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Main Authors: Zhao, Gaolei, Liu, Juhe, Huo, Jinkai, Han, Tian, Tong, Yunhao, Wang, Hu, Kozadaev, Konstantin, Zheltkovich, Andrei, Sun, Changsen, Tolstik, Alexei, Novitsky, Andrey, Pan, Lujun, Li, Dawei
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01285
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author Zhao, Gaolei
Liu, Juhe
Huo, Jinkai
Han, Tian
Tong, Yunhao
Wang, Hu
Kozadaev, Konstantin
Zheltkovich, Andrei
Sun, Changsen
Tolstik, Alexei
Novitsky, Andrey
Pan, Lujun
Li, Dawei
author_facet Zhao, Gaolei
Liu, Juhe
Huo, Jinkai
Han, Tian
Tong, Yunhao
Wang, Hu
Kozadaev, Konstantin
Zheltkovich, Andrei
Sun, Changsen
Tolstik, Alexei
Novitsky, Andrey
Pan, Lujun
Li, Dawei
contents Layered niobium oxide dihalides NbOX2 (X = I, Cl), as a new family of Van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectrics, have attracted extensive attention, while achieving non-volatile modulation of their optical and electrical properties remains challenging, thereby limiting their integration into next-generation nanoelectronics and optoelectronics. Here, we report the controlled fabrication of highly crystalline NbOI2-xClx vdW alloys with composition-driven tunable optical and electrical properties via a chemical vapor transport method. Comprehensive experimental characterization combined with first-principles calculation shows that the crystal lattices, phonon modes, and band structures of NbOI2-xClx can be well tailored, which are distributed between NbOI2 and NbOCl2. Both the amplitude and polarization of second harmonic generation optical signal in NbOI2-xClx exhibit pronounced compositional dependence, offering optical evidence for tunable in-plane ferroelectric characteristic. Moreover, field-effect transistors based on NbOI2-xClx display robust n-type semiconducting behavior, with threshold voltage and carrier mobility precisely modulated through adjustment of I/Cl molar ratio. Furthermore, 2D NbOI2-xClx photodetectors across all compositions exhibit exceptional gate-tunable current on/off ratio and strong polarization-sensitive photo-response. This study thus provides a new vdW ferroelectric material platform with tunable optical and electrical properties, paving the path for its implementation in modern nanophotonics and nanoelectronics.
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spellingShingle Composition-Driven Tunable Optical and Electrical Properties in Van der Waals Ferroelectric NbOI2-xClx Alloys
Zhao, Gaolei
Liu, Juhe
Huo, Jinkai
Han, Tian
Tong, Yunhao
Wang, Hu
Kozadaev, Konstantin
Zheltkovich, Andrei
Sun, Changsen
Tolstik, Alexei
Novitsky, Andrey
Pan, Lujun
Li, Dawei
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Layered niobium oxide dihalides NbOX2 (X = I, Cl), as a new family of Van der Waals (vdW) ferroelectrics, have attracted extensive attention, while achieving non-volatile modulation of their optical and electrical properties remains challenging, thereby limiting their integration into next-generation nanoelectronics and optoelectronics. Here, we report the controlled fabrication of highly crystalline NbOI2-xClx vdW alloys with composition-driven tunable optical and electrical properties via a chemical vapor transport method. Comprehensive experimental characterization combined with first-principles calculation shows that the crystal lattices, phonon modes, and band structures of NbOI2-xClx can be well tailored, which are distributed between NbOI2 and NbOCl2. Both the amplitude and polarization of second harmonic generation optical signal in NbOI2-xClx exhibit pronounced compositional dependence, offering optical evidence for tunable in-plane ferroelectric characteristic. Moreover, field-effect transistors based on NbOI2-xClx display robust n-type semiconducting behavior, with threshold voltage and carrier mobility precisely modulated through adjustment of I/Cl molar ratio. Furthermore, 2D NbOI2-xClx photodetectors across all compositions exhibit exceptional gate-tunable current on/off ratio and strong polarization-sensitive photo-response. This study thus provides a new vdW ferroelectric material platform with tunable optical and electrical properties, paving the path for its implementation in modern nanophotonics and nanoelectronics.
title Composition-Driven Tunable Optical and Electrical Properties in Van der Waals Ferroelectric NbOI2-xClx Alloys
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01285