Lateral Heterostructures of Multilayer GeS and SnS van der Waals Crystals
Abstract
Engineered heterostructures derive distinct properties from materials integration and interface formation. Two-dimensional crystals have been combined to form vertical stacks and lateral heterostuctures with covalent line interfaces. While thicker vertical stacks have been realized, lateral heterostructures from multilayer van der Waals crystals, which could bring the benefits of high-quality interfaces to bulk-like layered materials, have remained much less explored. In this work, we demonstrate the integration of anisotropic layered Sn and Ge monosulfides into complex heterostructures with seamless lateral interfaces and tunable vertical design using a two-step growth process. The anisotropic lattice mismatch at the lateral interfaces between GeS and SnS is relaxed via dislocations and interfacial alloying. Nanoscale optoelectronic measurements by cathodoluminescence spectroscopy show the characteristic light emission of joined high-quality van der Waals crystals. Spectroscopy across the lateral interface indicates valley-selective luminescence in the bulk SnS component that arises due to anisotropic electron transfer across the interface. The results demonstrate the ability to realize high-quality lateral heterostructures of multilayer van der Waals crystals for diverse applications, e.g., in optoelectronics or valleytronics.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1657837
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0016343
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Nano
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; lateral heterostructures; van der Waals stacks; layered semiconductors; optoelectronics; valleytronics
Citation Formats
Sutter, Eli, Wang, Jia, and Sutter, Peter. Lateral Heterostructures of Multilayer GeS and SnS van der Waals Crystals. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c05978.
Sutter, Eli, Wang, Jia, & Sutter, Peter. Lateral Heterostructures of Multilayer GeS and SnS van der Waals Crystals. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c05978
Sutter, Eli, Wang, Jia, and Sutter, Peter. Fri .
"Lateral Heterostructures of Multilayer GeS and SnS van der Waals Crystals". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c05978. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1657837.
@article{osti_1657837,
title = {Lateral Heterostructures of Multilayer GeS and SnS van der Waals Crystals},
author = {Sutter, Eli and Wang, Jia and Sutter, Peter},
abstractNote = {Engineered heterostructures derive distinct properties from materials integration and interface formation. Two-dimensional crystals have been combined to form vertical stacks and lateral heterostuctures with covalent line interfaces. While thicker vertical stacks have been realized, lateral heterostructures from multilayer van der Waals crystals, which could bring the benefits of high-quality interfaces to bulk-like layered materials, have remained much less explored. In this work, we demonstrate the integration of anisotropic layered Sn and Ge monosulfides into complex heterostructures with seamless lateral interfaces and tunable vertical design using a two-step growth process. The anisotropic lattice mismatch at the lateral interfaces between GeS and SnS is relaxed via dislocations and interfacial alloying. Nanoscale optoelectronic measurements by cathodoluminescence spectroscopy show the characteristic light emission of joined high-quality van der Waals crystals. Spectroscopy across the lateral interface indicates valley-selective luminescence in the bulk SnS component that arises due to anisotropic electron transfer across the interface. The results demonstrate the ability to realize high-quality lateral heterostructures of multilayer van der Waals crystals for diverse applications, e.g., in optoelectronics or valleytronics.},
doi = {10.1021/acsnano.0c05978},
journal = {ACS Nano},
number = 9,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}
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