High-performance mode-locked and Q-switched fiber lasers based on novel 2D materials of topological insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides and black phosphorus: review and perspective (invited)

2018 ◽  
Vol 406 ◽  
pp. 214-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kan Wu ◽  
Bohua Chen ◽  
Xiaoyan Zhang ◽  
Saifeng Zhang ◽  
Chaoshi Guo ◽  
...  
Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2215-2231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Liu ◽  
Qun Gao ◽  
Yang Zheng ◽  
Dong Mao ◽  
Jianlin Zhao

AbstractTransition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and black phosphorus (BP) are typical 2D materials with layer-dependent bandgaps, which are emerging as promising saturable absorption materials for pulsed fiber lasers. In this review, we discuss the nonlinear saturable absorption properties of TMDCs and BP, and summarize the recent progress of saturable absorbers from fabrication methods to incorporation strategies. The performances of saturable absorbers and the properties of Q-switched/mode-locked fiber lasers at different wavelengths are summarized and compared to give a comprehensive insight to optical modulators based on TMDCs/BP, and to promote their practical applications in nonlinear optics.


Author(s):  
Yoobeen Lee ◽  
Jin Won Jung ◽  
Jin Seok Lee

The reduction of intrinsic defects, including vacancies and grain boundaries, remains one of the greatest challenges to produce high-performance transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) electronic systems. A deeper comprehension of the...


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 272-278
Author(s):  
Pilar G. Vianna ◽  
Aline dos S. Almeida ◽  
Rodrigo M. Gerosa ◽  
Dario A. Bahamon ◽  
Christiano J. S. de Matos

The scheme illustrates a monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenide on an epsilon-near-zero substrate. The substrate near-zero dielectric constant is used as the enhancement mechanism to maximize the SHG nonlinear effect on monolayer 2D materials.


Author(s):  
Sai Manoj Gali ◽  
David Beljonne

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are emerging as promising two-dimensional (2D) materials. Yet, TMDCs are prone to inherent defects such as chalcogen vacancies, which are detrimental to charge transport. Passivation of...


Author(s):  
Alwin Daus ◽  
Sam Vaziri ◽  
Victoria Chen ◽  
Çağıl Köroğlu ◽  
Ryan W. Grady ◽  
...  

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conor Patrick Cullen ◽  
Cormac Ó Coileáin ◽  
John B McManus ◽  
Oliver Hartwig ◽  
David McCloskey ◽  
...  

Group-10 transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are rising in prominence within the highly innovative field of 2D materials. While PtS2 has been investigated for potential electronic applications, due to its high...


2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidya Kochat ◽  
Amey Apte ◽  
Jordan A. Hachtel ◽  
Hiroyuki Kumazoe ◽  
Aravind Krishnamoorthy ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (42) ◽  
pp. 20844-20849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong Su ◽  
Zongyou Yin ◽  
Qing-Bo Yan ◽  
Zegao Wang ◽  
Hongtao Lin ◽  
...  

Two-dimensional van der Waals materials have rich and unique functional properties, but many are susceptible to corrosion under ambient conditions. Here we show that linear alkylamines n-CmH2m+1NH2, with m = 4 through 11, are highly effective in protecting the optoelectronic properties of these materials, such as black phosphorus (BP) and transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs: WS2, 1T′-MoTe2, WTe2, WSe2, TaS2, and NbSe2). As a representative example, n-hexylamine (m = 6) can be applied in the form of thin molecular monolayers on BP flakes with less than 2-nm thickness and can prolong BP’s lifetime from a few hours to several weeks and even months in ambient environments. Characterizations combined with our theoretical analysis show that the thin monolayers selectively sift out water molecules, forming a drying layer to achieve the passivation of the protected 2D materials. The monolayer coating is also stable in air, H2 annealing, and organic solvents, but can be removed by certain organic acids.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Yin ◽  
Peng He ◽  
Ruiqing Cheng ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Fengmei Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Defects play a crucial role in determining electric transport properties of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides. In particular, defect-induced deep traps have been demonstrated to possess the ability to capture carriers. However, due to their poor stability and controllability, most studies focus on eliminating this trap effect, and little consideration was devoted to the applications of their inherent capabilities on electronics. Here, we report the realization of robust trap effect, which can capture carriers and store them steadily, in two-dimensional MoS2xSe2(1-x) via synergistic effect of sulphur vacancies and isoelectronic selenium atoms. As a result, infrared detection with very high photoresponsivity (2.4 × 105 A W−1) and photoswitching ratio (~108), as well as nonvolatile infrared memory with high program/erase ratio (~108) and fast switching time, are achieved just based on an individual flake. This demonstration of defect engineering opens up an avenue for achieving high-performance infrared detector and memory.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5843
Author(s):  
Rosaria Verduci ◽  
Antonio Agresti ◽  
Valentino Romano ◽  
Giovanna D’Angelo

The last decade has witnessed the advance of metal halide perovskites as a promising low-cost and efficient class of light harvesters used in solar cells (SCs). Remarkably, the efficiency of lab-scale perovskite solar cells (PSCs) reached a power conversion efficiency of 25.5% in just ~10 years of research, rivalling the current record of 26.1% for Si-based PVs. To further boost the performances of PSCs, the use of 2D materials (such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides and transition metal carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides) has been proposed, thanks to their remarkable optoelectronic properties (that can be tuned with proper chemical composition engineering) and chemical stability. In particular, 2D materials have been demonstrated as promising candidates for (i) accelerating hot carrier transfer across the interfaces between the perovskite and the charge extraction layers; (ii) improving the crystallization of the perovskite layers (when used as additives in the precursor solution); (iii) favoring electronic bands alignment through tuning of the work function. In this mini-review, we discuss the physical mechanisms underlying the increased efficiency of 2D material-based PSCs, focusing on the three aforementioned effects.


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