Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization

Black phosphorus (BP), as a fast emerging 2D material, shows promising potential in near-infrared (NIR) photodetection owing to its relatively small direct thickness-dependent bandgaps. However, the poor NIR absorption due to the atomically thin nature strongly hinders the practical application. In...

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Main Authors: Hu, Zehua, Li, Qiang, Lei, Bo, Wu, Jing, Zhou, Qionghua, Gu, Chengding, Wen, Xinglin, Wang, Junyong, Liu, Yanpeng, Li, Shisheng, Zheng, Yue, Lu, Junpeng, He, Jun, Wang, Li, Xiong, Qihua, Wang, Jinlan, Chen, Wei
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
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Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138898
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author Hu, Zehua
Li, Qiang
Lei, Bo
Wu, Jing
Zhou, Qionghua
Gu, Chengding
Wen, Xinglin
Wang, Junyong
Liu, Yanpeng
Li, Shisheng
Zheng, Yue
Lu, Junpeng
He, Jun
Wang, Li
Xiong, Qihua
Wang, Jinlan
Chen, Wei
author2 School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
author_facet School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Hu, Zehua
Li, Qiang
Lei, Bo
Wu, Jing
Zhou, Qionghua
Gu, Chengding
Wen, Xinglin
Wang, Junyong
Liu, Yanpeng
Li, Shisheng
Zheng, Yue
Lu, Junpeng
He, Jun
Wang, Li
Xiong, Qihua
Wang, Jinlan
Chen, Wei
author_sort Hu, Zehua
collection NTU
description Black phosphorus (BP), as a fast emerging 2D material, shows promising potential in near-infrared (NIR) photodetection owing to its relatively small direct thickness-dependent bandgaps. However, the poor NIR absorption due to the atomically thin nature strongly hinders the practical application. In this study, it is demonstrated that surface functionalization of Ag nanoclusters on 2D BP can induce an abnormal NIR absorption at ≈746 nm, leading to ≈35 (138) times enhancement in 808 (730) nm NIR photoresponse for BP-based field-effect transistors. First-principles calculations reveal that localized bands are introduced into the bandgap of BP, serving as the midgap states, which create new transitions to the conduction band of BP and eventually lead to the abnormal absorption. This work provides a simple yet effective method to dramatically increase the NIR absorption of BP, which is crucial for developing high-performance NIR optoelectronic devices.
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spelling ntu-10356/1388982020-05-13T09:27:33Z Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization Hu, Zehua Li, Qiang Lei, Bo Wu, Jing Zhou, Qionghua Gu, Chengding Wen, Xinglin Wang, Junyong Liu, Yanpeng Li, Shisheng Zheng, Yue Lu, Junpeng He, Jun Wang, Li Xiong, Qihua Wang, Jinlan Chen, Wei School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Science::Physics Black Phosphorus Density Functional Theory Black phosphorus (BP), as a fast emerging 2D material, shows promising potential in near-infrared (NIR) photodetection owing to its relatively small direct thickness-dependent bandgaps. However, the poor NIR absorption due to the atomically thin nature strongly hinders the practical application. In this study, it is demonstrated that surface functionalization of Ag nanoclusters on 2D BP can induce an abnormal NIR absorption at ≈746 nm, leading to ≈35 (138) times enhancement in 808 (730) nm NIR photoresponse for BP-based field-effect transistors. First-principles calculations reveal that localized bands are introduced into the bandgap of BP, serving as the midgap states, which create new transitions to the conduction band of BP and eventually lead to the abnormal absorption. This work provides a simple yet effective method to dramatically increase the NIR absorption of BP, which is crucial for developing high-performance NIR optoelectronic devices. MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) 2020-05-13T09:27:33Z 2020-05-13T09:27:33Z 2018 Journal Article Hu, Z., Li, Q., Lei, B., Wu, J., Zhou, Q., Gu, C., . . . Chen, W. (2018). Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization. Advanced Materials, 30(43), 1801931-. doi:10.1002/adma.201801931 0935-9648 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138898 10.1002/adma.201801931 30144177 2-s2.0-85052471211 43 30 en Advanced Materials © 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Advanced Materials and is made available with permission of WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
spellingShingle Science::Physics
Black Phosphorus
Density Functional Theory
Hu, Zehua
Li, Qiang
Lei, Bo
Wu, Jing
Zhou, Qionghua
Gu, Chengding
Wen, Xinglin
Wang, Junyong
Liu, Yanpeng
Li, Shisheng
Zheng, Yue
Lu, Junpeng
He, Jun
Wang, Li
Xiong, Qihua
Wang, Jinlan
Chen, Wei
Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
title Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
title_full Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
title_fullStr Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
title_full_unstemmed Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
title_short Abnormal near-infrared absorption in 2D black phosphorus induced by Ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
title_sort abnormal near infrared absorption in 2d black phosphorus induced by ag nanoclusters surface functionalization
topic Science::Physics
Black Phosphorus
Density Functional Theory
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138898
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