Strain-engineered inverse charge-funnelling in layered semiconductors

Adolfo De Sanctis (), Iddo Amit, Steven P. Hepplestone, Monica F. Craciun and Saverio Russo ()
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Adolfo De Sanctis: University of Exeter
Iddo Amit: University of Exeter
Steven P. Hepplestone: University of Exeter
Monica F. Craciun: University of Exeter
Saverio Russo: University of Exeter

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract The control of charges in a circuit due to an external electric field is ubiquitous to the exchange, storage and manipulation of information in a wide range of applications. Conversely, the ability to grow clean interfaces between materials has been a stepping stone for engineering built-in electric fields largely exploited in modern photovoltaics and opto-electronics. The emergence of atomically thin semiconductors is now enabling new ways to attain electric fields and unveil novel charge transport mechanisms. Here, we report the first direct electrical observation of the inverse charge-funnel effect enabled by deterministic and spatially resolved strain-induced electric fields in a thin sheet of HfS2. We demonstrate that charges driven by these spatially varying electric fields in the channel of a phototransistor lead to a 350% enhancement in the responsivity. These findings could enable the informed design of highly efficient photovoltaic cells.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04099-7

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