Deep-ultraviolet electroluminescence and photocurrent generation in graphene/hBN/graphene heterostructures

Su-Beom Song; Sangho Yoon; So Young Kim; Sera Yang; Seung-Young Seo; Soonyoung Cha; Hyeon-Woo Jeong; Kenji Watanabe; Takashi Taniguchi; Gil-Ho Lee; Jun Sung Kim; Moon-Ho Jo; Jonghwan Kim

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27524-w

Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Deep-ultraviolet electroluminescence and photocurrent generation in graphene/hBN/graphene heterostructures

Su-Beom Song,
Sangho Yoon,
So Young Kim,
Sera Yang,
Seung-Young Seo,
Soonyoung Cha,
Hyeon-Woo Jeong,
Kenji Watanabe,
Takashi Taniguchi,
Gil-Ho Lee,
Jun Sung Kim,
Moon-Ho Jo,
Jonghwan Kim

Affiliations

Su-Beom Song: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sangho Yoon: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
So Young Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sera Yang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Seung-Young Seo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Soonyoung Cha: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Hyeon-Woo Jeong: Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Kenji Watanabe: Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science
Takashi Taniguchi: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science
Gil-Ho Lee: Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jun Sung Kim: Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Moon-Ho Jo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jonghwan Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27524-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Here, the authors report the observation of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) electroluminescence and photocurrent generation in van der Waals heterostructures based on hBN crystals, showing potential for DUV light emitting and detection devices.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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