Layer-transferred MoS2/GaN PN diodes

Abstract

Electrical and optical characterization of two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) p-molybdenum disulfide/n-gallium nitride (p-MoS2/n-GaN) heterojunction diodes are reported. Devices were fabricated on high-quality, large-area p-MoS2 grown by chemical vapor deposition on sapphire substrates. The processed devices were transferred onto GaN/sapphire substrates, and the transferred films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). On-axis XRD spectra and surface topology obtained from AFM scans were consistent with previously grown high-quality, continuous MoS2 films. Current-voltage measurements of these diodes exhibited excellent rectification, and capacitance-voltage measurements were used to extract a conduction band offset of 0.23 eV for the transferred MoS2/GaN heterojunction. This conduction band offset was confirmed by internal photoemission measurements. The energy band lineup of the MoS2/GaN heterojunction is proposed here. This work demonstrates the potential of 2D/3D heterojunctions for novel device applications.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 07, 2015
Source ID
10.1063/1.4930234

Entities

People

  • Aaron R. Arehart
  • Choong Hee Lee
  • Edwin W. Lee Ii
  • Lu Ma
  • Pran K. Paul
  • Siddharth Rajan
  • Sriram Krishnamoorthy
  • William D McCulloch
  • Yiying Wu

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Ohio State University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene