Science & Emerging Technology of 2D Atomic Layered Materials and Devices
Abstract
Owing to the success of graphene research, the idea of engineering two-dimensional (2D), atomically thin layers of non-graphene materials has become compelling. Several recent reports have indicated excellent potential for their use in electronic and optical device platforms. The ability to quantum engineer electronic states in the ultimately thin single-atomic-layer limit is expected to lead to novel device concepts and integration. Some of these materials are known to be direct-gap semiconductors, ideally suited for light generation and detection. Ultra-wide wavelength tunability, from the terahertz to the ultraviolet, is expected, utilizing their composition-dependent bandgaps. The bandgap of artificially-layered structures can be further tuned via quantum confinement just by changing the number of atomic layers of the optically active material with the desired bulk bandgap.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Source ID
- FA23861510004
Entities
People
- Masayoshi Tonouchi
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Osaka University
- United States Air Force