Bipolar doping in van der Waals semiconductor through Flexo-doping

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Main Authors: Zhang, Bo, Xia, Hui, Huang, Zhengdong, Liu, Yaqian, Kang, Jun, Sun, Liaoxin, Li, Tianxin, Wei, Su-Huai, Lu, Wei
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author Zhang, Bo
Xia, Hui
Huang, Zhengdong
Liu, Yaqian
Kang, Jun
Sun, Liaoxin
Li, Tianxin
Wei, Su-Huai
Lu, Wei
author_facet Zhang, Bo
Xia, Hui
Huang, Zhengdong
Liu, Yaqian
Kang, Jun
Sun, Liaoxin
Li, Tianxin
Wei, Su-Huai
Lu, Wei
contents Doping plays a key role in functionalizing semiconductor devices, yet traditional chemical approaches relying on foreign-atom incorporation suffer from doping-asymmetry, pronounced lattice disorder and constrained spatial resolution. Here, we demonstrate a physical doping technique to directly write nanoscale doping patterns into layered semiconductors (MoS2). By applying localized tensile and compressive stress via an atomic force microscopy probe, p and n type conductance are simultaneously written into the designed area with sub-100-nm resolution, as verified by spatially resolved capacitance and photocurrent experiments. Density functional theory calculations reveal strain-driven shifts of donor and acceptor levels, as large as several hundreds of meV, linking mechanical stress to semiconductor doping. Fabricated strain-engineered junction efficiently rectifies the current flow and performs logic operations with stable dynamic response. This strain-driven approach enables spatially precise doping in van der Waals materials without degrading crystallinity, offering a versatile platform for nanoscale semiconductor devices.
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spellingShingle Bipolar doping in van der Waals semiconductor through Flexo-doping
Zhang, Bo
Xia, Hui
Huang, Zhengdong
Liu, Yaqian
Kang, Jun
Sun, Liaoxin
Li, Tianxin
Wei, Su-Huai
Lu, Wei
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Doping plays a key role in functionalizing semiconductor devices, yet traditional chemical approaches relying on foreign-atom incorporation suffer from doping-asymmetry, pronounced lattice disorder and constrained spatial resolution. Here, we demonstrate a physical doping technique to directly write nanoscale doping patterns into layered semiconductors (MoS2). By applying localized tensile and compressive stress via an atomic force microscopy probe, p and n type conductance are simultaneously written into the designed area with sub-100-nm resolution, as verified by spatially resolved capacitance and photocurrent experiments. Density functional theory calculations reveal strain-driven shifts of donor and acceptor levels, as large as several hundreds of meV, linking mechanical stress to semiconductor doping. Fabricated strain-engineered junction efficiently rectifies the current flow and performs logic operations with stable dynamic response. This strain-driven approach enables spatially precise doping in van der Waals materials without degrading crystallinity, offering a versatile platform for nanoscale semiconductor devices.
title Bipolar doping in van der Waals semiconductor through Flexo-doping
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05887