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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Two-dimensional (2D) lateral heterojunctions are crucial for next-generation electronics due to their well-defined electronic interfaces.
  • Efficient synthesis of high-density lateral heterojunctions with tunable interfacial band alignment remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a novel strategy for fabricating lateral heterojunction arrays of Si2Te2 and Sb2Te3.
  • To achieve precisely engineered interfacial band alignment in these 2D heterojunctions.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of lateral heterojunction arrays using sequential epitaxial growth of thick-Sb2Te3, monolayer Si2Te2 (ML-Si2Te2), and one-quintuple-layer Sb2Te3 (1QL-Sb2Te3) films.
  • Utilizing the p-doping effect of the Sb2Te3 substrate with lateral spatial dependency to engineer band alignment.
  • Characterization using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS).

Main Results:

  • Successful site-specific formation of numerous periodically arranged 2D ML-Si2Te2@Sb2Te3/1QL-Sb2Te3@ML-Si2Te2 lateral heterojunctions.
  • Atomically sharp interfaces with continuous lattices observed via STM.
  • Direct observation of tailored type-II band bending at the interface using STS.

Conclusions:

  • The reported strategy enables the fabrication of 2D lateral heterojunction arrays with tunable interfacial band alignment.
  • This advancement opens new avenues for lateral epitaxy technology and the practical application of 2D in-plane heterojunctions.