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Title: Enhanced Optoelectronic Response in Bilayer Lateral Heterostructures of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(Submitted on 31 Mar 2019)
Abstract: Two-dimensional lateral heterojunctions are basic components for low-power and flexible optoelectronics. In contrast to monolayers, devices based on few-layer lateral heterostructures could offer superior performance due to their lower susceptibility to environmental conditions. Here, we report the controlled synthesis of multi-junction bilayer lateral heterostructures based on MoS2-WS2 and MoSe2-WSe2, where the hetero-junctions are created via sequential lateral edge-epitaxy that happens simultaneously in both the first and the second layer. With respect to their monolayer counterparts, bilayer lateral heterostructures yield nearly one order of magnitude higher rectification currents. They also display a clear photovoltaic response, with short circuit currents ~103 times larger than those extracted from the monolayers, in addition to room-temperature electroluminescence. The superior performance of bilayer heterostructures significantly expands the functionalities of 2D crystals.
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From: Humberto Rodriguez Gutierrez [view email][v1] Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:35:38 GMT (2180kb)
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