Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor nanomaterials hold great promises for future electronics and optics. In this paper, a 2D nanosheets of ultrathin GaSe has been prepared by using mechanical cleavage ...and solvent exfoliation method. Single- and few-layer GaSe nanosheets are exfoliated on an SiO2/Si substrate and characterized by atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Ultrathin GaSe-based photodetector shows a fast response of 0.02 s, high responsivity of 2.8 AW–1 and high external quantum efficiency of 1367% at 254 nm, indicating that the two-dimensional nanostructure of GaSe is a new promising material for high performance photodetectors.
In this work, we study the interlayer phonon vibration modes, the layer-number- dependent optical bandgap, and the anisotropic photoluminescence （PL） spectra of atomically thin rhenium diselenide ...（ReSe2） for the first time. The ultralow frequency interlayer Raman spectra and the polarization-resolved high frequency Raman spectra in ReSe2 allow the identification of its layer number and crystal orientation. Furthermore, PL measurements show the anisotropic optical emission intensity of the material with its bandgap increasing from 1.26 eV in the bulk to 1.32 eV in the monolayer. The study of the layer-number dependence of the Raman modes and the PL spectra reveals relatively weak van der Waal＇s interaction and two-dimensional （2D） quantum confinement in the atomically thin ReSe2. The experimental observation of the intriguing anisotropic interlayer interaction and tunable optical transition in monolayer and multilayer ReSe2 establishes the foundation for further exploration of this material in the development of anisotropic optoelectronic devices functioning in the near-infrared spectrum, which is important for many applications in optical communication and infrared sensing,
We report on a strong photoluminescence (PL) enhancement of monolayer MoS2 through defect engineering and oxygen bonding. Micro-PL and Raman images clearly reveal that the PL enhancement occurs at ...cracks/defects formed during high-temperature annealing. The PL enhancement at crack/defect sites could be as high as thousands of times after considering the laser spot size. The main reasons of such huge PL enhancement include the following: (1) the oxygen chemical adsorption induced heavy p doping and the conversion from trion to exciton; (2) the suppression of nonradiative recombination of excitons at defect sites, which was verified by low-temperature PL measurements. First-principle calculations reveal a strong binding energy of ∼2.395 eV for an oxygen molecule adsorbed on a S vacancy of MoS2. The chemically adsorbed oxygen also provides a much more effective charge transfer (0.997 electrons per O2) compared to physically adsorbed oxygen on an ideal MoS2 surface. We also demonstrate that the defect engineering and oxygen bonding could be easily realized by mild oxygen plasma irradiation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy further confirms the formation of Mo–O bonding. Our results provide a new route for modulating the optical properties of two-dimensional semiconductors. The strong and stable PL from defects sites of MoS2 may have promising applications in optoelectronic devices.
We have systematically examined the circular polarization of monolayer WSe2 at different temperature, excitation energy and exciton density. The valley depolarization in WSe2 is experimentally ...confirmed to be governed by the intervalley electron-hole exchange interaction. More importantly, a non-monotonic dependence of valley circular polarization on the excitation power density has been observed, providing the experimental evidence for the non-monotonic dependence of exciton intervalley scattering rate on the excited exciton density. The physical origination of our experimental observations has been proposed to be in analogy to the D'yakonov-Perel' mechanism that is operative in conventional GaAs quantum well systems. Our experimental results are fundamentally important for well understanding the valley pseudospin relaxation in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides.
2D semiconductors have emerged as a crucial material for use in next‐generation optotelectronics. Similar to microelectronic devices, 2D vertical heterostructures will most likely be the elemental ...components for future nanoscale electronics and optotelectronics. To date, the components of mostly reported 2D van der Waals heterostructures are restricted to layer crystals. In this work, it is demonstrated that nonlayered semiconductors of CdS can be epitaxially grown on to 2D layered MoS2 substrate to form a new quasi vertical heterostructure with clean interface by chemical vapor deposition. Photodetectors based on this CdS/MoS2 heterostructure show broader wavelength response and ≈50‐fold improvement in photoresponsivity, compared to the devices fabricated from MoS2 monolayer only. This research opens up a way to fabricate a variety of functional quasi heterostructures from nonlayered semiconductors.
A new van der Waals heterostructure consisting of semiconducting CdS nanosheets and MoS2 is epitaxially grown onto a 2D layered crystal via Chemical Vapor Deposition. Photodetectros based on this novel heterostructure show a significant enhancement in photocurrent and photoresponsivity compared to MoS2 photodetectors.
The newly developed two-dimensional layered materials provide a perfect platform for valley-spintronics exploration. To determine the prospect of utilizing the valley degree of freedom, it is of ...great importance to directly detect and understand the valley dynamics in these materials. Here, the exciton valley dynamics in monolayer WSe
2
is investigated by the two-color pump-probe magneto-optical Kerr technique. By tuning the probe photon energy in resonance with the free excitons and trions, the valley relaxation time of different excitonic states in monolayer WSe
2
is determined. Valley relaxation time of the free exciton in monolayer WSe
2
is confirmed to be several picoseconds. A slow valley polarization relaxation process is observed to be associated with the trions, showing that the valley lifetime for trions is one order of magnitude longer than that of free excitons. This finding suggests that trion can be a good candidate for valleytronics applications.
The exciton valley dynamics in monolayer WSe
2
is investigated by the two-color pump-probe magneto-optical Kerr technique.
High‐performance photodetectors operating over a broad wavelength range from ultraviolet, visible, to infrared are of scientific and technological importance for a wide range of applications. Here, a ...photodetector based on van der Waals heterostructures of graphene and its fluorine‐functionalized derivative is presented. It consistently shows broadband photoresponse from the ultraviolet (255 nm) to the mid‐infrared (4.3 µm) wavelengths, with three orders of magnitude enhanced responsivity compared to pristine graphene photodetectors. The broadband photodetection is attributed to the synergistic effects of the spatial nonuniform collective quantum confinement of sp2 domains, and the trapping of photoexcited charge carriers in the localized states in sp3 domains. Tunable photoresponse is achieved by controlling the nature of sp3 sites and the size and fraction of sp3/sp2 domains. In addition, the photoresponse due to the different photoexcited‐charge‐carrier trapping times in sp2 and sp3 nanodomains is determined. The proposed scheme paves the way toward implementing high‐performance broadband graphene‐based photodetectors.
A photodetector based on van der Waals heterostructures of graphene and its fluorine‐functionalized derivative is presented. The photodetector consistently shows broadband photoresponse in the wavelength range from 255 nm to 4.3 µm, which is attributed to the synergistic effects of the spatial nonuniform collective quantum confinement, and the trapping of photoexcited charge carriers in the localized states.
Tailoring optical properties of artificial metamaterials, whose optical properties go beyond the limitations of conventional and naturally occurring materials, is of importance in fundamental ...research and has led to many important applications such as security imaging, invisible cloak, negative refraction, ultrasensitive sensing, and transformable and switchable optics. Herein, by precisely controlling the size, symmetry, and topology of alphabetical metamaterials with U, S, Y, H, U-bar, and V shapes, we have obtained highly tunable optical response covering visible-to-infrared (vis-NIR) optical frequency. In addition, we show a detailed study on the physical origin of resonance modes, plasmonic coupling, the dispersion of resonance modes, and the possibility of negative refraction. We have found that all the electronic and magnetic modes follow the dispersion of surface plasmon polaritons; thus, essentially they are electronic- and magnetic-surface-plasmon-polaritons-like (ESPP-like and MSPP-like) modes resulted from diffraction coupling between localized surface plasmon and freely propagating light. On the basis of the fill factor and formula of magnetism permeability, we predict that the alphabetical metamaterials should show the negative refraction capability in visible optical frequency. Furthermore, we have demonstrated the specific ultrasensitive surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) sensing of monolayer molecules and femtomolar food contaminants by tuning their resonance to match the laser wavelength, or by tuning the laser wavelength to match the plasmon resonance of metamaterials. Our tunable alphabetical metamaterials provide a generic platform to study the electromagnetic properties of metamaterials and explore the novel applications in optical frequency.
Planar graphite has been extensively studied by Raman scattering for years. A comparative Raman study of several different and less common non-planar graphitic materials is given here. New kinds of ...graphite whiskers and tubular graphite cones (synthetic and natural) have been introduced. Raman spectroscopy has been applied to the characterization of natural graphite crystal edge planes, an individual graphite whisker, graphite polyhedral crystals and tubular graphite cones. Almost all of the observed Raman modes were assigned according to the selection rules and the double-resonance Raman mechanism. The polarization properties related to the structural features, the line shape of the first-order dispersive mode and its combination modes, the frequency variation of some modes in different carbon materials and other unique Raman spectral features are discussed here in detail.
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