Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Films.

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Title:	Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Films.
Authors:	Britnell, L., Ribeiro, R. M., Eckmann, A., Jalil, R., Belle, B. D., Mishchenko, A., Kim, Y.-J., Gorbachev, R. V., Georgiou, T., Morozov, S. V., Grigorenko, A. N., Geim, A. K., Casiraghi, C., Neto, A. H. Castro, Novoselov, K. S.
Source:	Science (pre-March 2025). 6/14/2013, Vol. 340 Issue 6138, p1311-1314. 4p.
Subjects:	Materials science, Heterostructures, Thin film crystallography, Chalcogenide films, Graphene, Electronic density of states, Photovoltaic power systems
Abstract:	The isolation of various two-dimensional (2D) materials, and the possibility to combine them in vertical stacks, has created a new paradigm in materials science: heterostructures based on 2D crystals. Such a concept has already proven fruitful for a number of electronic applications in the area of ultrathin and flexible devices. Here, we expand the range of such structures to photoactive ones by using semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)/graphene stacks. Van Hove singularities in the electronic density of states of TMDC guarantees enhanced light-matter interactions, leading to enhanced photon absorption and electron-hole creation (which are collected in transparent graphene electrodes). This allows development of extremely efficient flexible photovoltaic devices with photoresponsivity above 0.1 ampere per watt (corresponding to an external quantum efficiency of above 30%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The isolation of various two-dimensional (2D) materials, and the possibility to combine them in vertical stacks, has created a new paradigm in materials science: heterostructures based on 2D crystals. Such a concept has already proven fruitful for a number of electronic applications in the area of ultrathin and flexible devices. Here, we expand the range of such structures to photoactive ones by using semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)/graphene stacks. Van Hove singularities in the electronic density of states of TMDC guarantees enhanced light-matter interactions, leading to enhanced photon absorption and electron-hole creation (which are collected in transparent graphene electrodes). This allows development of extremely efficient flexible photovoltaic devices with photoresponsivity above 0.1 ampere per watt (corresponding to an external quantum efficiency of above 30%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00368075
DOI:	10.1126/science.1235547