Nanoscale Ferroelectric Programming of van der Waals Heterostructures

Yang, Dengyu; Cao, Qingrui; Akyuz, Erin; Hayden, John; Nordlander, Josh; Mercer, Ian; Yu, Muqing; Ramachandran, Ranjani; Irvin, Patrick; Maria, Jon-Paul; Hunt, Benjamin M.; Levy, Jeremy

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03574

Title: Nanoscale Ferroelectric Programming of van der Waals Heterostructures

Journal Article · 12 December 2024 · Nano Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c03574 · OSTI ID:2481380

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^[2]; Akyuz, Erin ^[2];

^[3]; Nordlander, Josh ^[3]; Mercer, Ian ^[3];

^[4]; Ramachandran, Ranjani ^[4]; Irvin, Patrick ^[4]; Maria, Jon-Paul ^[3]; Hunt, Benjamin M. ^[5];

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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); University of Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, PA (United States)
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, PA (United States)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)
University of Pittsburgh, PA (United States); Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, PA (United States)
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

We demonstrate an approach to creating nanoscale potentials in van der Waals layers integrated with a buried programmable ferroelectric layer. Using ultra-low-voltage electron beam lithography (ULV-EBL), we can program the ferroelectric polarization in Al_1–xB_xN (AlBN) thin films, generating structures with sizes as small as 35 nm. We demonstrate the ferroelectric field effect with a graphene/vdW stack on AlBN by creating a p–n junction. This resist-free, high-resolution, contactless patterning method offers a new pathway to integrate ferroelectric films with a wide range of two-dimensional layers including transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMD), enabling arbitrary programming and top-down creation of multifunctional devices.

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Research Organization:: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (United States); University of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0022277

OSTI ID:: 2481380

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 51 Vol. 24; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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