Biaxial Tensile Strain Enhances Electron Mobility of Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
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| author | Yang, Jerry A. Bennett, Robert K. A. Hoang, Lauren Zhang, Zhepeng Thompson, Kamila J. Michail, Antonios Parthenios, John Papagelis, Konstantinos Mannix, Andrew J. Pop, Eric |
| author_facet | Yang, Jerry A. Bennett, Robert K. A. Hoang, Lauren Zhang, Zhepeng Thompson, Kamila J. Michail, Antonios Parthenios, John Papagelis, Konstantinos Mannix, Andrew J. Pop, Eric |
| contents | Strain engineering can modulate the material properties of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Recent theory and experiments have found that uniaxial tensile strain can improve the electron mobility of monolayer MoS$_2$, a 2D semiconductor, but the effects of biaxial strain on charge transport are not well-understood in 2D semiconductors. Here, we use biaxial tensile strain on flexible substrates to probe the electron mobility in monolayer WS$_2$ and MoS$_2$ transistors. This approach experimentally achieves ~2x higher on-state current and mobility with ~0.3% applied biaxial strain in WS$_2$, the highest mobility improvement at the lowest strain reported to date. We also examine the mechanisms behind this improvement through density functional theory simulations, concluding that the enhancement is primarily due to reduced intervalley electron-phonon scattering. These results underscore the role of strain engineering 2D semiconductors for flexible electronics, sensors, integrated circuits, and other optoelectronic applications. |
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| spellingShingle | Biaxial Tensile Strain Enhances Electron Mobility of Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Yang, Jerry A. Bennett, Robert K. A. Hoang, Lauren Zhang, Zhepeng Thompson, Kamila J. Michail, Antonios Parthenios, John Papagelis, Konstantinos Mannix, Andrew J. Pop, Eric Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Applied Physics Strain engineering can modulate the material properties of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Recent theory and experiments have found that uniaxial tensile strain can improve the electron mobility of monolayer MoS$_2$, a 2D semiconductor, but the effects of biaxial strain on charge transport are not well-understood in 2D semiconductors. Here, we use biaxial tensile strain on flexible substrates to probe the electron mobility in monolayer WS$_2$ and MoS$_2$ transistors. This approach experimentally achieves ~2x higher on-state current and mobility with ~0.3% applied biaxial strain in WS$_2$, the highest mobility improvement at the lowest strain reported to date. We also examine the mechanisms behind this improvement through density functional theory simulations, concluding that the enhancement is primarily due to reduced intervalley electron-phonon scattering. These results underscore the role of strain engineering 2D semiconductors for flexible electronics, sensors, integrated circuits, and other optoelectronic applications. |
| title | Biaxial Tensile Strain Enhances Electron Mobility of Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.10939 |