Engineering van der Waals Contacts by Interlayer Dipoles.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Tuning the interfacial Schottky barrier with van der Waals (vdW) contacts is an important solution for two-dimensional (2D) electronics. Here we report that the interlayer dipoles of 2D vdW superlattices (vdWSLs) can be used to engineer vdW contacts to 2D semiconductors. A bipolar WSe<sub>2</sub> with Ba<sub>6</sub>Ta<sub>11</sub>S<sub>28</sub> (BTS) vdW contact was employed to exhibit this strategy. Strong interlayer dipoles can be formed due to charge transfer between the Ba<sub>3</sub>TaS<sub>5</sub> and TaS<sub>2</sub> layers. Mechanical exfoliation breaks the superlattice and produces two distinguished surfaces with TaS<sub>2</sub> and Ba<sub>3</sub>TaS<sub>5</sub> terminations. The surfaces thus have opposite surface dipoles and consequently different work functions. Therefore, all the devices fall into two categories in accordance with the rectifying direction, which were verified by electrical measurements and scanning photocurrent microscopy. The growing vdWSL family along with the addition surface dipoles enables prospective vdW contact designs and have practical application in nanoelectronics and nano optoelectronics.