Achieving nearly barrier free transport in high mobility ReS2 phototransistors with van der Waals contacts

Abstract Focusing on Rhenium disulfide (ReS2), a group VII transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDC), being a promising contender system for future nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, here, we present an innovative pathway to experimentally achieve an almost barrier-free contact for the ReS2 field e...

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Main Authors: Shubhrasish Mukherjee, Gaurab Samanta, Md Nur Hasan, Shubhadip Moulick, Ruta Kulkarni, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Arumugum Thamizhavel, Debjani Karmakar, Atindra Nath Pal
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:npj 2D Materials and Applications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-024-00507-3
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Summary:Abstract Focusing on Rhenium disulfide (ReS2), a group VII transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDC), being a promising contender system for future nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, here, we present an innovative pathway to experimentally achieve an almost barrier-free contact for the ReS2 field effect transistors (FETs) by using few layered graphene as contact electrodes, further supported by comparative first-principles analysis. Such barrier-free contacts enable the observation of metal-to-insulator transition with enhanced room temperature carrier mobility up to 25 cm2/Vs, linear Ids-Vds characteristic down to 80 K, along with the reduction of 1/f noise by more than two orders of magnitude. We further demonstrate a highly responsive gate- tunable phototransistor (R > 106 A/W) at an illumination wavelength of 633 nm. This work demonstrates a straightforward strategy to unlock the full potential of ReS2 for CMOS compatible future electronic and optoelectronic devices.
ISSN:2397-7132