Band gap engineering of atomically thin two-dimensional semiconductors

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/26/3/034208

Abstract

Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) layered materials have potential applications in nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, and integrated optoelectronics. Band gap engineering of these 2D semiconductors is critical for their broad applications in high-performance integrated devices, such as broad-band photodetectors, multi-color light emitting diodes (LEDs), and high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. In this review, we will summarize the recent progress on the controlled growth of composition modulated atomically thin 2D semiconductor alloys with band gaps tuned in a wide range, as well as their induced applications in broadly tunable optoelectronic components. The band gap engineered 2D semiconductors could open up an exciting opportunity for probing their fundamental physical properties in 2D systems and may find diverse applications in functional electronic/optoelectronic devices.

Keywords: 2D semiconductors band gap engineering alloys atomically thin

Received: 16 December 2016
Revised: 31 January 2017
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PACS:	42.70.Qs	(Photonic bandgap materials)
	71.20.Be	(Transition metals and alloys)
	81.15.Gh	(Chemical vapor deposition (including plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, ALD, etc.))
	52.70.Kz	(Optical (ultraviolet, visible, infrared) measurements)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11374092, 61474040, 61574054, and 61505051), the Aid Program for Science and Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province, China, and the Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province, China (Grant No. 2014FJ2001).

Corresponding Authors: An-Lian Pan, Xiao-Li Zhu
E-mail: anlian.pan@hnu.edu.cn;zhuxiaoli@hnu.edu.cn

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Cui-Huan Ge(葛翠环), Hong-Lai Li(李洪来), Xiao-Li Zhu(朱小莉), An-Lian Pan(潘安练) Band gap engineering of atomically thin two-dimensional semiconductors 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 034208

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