for such disruptive technology.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00465-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Graphene oxide-based membranes for water desalination and purification","authors":"Saurabh Kr Tiwary, Maninderjeet Singh, Shubham Vasant Chavan, Alamgir Karim","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00462-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00462-z","url":null,"abstract":"Millions of people across the globe are severely afflicted because of water potability issues, and to proffer a solution to this crisis, efficient and cost-effective desalination techniques are necessitated. Membranes, in particular Graphene-derived membranes, have emerged as a potential answer to this grave problem because of their tunable ionic and molecular sieving capability, thin structure, and customizable microstructure. Among graphene-derived membranes, Graphene Oxide membranes have been the most promising, given the replete presence of oxygen-containing functional groups on its surface. However, the prospects of commercial applicability of these membranes are currently plagued by uneven stacking, crossflow delamination, flawed pores, screening and pH effects, and horizontal defects in the membrane. In addition, due to the selectivity–permeability trade-off that commonly exists in all membranes, the separation efficiency is negatively influenced. This review, while studying these challenges, aims to outline the most recent ground-breaking developments in graphene-based membrane technology, encompassing their separation mechanism, selectivity, adjustable mechanical characteristics, and uses. Additionally, we have covered in detail how several process variables such as temperature, total oxygen concentration, and functional groups affect the effectiveness of membrane separation with the focal point tilted toward studying the currently used intercalation techniques and effective nanomaterial graphene oxide membranes for water desalination","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00462-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P.-J. Wyndaele, J.-F. de Marneffe, S. Sergeant, C. J. L. de la Rosa, S. Brems, A. M. Caro, S. De Gendt
{"title":"Enhancing dielectric passivation on monolayer WS2 via a sacrificial graphene oxide seeding layer","authors":"P.-J. Wyndaele, J.-F. de Marneffe, S. Sergeant, C. J. L. de la Rosa, S. Brems, A. M. Caro, S. De Gendt","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00464-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41699-024-00464-x","url":null,"abstract":"The full utilization of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDCs) faces several challenges, among which is realizing uniform material deposition on the 2D surface. Typical strategies to enable material growth lead to a poor interface quality, degrading the 2D TMDC’s properties. In this work, a sacrificial, graphene oxide-based seeding layer is used (1) as passivation layer, protecting the underlying 2D TMDC and (2) as nucleation layer, enabling uniform material growth. Graphene is transferred on monolayer WS2, establishing a high-quality van der Waals interface. After transfer, the polymeric residues on graphene are cleaned via a combination of wet- and dry treatments and functionalized via dry UV/O3 oxidation. The rate of graphene oxidation is shown to be substrate dependent, which is explained by UV light-induced ultrafast charge transfer between the graphene and WS2 monolayer. The carbon-oxygen functionalities serve as nucleation sites in a subsequent HfO2 ALD process, achieving more uniform dielectric growth and faster layer closure compared to direct deposition. The graphene-based nucleation- / passivation approach offers adaptability, allowing for tailored surface chemistry to enable any alternative material growth, while maintaining a prefect van der Waals interface.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00464-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140310408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}