Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction

Van der Waals p-n heterojunctions, consist of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) layer semiconductors, have opened a promising avenue for the realization of ultrathin and ultralight photovoltaic solar cells. This feature enables them particularly be suitable as the micro/nanoscale solar energy-con...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hou Chaojian, Li Bo, Li Qingwei, Yang Lijun, Wang Yang, Yang Zhan, Dong Lixin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9364738/
_version_ 1819073929580380160
author Hou Chaojian
Li Bo
Li Qingwei
Yang Lijun
Wang Yang
Yang Zhan
Dong Lixin
author_facet Hou Chaojian
Li Bo
Li Qingwei
Yang Lijun
Wang Yang
Yang Zhan
Dong Lixin
author_sort Hou Chaojian
collection DOAJ
description Van der Waals p-n heterojunctions, consist of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) layer semiconductors, have opened a promising avenue for the realization of ultrathin and ultralight photovoltaic solar cells. This feature enables them particularly be suitable as the micro/nanoscale solar energy-conversion units integrated in wireless power supply micro/nano-systems. However, solar energy harvest in these heterojunctions is hindered by inherent weak interlayer interaction at such ultrathin thickness. Herein, a novel integrated strategy by embedding metallic plasmonic pentamers optical nano-antenna array (ONAA) onto overlap region of black phosphorus-molybdenum disulfide (BP-MoS<sub>2</sub>) p-n heterojunction is firstly exploited under both a near-infrared laser (<italic>&#x03BB;</italic> &#x003D; 830 nm) and standardized AM1.5G solar irradiation. Results show that profiting from plasmon-induced &#x201C;hot&#x201D; electrons and thermal field generating from gigantic near-field enhancement in 15 nm-ultrashort nanogap ONAAs and high intrinsic build-in field in atomically overlap region, this integrated configuration displays enhanced photovoltaic properties. Maximum short-circuits current (<italic>I</italic><sub>sc</sub> &#x003D; 0.53 &#x03BC;A) and open circuit voltage (<italic>V</italic><sub>oc</sub> &#x003D; 0.2 V) had been attained. Additional fill factor of 14&#x0025; and double power conversion efficiencies amplification are measured via comparison of device without/with ONAAs. These findings strongly demonstrate this reliable enhancement strategy with integration of plasmonic physics into 2D heterojunctions for realizing energy harvesting unit in the wireless power supply micro/nano-systems.
first_indexed 2024-12-21T18:01:26Z
format Article
id doaj.art-a7da9ca079ec4d168743a0ac089aee44
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2644-1292
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-21T18:01:26Z
publishDate 2021-01-01
publisher IEEE
record_format Article
series IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology
spelling doaj.art-a7da9ca079ec4d168743a0ac089aee442022-12-21T18:55:03ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology2644-12922021-01-012415110.1109/OJNANO.2021.30624959364738Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> HeterojunctionHou Chaojian0Li Bo1Li Qingwei2Yang Lijun3Wang Yang4Yang Zhan5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-4819Dong Lixin6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8816-4944Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Soochow University, Soochow, ChinaKey Laboratory of Microsystems and Microstructures Manufacturing, Ministry of Education, and School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, ChinaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USABeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaVan der Waals p-n heterojunctions, consist of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) layer semiconductors, have opened a promising avenue for the realization of ultrathin and ultralight photovoltaic solar cells. This feature enables them particularly be suitable as the micro/nanoscale solar energy-conversion units integrated in wireless power supply micro/nano-systems. However, solar energy harvest in these heterojunctions is hindered by inherent weak interlayer interaction at such ultrathin thickness. Herein, a novel integrated strategy by embedding metallic plasmonic pentamers optical nano-antenna array (ONAA) onto overlap region of black phosphorus-molybdenum disulfide (BP-MoS<sub>2</sub>) p-n heterojunction is firstly exploited under both a near-infrared laser (<italic>&#x03BB;</italic> &#x003D; 830 nm) and standardized AM1.5G solar irradiation. Results show that profiting from plasmon-induced &#x201C;hot&#x201D; electrons and thermal field generating from gigantic near-field enhancement in 15 nm-ultrashort nanogap ONAAs and high intrinsic build-in field in atomically overlap region, this integrated configuration displays enhanced photovoltaic properties. Maximum short-circuits current (<italic>I</italic><sub>sc</sub> &#x003D; 0.53 &#x03BC;A) and open circuit voltage (<italic>V</italic><sub>oc</sub> &#x003D; 0.2 V) had been attained. Additional fill factor of 14&#x0025; and double power conversion efficiencies amplification are measured via comparison of device without/with ONAAs. These findings strongly demonstrate this reliable enhancement strategy with integration of plasmonic physics into 2D heterojunctions for realizing energy harvesting unit in the wireless power supply micro/nano-systems.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9364738/Optical nano-antenna array (ONAA)plasmonphotovoltaic effectblack phosphorus-molybdenum disulfide (BP-MoS<named-content xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" content-type="math" xlink:type="simple"> <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_2$</tex-math> </inline-formula> </named-content>) heterojunction
spellingShingle Hou Chaojian
Li Bo
Li Qingwei
Yang Lijun
Wang Yang
Yang Zhan
Dong Lixin
Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction
IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology
Optical nano-antenna array (ONAA)
plasmon
photovoltaic effect
black phosphorus-molybdenum disulfide (BP-MoS<named-content xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" content-type="math" xlink:type="simple"> <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_2$</tex-math> </inline-formula> </named-content>) heterojunction
title Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction
title_full Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction
title_fullStr Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction
title_full_unstemmed Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction
title_short Plasmon-Enhanced Photovoltaic Characteristics of Black Phosphorus-MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction
title_sort plasmon enhanced photovoltaic characteristics of black phosphorus mos sub 2 sub heterojunction
topic Optical nano-antenna array (ONAA)
plasmon
photovoltaic effect
black phosphorus-molybdenum disulfide (BP-MoS<named-content xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" content-type="math" xlink:type="simple"> <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_2$</tex-math> </inline-formula> </named-content>) heterojunction
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9364738/
work_keys_str_mv AT houchaojian plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction
AT libo plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction
AT liqingwei plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction
AT yanglijun plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction
AT wangyang plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction
AT yangzhan plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction
AT donglixin plasmonenhancedphotovoltaiccharacteristicsofblackphosphorusmossub2subheterojunction