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Semiconductivity Transition in Silicon Nanowires by Hole Transport Layer

TitoloSemiconductivity Transition in Silicon Nanowires by Hole Transport Layer
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2020
AutoriShalabny, A., Buonocore F., Celino M., Shalev G., Zhang L., Wu W., Li P., Arbiol J., and Bashouti M.Y.
RivistaNano Letters
ISSN15306984
Parole chiaveCharge transfer, Electrochemical reactions, Hole transport layers, Hydrogen bonds, Kelvin Probe measurements, Low temperatures, Nanowires, Non equilibrium, Semiconducting silicon, Semiconductivity, Silicon nanowires, Surface chemicals, Temperature
Abstract

The surface of nanowires is a source of interest mainly for electrical prospects. Thus, different surface chemical treatments were carried out to develop recipes to control the surface effect. In this work, we succeed in shifting and tuning the semiconductivity of a Si nanowire-based device from n- to p-type. This was accomplished by generating a hole transport layer at the surface by using an electrochemical reaction-based nonequilibrium position to enhance the impact of the surface charge transfer. This was completed by applying different annealing pulses at low temperature (below 400 °C) to reserve the hydrogen bonds at the surface. After each annealing pulse, the surface was characterized by XPS, Kelvin probe measurements, and conductivity measured by FET based on a single Si NW. The mechanism and conclusion were supported experimentally and theoretically. To this end, this strategy has been demonstrated as an essential tool which could pave a new road for regulating semiconductivity and for other low-dimensional nanomaterials. ©

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URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85095836353&doi=10.1021%2facs.nanolett.0c03543&partnerID=40&md5=19f097adb87a08b045355a90f97832b5
DOI10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03543
Citation KeyShalabny2020