1. Erbium-doped WS$_2$ with Down- and Up-Conversion Photoluminescence Integrated on Silicon for Heterojunction Infrared Photodetection
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Li, Qiuguo, Rao, Hao, Mei, Haijuan, Zhao, Zhengting, Gong, Weiping, Camposeo, Andrea, Pisignano, Dario, and Yang, Xianguang
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Physics - Applied Physics ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science - Abstract
The integration of 2D nanomaterials with silicon is expected to enrich the applications of 2D functional nanomaterials and to pave the way for next-generation, nanoscale optoelectronics with enhanced performances. Herein, a strategy for rare earth element doping has been utilized for the synthesis of 2D WS$_2$:Er nanosheets to achieve up-conversion and down-conversion emission ranging from visible to the near-infrared region. Moreover, the potential integration of the synthesized 2D nanosheets in silicon platforms is demonstrated by the realization of an infrared photodetector based on a WS$_2$:Er/Si heterojunction. These devices operate at room temperature and show a high photoresponsivity of ~39.8 mA/W (at 980 nm) and a detectivity of 2.79 $\times$ 10$^{10}$ cm Hz$^{1/2}$ W$^{-1}$. Moreover, the dark current and noise power density are suppressed effectively by van der Waals assisted p-n heterojunction. This work fundamentally contributes to establishing infrared detection by rare element doping of 2D materials in heterojunctions with Si, at the forefront of infrared 2D materials-based photonics., Comment: 34 pages, 9 Figures, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022
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- 2023
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