Tuning Local Electrical Conductivity via Fine Atomic Scale Structures of Two-Dimensional Interfaces

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  • Shuai Zhang
  • Lei Gao
  • Aisheng Song
  • Xiaohu Zheng
  • Quanzhou Yao
  • Tianbao Ma
  • Zengfeng Di
  • Xi-Qiao Feng
  • Qunyang Li

Externe Organisationen

  • Tsinghua University
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)6030-6036
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftNano letters
Jahrgang18
Ausgabenummer9
Frühes Online-Datum30 Aug. 2018
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Sept. 2018
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have seen a broad range of applications in electronic and optoelectronic applications; however, full realization of this potential hitherto largely hinges on the quality and performance of the electrical contacts formed between 2D materials and their surrounding metals/semiconductors. Despite the progress in revealing the charge injecting mechanisms and enhancing electrical conductance using various interfacial treatments, how the microstructure of contact interfaces affects local electrical conductivity is still very limited. Here, using conductive atomic force microscopy (c-AFM), for the first time, we directly confirm the conjecture that the electrical conductivity of physisorbed 2D material-metal/semiconductor interfaces is determined by the local electronic charge transfer. Using lattice-resolved conductivity mapping and first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that the electronic charge transfer, thereby electrical conductivity, can be fine-tuned by the topological defects of 2D materials and the atomic stacking with respect to the substrate. Our finding provides a novel route to engineer the electrical contact properties by exploiting fine atomic interactions; in the meantime, it also suggests a convenient and nondestructive means of probing subtle interactions along 2D heterogeneous interfaces.

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Tuning Local Electrical Conductivity via Fine Atomic Scale Structures of Two-Dimensional Interfaces. / Zhang, Shuai; Gao, Lei; Song, Aisheng et al.
in: Nano letters, Jahrgang 18, Nr. 9, 12.09.2018, S. 6030-6036.

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Zhang, S, Gao, L, Song, A, Zheng, X, Yao, Q, Ma, T, Di, Z, Feng, X-Q & Li, Q 2018, 'Tuning Local Electrical Conductivity via Fine Atomic Scale Structures of Two-Dimensional Interfaces', Nano letters, Jg. 18, Nr. 9, S. 6030-6036. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02921
Zhang, S., Gao, L., Song, A., Zheng, X., Yao, Q., Ma, T., Di, Z., Feng, X.-Q., & Li, Q. (2018). Tuning Local Electrical Conductivity via Fine Atomic Scale Structures of Two-Dimensional Interfaces. Nano letters, 18(9), 6030-6036. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02921
Zhang S, Gao L, Song A, Zheng X, Yao Q, Ma T et al. Tuning Local Electrical Conductivity via Fine Atomic Scale Structures of Two-Dimensional Interfaces. Nano letters. 2018 Sep 12;18(9):6030-6036. Epub 2018 Aug 30. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02921
Zhang, Shuai ; Gao, Lei ; Song, Aisheng et al. / Tuning Local Electrical Conductivity via Fine Atomic Scale Structures of Two-Dimensional Interfaces. in: Nano letters. 2018 ; Jahrgang 18, Nr. 9. S. 6030-6036.
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