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  • Nanotechnology
  • Semiconductor Physics

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  • Transistor scaling faces limitations from surface and edge states at the nanoscale.
  • Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), offer dangling-bond-free surfaces but suffer from edge state disorder.
  • This disorder impedes the performance of width-scaled 2D transistors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and demonstrate a facile edge passivation technique for monolayer WSe2 nanoribbons.
  • To enhance the electrical properties and material quality of these nanoribbons.
  • To assess the potential of this method for manufacturing beyond-silicon electronic devices.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of monolayer WSe2 nanoribbons using nanolithography.
  • Edge passivation using a controlled remote O2 plasma process to form amorphous WOxSey.
  • Characterization through scanning transmission electron microscopy, optical spectroscopy, and field-effect transistor (FET) transport measurements.

Main Results:

  • Passivation effectively minimized edge disorder in WSe2 nanoribbons.
  • Passivated-edge nanoribbon FETs showed a 10 ± 6 times higher field-effect mobility compared to unpassivated ones.
  • The amorphous WOxSey layer improved the overall material quality of the nanoribbons.

Conclusions:

  • Edge passivation is a viable strategy to overcome performance limitations in 2D nanoribbon transistors.
  • The demonstrated oxidation-based method is simple, effective, and suitable for scalable manufacturing.
  • This technique holds promise for advancing TMD-based electronics and optoelectronics beyond current silicon technology.