Vitomir Sever, Nicolas Bernier, Damien Térébénec, C. Sabbione, Jessy Paterson, F. Castioni, Patrick Quéméré, A. Jannaud, J. Rouviere, Hervé Roussel, J. Raty, Françoise Hippert, Pierre Noé
{"title":"Quantitative STEM HAADF Study of the Structure of pseudo‐2D Sb2Te3 films grown by (quasi) van der Waals Epitaxy","authors":"Vitomir Sever, Nicolas Bernier, Damien Térébénec, C. Sabbione, Jessy Paterson, F. Castioni, Patrick Quéméré, A. Jannaud, J. Rouviere, Hervé Roussel, J. Raty, Françoise Hippert, Pierre Noé","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300402","url":null,"abstract":"Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) techniques are used to improve our understanding of out‐of‐plane oriented Sb2Te3 thin films deposited by sputtering on SiO2 and Si substrates. Nanobeam Precession Electron Diffraction (N‐PED), Energy‐Dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX) and High‐Angle Annular Dark‐Field (HAADF) imaging show that the presence of one to two atomic planes of Te on top of the substrate is a crucial factor for successful growth of such films, which can be achieved by optimizing co‐sputtering of Te and Sb2Te3 targets. The formation of an actual van der Waals (vdW) gap between the substrate and the first Sb2Te3 quintuple layer (QL) allows for vdW epitaxy. This gap is larger than those separating Te planes in the pseudo‐2D Sb2Te3 structure. HAADF image analysis provides detailed information on the atomic arrangement such as interplanar distances, vdW gaps and Debye Waller coefficients, all these with a few pm precision. For the anisotropic atomic displacements, a new methodology is introduced based on the statiscal analysis of atomic column positions that provides information on the low‐frequency phonon modes. Ab‐initio calculations are used to support our results. Overall, this study provides quantitative STEM tools particularly well suited for non periodic pseudo‐2D materials, such as Sb2Te3/GeTe super‐lattices.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"7 16","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139526113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai-Yue Jiang, Yu-Lin Han, Mei-Yan Ni, Hong-Yan Lu
{"title":"Prediction of High‐Temperature Superconductivity in Monolayer h‐AlH2$left(text{AlH}right)_{2}$ at Ambient Pressure","authors":"Kai-Yue Jiang, Yu-Lin Han, Mei-Yan Ni, Hong-Yan Lu","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300417","url":null,"abstract":"Although hydrides such as have been experimentally confirmed to possess high superconducting critical temperature () of 250‐260 K under 170‐200 GPa, it is still a tough challenge to be applied. It is highly anticipated to find hydride superconductors with relatively high at low or ambient pressure. Reducing the dimensionality of materials can induce unexpected properties that are distinct from their bulk counterparts, whether it can modulate the superconducting properties deserves further investigation. Here, we theoretically predict a new two‐dimensional (2D) monolayer aluminum hydride h‐ under ambient pressure based on the first‐principles calculations. Since the electronic structures of h‐ reveal the metallicity, the electron‐phonon coupling (EPC) and possible phonon‐mediated superconductivity have been investigated. Based on the isotropic Eliashberg equation, the calculated EPC constant λ of h‐ is 1.16, and the is up to 42.6 K. The EPC mainly originates from the coupling between electrons of Al‐s,,, and H‐s orbitals and the in‐plane vibration modes of H atoms. Especially, the can be enhanced to 63.7 K by applying 3% biaxial tensile strain. Thus, the predicted h‐ provides a new platform for finding hydride superconductors in low‐dimensional materials at ambient pressure.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"3 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139380393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Keyun Gu, Zilong Zhang, K. Tang, Jian Huang, Yue Shen, Haitao Ye, Linjun Wang
{"title":"Enhanced performance of solar‐blind UV photodetector based on β‐Ga2O3 nanowires grown by a magnetron sputtering","authors":"Keyun Gu, Zilong Zhang, K. Tang, Jian Huang, Yue Shen, Haitao Ye, Linjun Wang","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300291","url":null,"abstract":"The development of the fabrication methods with a simple process and high controllability for the β‐Ga2O3, especially for the nanowires structure, has been a challenge. The slanted Ga2O3 nanowires are favorable for increasing the optical contact area and improving photon flux through nanoparticle scattering, leading to an increase in the photogenerated carrier yield. In this work, obliquely oriented and uniformly distributed β‐Ga2O3 nanowires were fabricated on Si substrates by RF magnetron sputtering using the strategy of Au nanoparticles as an intermediate catalyst. By depositing Ti and Au electrodes, we created the metal‐semiconductor‐metal (MSM) Ga2O3‐based photodetectors with a simple structure. Remarkably, the photodetector based on the β‐Ga2O3 nanowires outperformed the one based on the β‐Ga2O3 film, demonstrating higher responsivity and an exceptional photo‐current to dark‐current ratio (I\u0000photo\u0000\u0000/I\u0000dark\u0000) of 1.43×104 @5 V. This work presents a promising approach to enhance the utilization of incident light and maximize the generation of photo‐induced carriers in the Ga2O3‐based photodetectors.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"52 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138950133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wavefronts Dislocations of Friedel Oscillations in Graphene: Trigonal Warping Effect","authors":"Jin Yang, Shu-Hui Zhang, Wen Yang","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300378","url":null,"abstract":"The electron waves of a host system exhibit an oscillating response to an external impurity, namely Friedel oscillations, extensively studied in two‐dimensional materials. Recently, wavefront dislocations, a new feature of Friedel oscillations, have been revealed in graphene. However, previous analytical works have been limited to the linear dispersion of graphene. In this study, the fate of wavefront dislocations is investigated numerically in Friedel oscillations beyond the linear regime. The wavefront dislocations are robust against the trigonal warping effect, crucial for high doping graphene, due to the invariant winding number of the tight‐binding energy band. Furthermore, the opening of the gap, increasing the electronic Fermi wavelength, can highlight the wavefront dislocations blurred by intravalley scattering induced short‐range oscillations. These results should be observable using current experimental technology. Therefore, this study not only demonstrates the robust existence of wavefront dislocations in Friedel oscillations over a wide range of energies but also deepens the understanding of intervalley scattering in graphene and other two‐dimensional valleytronic materials.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138967221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Ishii, Midori Umakoshi, Kenta Kobayashi, Runa Kato, A. Al-Zubaidi, Shinji Kawasaki
{"title":"Hydrogen iodide energy cycle to repeat solar hydrogen generation and battery power generation using single‐walled carbon nanotubes","authors":"Y. Ishii, Midori Umakoshi, Kenta Kobayashi, Runa Kato, A. Al-Zubaidi, Shinji Kawasaki","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300236","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a new energy cycle called the “HI cycle” that involves the repeated generation of solar hydrogen and battery power. Solar hydrogen generation using an HI solution allows for the use of a narrower band gap photocatalyst compared to water. We demonstrated that the addition of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) effectively enhances solar hydrogen generation from an HI solution with methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations, along with energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis and Raman measurements, revealed that SWCNTs improve hydrogen generation by adsorbing by‐product iodine molecules. We also fabricated a zinc‐iodine battery using the paper form of I@SWCNTs recovered from the photocatalyst test cell and zinc metal. We demonstrated that the battery efficiently operated with an initial cell voltage of approximately 1.2 V. The battery’s capacity, corresponding to the amount of encapsulated iodine molecules, indicated that SWCNTs can effectively adsorb the by‐product iodine molecules within the photocatalyst test cell. We also discussed that the electrolyte solution after the discharge experiment should include not only iodide ions but also a significant amount of hydrogen ions, indicating that the solution after battery discharge returns to the starting point of the “HI cycle.” Raman measurements revealed that I@SWCNTs, formed during the solar hydrogen generation experiment, were transformed back into empty tubes during the discharge experiment. Therefore, SWCNTs can be repeatedly used in the new cyclic energy scheme referred to as the “HI cycle.”This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91126352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haruto Hashimoto, Ryohei Oka, Tomokatsu Hayakawa, Christoph Brabec
{"title":"Bandgap and photoluminescence tunability of lead‐free Cs3Bi2(Br,I)9 solid solution compounds","authors":"Haruto Hashimoto, Ryohei Oka, Tomokatsu Hayakawa, Christoph Brabec","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300241","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, lead‐free, mixed‐halide perovskites of cesium bismuth bromide/iodide are synthesized by a hydrothermal method, and their structures and optical properties of the solid solution compounds are examined. The synthesized compounds exhibit X‐ray diffraction (XRD) patterns similar to that of trigonal Cs3Bi2Br9 (CBB), whose reflections are shifted to lower angles depending on the experimental iodine content. Very interestingly, even with the excessive introduction of iodine content in nominal, the symmetry of the crystals is kept to be trigonal, indicating that bromide CBB and iodide Cs3Bi2I9 (CBI) are crystallographically mixed in a facile way, although the stable crystal form of CBI is hexagonal. The optical properties of bandgap energy E\u0000g\u0000 and photoluminescence (PL) for the synthesized crystals are also examined. It is found that E\u0000g\u0000 decreases and PL peak position is correspondingly shifted to a longer wavelength with an increase in the experimental iodine content due to their band‐to‐band transitions. Moreover, first‐principles calculation suggests the reduction of E\u0000g\u0000 with iodine content and the varied nature of band structure from direct (trigonal CBB) to indirect (trigonal CBI) transition. These novel findings could make the proposed strategy successful for developing lead‐free, mixed‐halide Bi‐based perovskite crystals with the tunability of their optical properties.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81958117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Otsuka, Ryohei Oka, Masayuki Karasuyama, Tomokatsu Hayakawa
{"title":"Photoluminescence Color Prediction for Eu3+‐doped Perovskite Red Phosphors using Machine Learning","authors":"T. Otsuka, Ryohei Oka, Masayuki Karasuyama, Tomokatsu Hayakawa","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300237","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, data‐driven approaches for exploring novel materials are garnering significant attention with the expectation of accelerating material development cycles and understanding materials from various aspects. This short article presents a supervised prediction model for the emission intensity ratio of 5D0–7F2 and 5D0–7F1 transition of Eu3+ ions, called an “asymmetry ratio,” which determines the color purity of the red region of Eu3+ photoluminescence in perovskite phosphors. The model is developed using a dataset of 296 samples and 203 descriptors for Eu3+‐doped perovskite. The accuracy of the prediction model trained by the dataset is statistically evaluated, which validates its sufficiently high prediction performance. Furthermore, the prediction model’s performance is properly assessed by synthesizing a Eu3+‐doped NaLaInNbO6 compound, which is unknown as a red phosphor, and by comparing the experimental asymmetry ratio for this compound with that predicted by the predictor, which exhibits a satisfactory agreement.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74956999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"TeO2: A prospective high‐k dielectric","authors":"Keerthana, A. Venimadhav","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300271","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, high‐k dielectric behaviour of TeO2 thin films is investigated. The films are prepared using pulsed laser deposition on ITO‐glass substrates. Increasing the growth temperature has improved the surface roughness, transparency and band gap of the films. Films grown at 500 °C display nanocrystalline nature which is reflected in the increase of band gap to 4.7 eV and is higher than the bulk value of α‐TeO2 (3.7 eV). The nanocrystalline TeO2 films in the metal‐insulator‐metal configuration showed a stable high permittivity of ∽19 with low leakage current (J < 1×10−7 A cm−2) and good voltage stability (α= 509 ppm V−2). Field effect modulation is observed in the metal‐oxide‐semiconductor stack configuration with tellurium as a semiconductor. The study suggests, nanocrystalline TeO2 as a low temperature processable high‐k material with high transparency for transistor applications.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"127 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80960105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electric‐field‐tunable bipolar linear magnetoelectric effect in zigzag graphene nanoribbon‐based antiferromagnet","authors":"W. Xie, Zhenzhen Qin, Yu Song, Bin Shao, Xu Zuo","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300228","url":null,"abstract":"Modern electronic devices are moving toward miniaturization and integration. Therefore, achieving electrical control of magnetization effectively in one‐dimensional materials represents a promising field for the practical applications in memory elements. In this study, it is discovered, from first‐principles calculations, that an electric‐field‐tunable bipolar linear magnetoelectric effect can be realized in one‐dimensional antiferromagnet based on double‐Gd‐adsorbed graphene nanoribbon with four zigzag carbon chains (2Gd‐4ZGNR). We find that, compared with the bare 4ZGNR, the adsorption of two Gd atoms on the 4ZGNR reduces the bandgap. As a result, 2Gd‐4ZGNR transits from antiferromagnetic semiconductor to ferrimagnetic metal at a relatively low critical external transverse (perpendicular) electric field, where the net magnetic moment can be induced. The antiferromagnetism and inversion‐symmetrical crystal structure further allow to realize a bipolar linear magnetoelectric effect, where the 2Gd‐4ZGNR form two groups of independent linear magnetic response states, acting as a magnetoelectric memory element.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"21 4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87037107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed A. Basyooni, M. Tihtih, I. Boukhoubza, J. F. Ibrahim, R. En-nadir, Ahmed M. Abdelbar, Khalid Rahmani, Shrouk E. Zaki, Ş. Ateş, Yasin Ramazan Eker
{"title":"Iridium/Silicon Ultrathin Film for Ultraviolet Photodetection: Harnessing Hot Plasmonic Effects","authors":"Mohamed A. Basyooni, M. Tihtih, I. Boukhoubza, J. F. Ibrahim, R. En-nadir, Ahmed M. Abdelbar, Khalid Rahmani, Shrouk E. Zaki, Ş. Ateş, Yasin Ramazan Eker","doi":"10.1002/pssr.202300257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pssr.202300257","url":null,"abstract":"The phenomenon of hot carriers, which are generated through the nonradiative decay of surface plasmons in ultrathin metallic films, offers an intriguing opportunity for sub‐bandgap photodetection even at room temperature. These hot carriers possess sufficient energy to inject into the conduction band of a semiconductor material. The groundbreaking use of Iridium (Ir) ultrathin film as an ultraviolet (UV) plasmonic material on silicon (Si) for high‐performance photodetectors (PHDs) has been successfully demonstrated. Elevating the thickness of the sputtered Ir film to 4 nm yielded a notable surge in photocurrent, registering an impressive 600 µA under 365 nm UV illumination with electron mobility of 1.37E3 cm²/V·s. This PHD exhibited excellent OFF‐ON Photoresponses at various applied voltages ranging from 0 V to 5 V, maintaining a stable photocurrent. Under UV illumination, it displayed exceptional performance, achieving a high detectivity of 1.25E14 Jones and a responsivity of 1.28 A/W. These outstanding results underscore the significant advantages of increasing the thickness of the Ir film in PHDs, leading to improvements in conductivity, detectivity, external quantum efficiency, responsivity, as well as superior sensitivity for light detection.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","PeriodicalId":20059,"journal":{"name":"physica status solidi (RRL) – Rapid Research Letters","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85436043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}