Bandgap opening in layered gray arsenic alloy
As an essential member of group-V layered materials, gray arsenic (g-As) has recently begun to draw researchers’ attention due to fantastic physical properties predicted by theoretical calculation. However, g-As presents semimetal behavior as the thickness exceeds bilayers, which hinders its further...
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doaj-4efae0a6eb7e44f4957a79061f62a8542021-05-04T14:07:59ZengAIP Publishing LLCAPL Materials2166-532X2021-04-0194041102041102-710.1063/5.0042050Bandgap opening in layered gray arsenic alloyCheng Chen0Chang Li1Qiang Yu2Xinyao Shi3Yushuang Zhang4Jie Chen5Kaizhen Liu6Ying He7Kai Zhang8School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, People’s Republic of ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, People’s Republic of ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, People’s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Materials Science and Engineering Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, People’s Republic of ChinaAs an essential member of group-V layered materials, gray arsenic (g-As) has recently begun to draw researchers’ attention due to fantastic physical properties predicted by theoretical calculation. However, g-As presents semimetal behavior as the thickness exceeds bilayers, which hinders its further device applications, such as in logic electronics. Herein, we report the growth of high quality gray arsenic–phosphorus–tin (g-AsPSn) alloys via a simple one-step chemical vapor transport process. The as-grown g-AsPSn alloy remains the same layered rhombohedral structure as g-As, while the g-AsPSn alloy shows an opened bandgap compared with g-As. Infrared absorption and photoluminescence spectra reveal a narrow optical bandgap of 0.2 eV. A field effect transistor based on few-layer g-AsPSn alloy flakes shows a typical p-type semiconductor behavior and a relatively high mobility of ∼66 cm2 V−1 S−1 under ambient conditions. It can be envisioned that the synthesized two-dimensional layered narrow-gap g-AsPSn alloy presents considerable potential applications in electronics and infrared optoelectronics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0042050 |
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Bandgap opening in layered gray arsenic alloy |
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As an essential member of group-V layered materials, gray arsenic (g-As) has recently begun to draw researchers’ attention due to fantastic physical properties predicted by theoretical calculation. However, g-As presents semimetal behavior as the thickness exceeds bilayers, which hinders its further device applications, such as in logic electronics. Herein, we report the growth of high quality gray arsenic–phosphorus–tin (g-AsPSn) alloys via a simple one-step chemical vapor transport process. The as-grown g-AsPSn alloy remains the same layered rhombohedral structure as g-As, while the g-AsPSn alloy shows an opened bandgap compared with g-As. Infrared absorption and photoluminescence spectra reveal a narrow optical bandgap of 0.2 eV. A field effect transistor based on few-layer g-AsPSn alloy flakes shows a typical p-type semiconductor behavior and a relatively high mobility of ∼66 cm2 V−1 S−1 under ambient conditions. It can be envisioned that the synthesized two-dimensional layered narrow-gap g-AsPSn alloy presents considerable potential applications in electronics and infrared optoelectronics. |
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