Interband Transitions in Monolayer and Few-Layer WSe₂ Probed Using Photoexcited Charge Collection Spectroscopy

Transition-metal dichalcogenides are currently under rigorous investigation because of their distinct layer-dependent physical properties originating from the corresponding evolution of the band structure. Here, we report the highly resolved probing of layer-dependent band structure evolution for WSe2 using photoexcited charge collection spectroscopy (PECCS). Monolayer, few-layer, and multilayer WSe2 can be probed in top-gate field-effect transistor platforms, and their interband transitions are efficiently observed. Our theoretical calculations show a great coincidence with the PECCS results, proving that the indirect Γ–K and Γ–Λ transitions as well as the direct K–K transition are clearly resolved in multilayer WSe2 by PECCS

Impact of Organic Molecule-Induced Charge Transfer on Operating Voltage Control of Both n‑MoS₂ and p‑MoTe₂ Transistors

Since transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors are found as two-dimensional van der Waals materials with a discrete energy bandgap, many TMD based field effect transistors (FETs) are reported as prototype devices. However, overall reports indicate that threshold voltage (Vth) of those FETs are located far away from 0 V whether the channel is p- or n-type. This definitely causes high switching voltage and unintended OFF-state leakage current. Here, a facile way to simultaneously modulate the Vth of both p- and n-channel FETs with TMDs is reported. The deposition of various organic small molecules on the channel results in charge transfer between the organic molecule and TMD channels. Especially, HAT-CN molecule is found to ideally work for both p- and n-channels, shifting their Vth toward 0 V concurrently. As a proof of concept, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) inverter with p-MoTe2 and n-MoS2 channels shows superior voltage gain and minimal power consumption after HAT-CN deposition, compared to its initial performance. When the same TMD FETs of the CMOS structure are integrated into an OLED pixel circuit for ambipolar switching, the circuit with HAT-CN film demonstrates complete ON/OFF switching of OLED pixel, which was not switched off without HAT-CN

Impact of Organic Molecule-Induced Charge Transfer on Operating Voltage Control of Both n‑MoS₂ and p‑MoTe₂ Transistors

Since transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors are found as two-dimensional van der Waals materials with a discrete energy bandgap, many TMD based field effect transistors (FETs) are reported as prototype devices. However, overall reports indicate that threshold voltage (Vth) of those FETs are located far away from 0 V whether the channel is p- or n-type. This definitely causes high switching voltage and unintended OFF-state leakage current. Here, a facile way to simultaneously modulate the Vth of both p- and n-channel FETs with TMDs is reported. The deposition of various organic small molecules on the channel results in charge transfer between the organic molecule and TMD channels. Especially, HAT-CN molecule is found to ideally work for both p- and n-channels, shifting their Vth toward 0 V concurrently. As a proof of concept, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) inverter with p-MoTe2 and n-MoS2 channels shows superior voltage gain and minimal power consumption after HAT-CN deposition, compared to its initial performance. When the same TMD FETs of the CMOS structure are integrated into an OLED pixel circuit for ambipolar switching, the circuit with HAT-CN film demonstrates complete ON/OFF switching of OLED pixel, which was not switched off without HAT-CN

Low Power Consumption Complementary Inverters with n‑MoS₂ and p‑WSe₂ Dichalcogenide Nanosheets on Glass for Logic and Light-Emitting Diode Circuits

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials with discrete bandgap become important because of their interesting physical properties and potentials toward future nanoscale electronics. Many 2D-based field effect transistors (FETs) have thus been reported. Several attempts to fabricate 2D complementary (CMOS) logic inverters have been made too. However, those CMOS devices seldom showed the most important advantage of typical CMOS: low power consumption. Here, we adopted p-WSe₂ and n-MoS₂ nanosheets separately for the channels of bottom-gate-patterned FETs, to fabricate 2D dichalcogenide-based hetero-CMOS inverters on the same glass substrate. Our hetero-CMOS inverters with electrically isolated FETs demonstrate novel and superior device performances of a maximum voltage gain as ∼27, sub-nanowatt power consumption, almost ideal noise margin approaching 0.5<i>V</i>_DD (supply voltage, <i>V</i>_DD = 5 V) with a transition voltage of 2.3 V, and ∼800 μs for switching delay. Moreover, our glass-substrate CMOS device nicely performed digital logic (NOT, OR, and AND) and push–pull circuits for organic light-emitting diode switching, directly displaying the prospective of practical applications