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Debopriya Dutta¹, Subhrajit Mukherjee¹, Michael Uzhansky¹

¹Nanoscale Electronic Materials and Devices Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

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Ferroelectric polarization switching in alpha-Indium Selenide (α-In2Se3) enables multilevel nonvolatile states in alpha-Indium Selenide-Molybdenum Disulfide (α-In2Se3-MoS2) heterostructures, paving the way for nanoscale device miniaturization.

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2D materials In2Se3 MoS2 intercoupled ferroelectricity photodetector

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Two-dimensional (2D) material heterostructures enable synergistic functionalities beyond individual components.
Ferroelectric materials offer unique polarization switching capabilities for electronic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To engineer multilevel nonvolatile conduction states in a partially overlapping α-In2Se3-MoS2 heterostructure using ferroelectric polarization switching.
To demonstrate a novel edge state actuation mechanism for nonvolatile switching between n-i and n-i-n junction configurations.
To explore the potential for subnanometric scale nonvolatile device miniaturization.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of a partially overlapping α-In2Se3-MoS2-based ferroelectric semiconducting field effect device.
Utilizing ferroelectric polarization switching in α-In2Se3 to control junction configurations.
Characterization of device performance, including photoresponse and excitonic emission modulation.

Main Results:

Demonstrated nonvolatile switching between n-i and n-i-n junction configurations via edge state actuation.
Achieved an exceptionally high photoresponse of ~1275 A/W in the visible range due to induced asymmetric polarization.
Observed strong nonvolatile modulation of excitonic emission channels in the MoS2 monolayer.

Conclusions:

The switchable polarization in α-In2Se3-MoS2 heterostructures holds significant potential for engineering multimodal, nonvolatile nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices.
The novel edge state actuation mechanism offers a pathway for advanced device miniaturization.
This work highlights the promise of ferroelectric 2D material heterostructures for next-generation electronics.