Issue 25, 2020

An in-plane WSe2 p–n homojunction two-dimensional diode by laser-induced doping

Abstract

Conventional doping schemes of Si microelectronics are inadequate for atomic-thickness two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, which makes it challenging to construct 2D p–n homojunctions. Herein, a UV laser-assisted doping method with addressability is proposed for seamlessly building a 2D WSe2 p–n homojunction. WSe2 with ambipolar transport properties was exposed to a focused UV laser to form WOx in a self-limiting and area-selective process that induces hole doping in the underlying WSe2via electron transfer. Different electrical behaviors, ranging from p–p to p–n in-plane homojunctions, were observed between the as-exfoliated (ambipolar) region and the UV laser-treated (p-doped) region, under the electrostatic modulation of the back-gate bias (VBG), resulting in the multi-state rectification ratios of 895 (positive VBG) and ∼4 (negative VBG). The evolution of the depletion region in the WSe2 in-plane homojunction was analyzed at different VBG using the scanning photocurrent mapping approach, yielding a high photocurrent of 1.8 nA for positive VBG, owing to the development of the p–n junction. Finally, a WSe2-based 2D homogeneous complementary inverter is demonstrated with a voltage gain of 1.8, thereby paving the way for next-generation atomic-thickness circuitry.

Graphical abstract: An in-plane WSe2 p–n homojunction two-dimensional diode by laser-induced doping

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Apr 2020
Accepted
26 May 2020
First published
28 May 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 8393-8398

An in-plane WSe2 p–n homojunction two-dimensional diode by laser-induced doping

S. Yang, G. Lee, J. Kim, S. Yang, C. Lee and J. Kim, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 8393 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01790F

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