Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Diode Consisting of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials.

Jeong, Hyun; Oh, Hye Min; Bang, Seungho; Jeong, Hyeon Jun; An, Sung-Jin; Han, Gang Hee; Kim, Hyun; Yun, Seok Joon et al. · Nano Lett · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We present a novel metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diode consisting of graphene, hexagonal BN, and monolayer MoS2 for application in ultrathin nanoelectronics. The MIS heterojunction structure was fabricated by vertically stacking layered materials using a simple wet chemical transfer method. The stacking of each layer was confirmed by confocal scanning Raman spectroscopy and device performance was evaluated using current versus voltage (I-V) and photocurrent measurements. We clearly observed better current rectification and much higher current flow in the MIS diode than in the p-n junction and the metal-semiconductor diodes made of layered materials. The I-V characteristic curve of the MIS diode indicates that current flows mainly across interfaces as a result of carrier tunneling. Moreover, we observed considerably high photocurrent from the MIS diode under visible light illumination.