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Title: Air stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} by silicon nitride thin films with tunable fixed charge density

Abstract

Stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} using thin films of SiN{sub x} deposited on the surface via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition is presented. Positive fixed charge centers inside SiN{sub x} act to dope WSe{sub 2} thin flakes n-type via field-induced effect. The electron concentration in WSe{sub 2} can be well controlled up to the degenerate limit by simply adjusting the stoichiometry of the SiN{sub x} through deposition process parameters. For the high doping limit, the Schottky barrier width at the metal/WSe{sub 2} junction is significantly thinned, allowing for efficient electron injection via tunneling. Using this doping scheme, we demonstrate air-stable WSe{sub 2} n-MOSFETs with a mobility of ∼70 cm{sup 2}/V s.

Authors:
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  1. Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA and Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22303740
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
APL Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2166-532X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; CHARGE DENSITY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION; MOBILITY; MOSFET; PLASMA; SILICON NITRIDES; THIN FILMS; TUNNEL EFFECT

Citation Formats

Chen, Kevin, Kiriya, Daisuke, Hettick, Mark, Tosun, Mahmut, Ha, Tae-Jun, Madhvapathy, Surabhi Rao, Desai, Sujay, Sachid, Angada, and Javey, Ali. Air stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} by silicon nitride thin films with tunable fixed charge density. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4891824.
Chen, Kevin, Kiriya, Daisuke, Hettick, Mark, Tosun, Mahmut, Ha, Tae-Jun, Madhvapathy, Surabhi Rao, Desai, Sujay, Sachid, Angada, & Javey, Ali. Air stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} by silicon nitride thin films with tunable fixed charge density. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891824
Chen, Kevin, Kiriya, Daisuke, Hettick, Mark, Tosun, Mahmut, Ha, Tae-Jun, Madhvapathy, Surabhi Rao, Desai, Sujay, Sachid, Angada, and Javey, Ali. 2014. "Air stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} by silicon nitride thin films with tunable fixed charge density". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891824.
@article{osti_22303740,
title = {Air stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} by silicon nitride thin films with tunable fixed charge density},
author = {Chen, Kevin and Kiriya, Daisuke and Hettick, Mark and Tosun, Mahmut and Ha, Tae-Jun and Madhvapathy, Surabhi Rao and Desai, Sujay and Sachid, Angada and Javey, Ali},
abstractNote = {Stable n-doping of WSe{sub 2} using thin films of SiN{sub x} deposited on the surface via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition is presented. Positive fixed charge centers inside SiN{sub x} act to dope WSe{sub 2} thin flakes n-type via field-induced effect. The electron concentration in WSe{sub 2} can be well controlled up to the degenerate limit by simply adjusting the stoichiometry of the SiN{sub x} through deposition process parameters. For the high doping limit, the Schottky barrier width at the metal/WSe{sub 2} junction is significantly thinned, allowing for efficient electron injection via tunneling. Using this doping scheme, we demonstrate air-stable WSe{sub 2} n-MOSFETs with a mobility of ∼70 cm{sup 2}/V s.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4891824},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22303740}, journal = {APL Materials},
issn = {2166-532X},
number = 9,
volume = 2,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}