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Quantum nature of charge transport in inkjet-printed graphene revealed in high magnetic fields up to 60T (2024)
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Cottam, N. D., Wang, F., Austin, J. S., Tuck, C. J., Hague, R., Fromhold, M., …Turyanska, L. (2024). Quantum nature of charge transport in inkjet-printed graphene revealed in high magnetic fields up to 60T. Small, Article 2311416. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202311416

Inkjet‐printing of graphene, iGr, provides an alternative route for the fabrication of highly conductive and flexible graphene films for use in devices. However, the contribution of quantum phenomena associated with 2D single layer graphene, SLG, to... Read More about Quantum nature of charge transport in inkjet-printed graphene revealed in high magnetic fields up to 60T.

Bi2Se3 interlayer treatments affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck effect (2023)
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Hu, Y., Weir, M. P., Pereira, H. J., Amin, O. J., Pitcairn, J., Cliffe, M. J., …Woodward, S. (2023). Bi2Se3 interlayer treatments affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck effect. Applied Physics Letters, 123(22), Article 223902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0157778

In this work, we present a method to enhance the longitudinal spin Seebeck effect at platinum/yttrium iron garnet (Pt/YIG) interfaces. The introduction of a partial interlayer of bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3, 2.5% surface coverage) interfaces significant... Read More about Bi2Se3 interlayer treatments affecting the Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) platinum spin Seebeck effect.

Conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) materials with sustainable carrageenan counter-ions and their thermoelectric properties (2023)
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Duan, Z., Phillips, J., Liirò-Peluso, L., Woodward, S., Makarovsky, O., Weir, M. P., …Amabilino, D. B. (2023). Conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) materials with sustainable carrageenan counter-ions and their thermoelectric properties. Materials Advances, 22(4), Article 5573. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ma00547j

The preparation and properties of conducting polymers comprising poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and two types of carrageenan – each on their own or combined – as counter-ions are described. The aim of the work is to provide alternative, mor... Read More about Conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) materials with sustainable carrageenan counter-ions and their thermoelectric properties.

Wafer-Scale Two-Dimensional Semiconductors for Deep UV Sensing (2023)
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Shiffa, M., Dewes, B. T., Bradford, J., Cottam, N. D., Cheng, T. S., Mellor, C. J., …Patanè, A. (2024). Wafer-Scale Two-Dimensional Semiconductors for Deep UV Sensing. Small, 20(7), Article 2305865. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202305865

2D semiconductors (2SEM) can transform many sectors, from information and communication technology to healthcare. To date, top‐down approaches to their fabrication, such as exfoliation of bulk crystals by “scotch‐tape,” are widely used, but have limi... Read More about Wafer-Scale Two-Dimensional Semiconductors for Deep UV Sensing.

A Soluble ‘Ba(Ni-ett)’ (ett = 1,1,2,2-Ethenetetrathiolate) Derived Thermoelectric Material (2023)
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Hu, Y., Rivers, G., Weir, M. P., Amabilino, D. B., Tuck, C. J., Wildman, R. D., …Woodward, S. (2023). A Soluble ‘Ba(Ni-ett)’ (ett = 1,1,2,2-Ethenetetrathiolate) Derived Thermoelectric Material. Electronic Materials Letters, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-023-00454-z

We describe the synthesis and characterisation of the first of a new class of soluble ladder oligomeric thermoelectric material based on previously unutilised ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrasulfonic acid. Reaction of Ba(OH)2 and propionic acid at a 1:1 stoichio... Read More about A Soluble ‘Ba(Ni-ett)’ (ett = 1,1,2,2-Ethenetetrathiolate) Derived Thermoelectric Material.

Thermally stable quantum Hall effect in a gated ferroelectric-graphene heterostructure (2023)
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Dey, A., Cottam, N., Makarovskiy, O., Yan, W., Mišeikis, V., Coletti, C., …Patanè, A. (2023). Thermally stable quantum Hall effect in a gated ferroelectric-graphene heterostructure. Communications Physics, 6, Article 216. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01340-8

The quantum Hall effect is widely used for the investigation of fundamental phenomena, ranging from topological phases to composite fermions. In particular, the discovery of a room temperature resistance quantum in graphene is significant for compact... Read More about Thermally stable quantum Hall effect in a gated ferroelectric-graphene heterostructure.

A magnetically-induced Coulomb gap in graphene due to electron-electron interactions (2023)
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Vdovin, E. E., Greenaway, M. T., Khanin, Y. N., Morozov, S. V., Makarovsky, O., Patanè, A., …Eaves, L. (2023). A magnetically-induced Coulomb gap in graphene due to electron-electron interactions. Communications Physics, 6, Article 159. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01277-y

Insights into the fundamental properties of graphene’s Dirac-Weyl fermions have emerged from studies of electron tunnelling transistors in which an atomically thin layer of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is sandwiched between two layers of high purity... Read More about A magnetically-induced Coulomb gap in graphene due to electron-electron interactions.

Graphene FETs with high and low mobilities have universal temperature-dependent properties (2023)
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Gosling, J., Morozov, S. V., Vdovin, E. E., Greenaway, M. T., Khanin, Y. N., Kudrynskyi, Z., …Makarovsky, O. (2023). Graphene FETs with high and low mobilities have universal temperature-dependent properties. Nanotechnology, 34(12), Article 125702. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aca981

We use phenomenological modelling and detailed experimental studies of charge carrier transport to investigate the dependence of the electrical resistivity,ρ, on gate voltage,Vg, for a series of monolayer graphene field effect transistors with mobili... Read More about Graphene FETs with high and low mobilities have universal temperature-dependent properties.

Photosensitisation of inkjet printed graphene with stable all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (2022)
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Austin, J. S., Cottam, N. D., Zhang, C., Wang, F., Gosling, J. H., Nelson-Dummet, O., …Turyanska, L. (2023). Photosensitisation of inkjet printed graphene with stable all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals. Nanoscale, 15(5), 2134–2142. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2nr06429d

All-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with enhanced environmental stability are of particular interest for optoelectronic applications. Here we report on the formulation of CsPbX3 (X is Br or I) inks for inkjet deposition and utilise these NCs... Read More about Photosensitisation of inkjet printed graphene with stable all-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals.

Magnetic and Electric Field Dependent Charge Transfer in Perovskite/Graphene Field Effect Transistors (2022)
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Cottam, N. D., Austin, J. S., Zhang, C., Patanè, A., Escoffier, W., Goiran, M., …Makarovsky, O. (2023). Magnetic and Electric Field Dependent Charge Transfer in Perovskite/Graphene Field Effect Transistors. Advanced Electronic Materials, 9(2), Article 2200995. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202200995

Stable all-inorganic CsPbX3 perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) with high optical yield can be used in combination with graphene as photon sensors with high responsivity (up to 106 A W−1) in the VIS-UV range. The performance of these perovskite/graphene f... Read More about Magnetic and Electric Field Dependent Charge Transfer in Perovskite/Graphene Field Effect Transistors.

Van der Waals interfaces in multilayer junctions for ultraviolet photodetection (2022)
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Xie, S., Shiffa, M., Shiffa, M., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Makarovskiy, O., Kovalyuk, Z. D., …Patanè, A. (2022). Van der Waals interfaces in multilayer junctions for ultraviolet photodetection. npj 2D Materials and Applications, 6(1), Article 61. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-022-00338-0

Developments in semiconductor science have led to the miniaturization and improvement of light detection technologies for many applications. However, traditional pn-junctions or three-dimensional device geometries for detection of ultraviolet (UV) li... Read More about Van der Waals interfaces in multilayer junctions for ultraviolet photodetection.

Memristive effects due to charge transfer in graphene gated through ferroelectric CuInP2S6 (2022)
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Dey, A., Yan, W., Balakrishnan, N., Xie, S., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Makarovskiy, O., …Patanè, A. (2022). Memristive effects due to charge transfer in graphene gated through ferroelectric CuInP2S6. 2D Materials, 9(3), Article 035003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ac6191

Ferroelectricity at the nanometre scale can drive the miniaturisation and wide application of ferroelectric devices for memory and sensing applications. The two-dimensional van der Waals (2D-vdWs) ferroelectrics CuInP2S6 (CIPS) has attracted much att... Read More about Memristive effects due to charge transfer in graphene gated through ferroelectric CuInP2S6.

Ferroelectric semiconductor junctions based on graphene/In2Se3/graphene van der Waals heterostructures (2021)
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Xie, S., Dey, A., Yan, W., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Balakrishnan, N., Makarovskiy, O., …Patanè, A. (2021). Ferroelectric semiconductor junctions based on graphene/In2Se3/graphene van der Waals heterostructures. 2D Materials, 8(4), Article 045020. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ac1ada

The miniaturization of ferroelectric devices offers prospects for non-volatile memories, low-power electrical switches and emerging technologies beyond existing Si-based integrated circuits. An emerging class of ferroelectrics is based on van der Waa... Read More about Ferroelectric semiconductor junctions based on graphene/In2Se3/graphene van der Waals heterostructures.

Light-Induced Stark Effect and Reversible Photoluminescence Quenching in Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals (2021)
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Cottam, N. D., Zhang, C., Wildman, J. L., Patanè, A., Turyanska, L., & Makarovsky, O. (2021). Light-Induced Stark Effect and Reversible Photoluminescence Quenching in Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals. Advanced Optical Materials, 9(13), https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202100104

Inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have demonstrated a number of unique optical and electronic properties for optoelectronic applications. However, the physical properties of these nanostructures, such as the dynamics of charge carriers on diffe... Read More about Light-Induced Stark Effect and Reversible Photoluminescence Quenching in Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals.

Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities (2021)
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Gosling, J. H., Makarovsky, O., Wang, F., Cottam, N. D., Greenaway, M. T., Patanè, A., …Fromhold, T. M. (2021). Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities. Communications Physics, 4(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00518-2

Pristine graphene and graphene-based heterostructures can exhibit exceptionally high electron mobility if their surface contains few electron-scattering impurities. Mobility directly influences electrical conductivity and its dependence on the carrie... Read More about Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities.

Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices (2020)
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Wang, F., Gosling, J. H., Rance, G. A., Trindade, G. F., Makarovsky, O., Cottam, N. D., …Turyanska, L. (2021). Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(5), Article 2007478. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202007478

© 2020 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH 2D materials have unique structural and electronic properties with potential for transformative device applications. However, such devices are usually bespoke structures ma... Read More about Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices.

Enhanced Optical Emission from 2D InSe Bent onto Si?Pillars (2020)
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Mazumder, D., Xie, J., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Wang, X., Makarovsky, O., Bhuiyan, M. A., …Patanè, A. (2020). Enhanced Optical Emission from 2D InSe Bent onto Si‐Pillars. Advanced Optical Materials, 8(18), Article 2000828. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202000828

Controlling the propagation and intensity of an optical signal is central to several technologies ranging from quantum communication to signal processing. These require a versatile class of functional materials with tailored electronic and optical pr... Read More about Enhanced Optical Emission from 2D InSe Bent onto Si?Pillars.

The Interaction of Hydrogen with the van der Waals Crystal ?-InSe (2020)
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Felton, J., Blundo, E., Ling, S., Glover, J., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Makarovsky, O., …Patané, A. (2020). The Interaction of Hydrogen with the van der Waals Crystal γ-InSe. Molecules, 25(11), Article 2526. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112526

The emergence of the hydrogen economy requires development in the storage, generation and sensing of hydrogen. The indium selenide (?-InSe) van der Waals (vdW) crystal shows promise for technologies in all three of these areas. For these applications... Read More about The Interaction of Hydrogen with the van der Waals Crystal ?-InSe.

Room temperature upconversion electroluminescence from a mid-infrared In(AsN) tunnelling diode (2020)
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Di Paola, D. M., Lu, Q., Repiso, E., Kesaria, M., Makarovsky, O., Krier, A., & Patanè, A. (2020). Room temperature upconversion electroluminescence from a mid-infrared In(AsN) tunnelling diode. Applied Physics Letters, 116(14), Article 142108. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0002407

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range require material systems with tailored optical absorption and emission at wavelengths ? > 2??m. Here, we report on MIR LEDs based on In(AsN)/(InAl)As resonant tunneling diodes (RTD... Read More about Room temperature upconversion electroluminescence from a mid-infrared In(AsN) tunnelling diode.

Room temperature upconversion electroluminescence from a mid-infrared In(AsN) tunneling diode (2020)
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Di Paola, D. M., Lu, Q., Repiso, E., Kesaria, M., Makarovsky, O., Krier, A., & Patanè, A. (2020). Room temperature upconversion electroluminescence from a mid-infrared In(AsN) tunneling diode. Applied Physics Letters, 116(14), Article 142108. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0002407

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range require material systems with tailored optical absorption and emission at wavelengths ? > 2??m. Here, we report on MIR LEDs based on In(AsN)/(InAl)As resonant tunneling diodes (RTD... Read More about Room temperature upconversion electroluminescence from a mid-infrared In(AsN) tunneling diode.

Resonant tunnelling into the two-dimensional subbands of InSe layers (2020)
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Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Kerfoot, J., Mazumder, D., Greenaway, M. T., Vdovin, E. E., Makarovsky, O., …Patanè, A. (2020). Resonant tunnelling into the two-dimensional subbands of InSe layers. Communications Physics, 3, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-020-0290-x

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) crystals have attracted considerable interest for digital electronics beyond Si-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor technologies. Despite the transformative success of Si-based devices, there are lim... Read More about Resonant tunnelling into the two-dimensional subbands of InSe layers.

Van der Waals SnSe2(1-x)S2x alloys: composition-dependent bowing coefficient and electron-phonon interaction (2020)
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Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Wang, X., Sutcliffe, J., Bhuiyan, M. A., Fu, Y., Yang, Z., …Patanè, A. (2020). Van der Waals SnSe2(1-x)S2x alloys: composition-dependent bowing coefficient and electron-phonon interaction. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(9), Article 1908092. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201908092

The design of advanced functional materials with customized properties often requires the use of an alloy. This approach has been used for decades, but only recently to create van der Waals (vdW) alloys for applications in electronics, optoelectronic... Read More about Van der Waals SnSe2(1-x)S2x alloys: composition-dependent bowing coefficient and electron-phonon interaction.

Defect-assisted high photoconductive UV-VIS gain in perovskite-decorated graphene transistors (2019)
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Cottam, N. D., Zhang, C., Turyanska, L., Eaves, L., Kudrynskyi, Z., Vdovin, E. E., …Makarovsky, O. (2020). Defect-assisted high photoconductive UV-VIS gain in perovskite-decorated graphene transistors. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.9b00664

Recent progress in the synthesis of high stability inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) has led to their increasing use in broadband photodetectors. These NCs are of particular interest for the UV range as they have the potential to extend the wav... Read More about Defect-assisted high photoconductive UV-VIS gain in perovskite-decorated graphene transistors.

Tunnel spectroscopy of localised electronic states in hexagonal boron nitride (2018)
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Patanè, A., Mishchenko, A., Greenaway, M., Vdovin, E., Ghazaryan, D., Misra, A., …Eaves, L. (2018). Tunnel spectroscopy of localised electronic states in hexagonal boron nitride. Communications Physics, 1(1), Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-018-0097-1

Hexagonal boron nitride is a large band gap layered crystal, frequently incorporated in van der Waals heterostructures as an insulating or tunnel barrier. Localised states with energies within its band gap can emit visible light, relevant to applicat... Read More about Tunnel spectroscopy of localised electronic states in hexagonal boron nitride.

Photo-quantum Hall effect and light-induced charge transfer at the interface of graphene/InSe heterostructures (2018)
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Bhuiyan, M. A., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Mazumder, D., Greener, J. D., Makarovsky, O., Mellor, C. J., …Patanè, A. (2019). Photo-quantum Hall effect and light-induced charge transfer at the interface of graphene/InSe heterostructures. Advanced Functional Materials, 29(3), Article 1805491. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201805491

The transfer of electronic charge across the interface of two van der Waals crystals can underpin the operation of a new class of functional devices. Amongst van der Waals semiconductors, an exciting and rapidly growing development involves the “post... Read More about Photo-quantum Hall effect and light-induced charge transfer at the interface of graphene/InSe heterostructures.

Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows (2018)
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Knott, A., Liu, X., Makarovskiy, O., O'Shea, J., Tuck, C., & Wu, Y. (2019). Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows. Building Simulation, 12(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-018-0485-1

Windows integrated with semi-transparent photovoltaics (PVs) such as Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) show good potential in improving building performance, in term of providing daylight, reducing unnecessary solar heat gain and also generating ele... Read More about Design and optical characterisation of an efficient light trapping structure for dye-sensitized solar cell integrated windows.

Room temperature uniaxial magnetic anisotropy induced by Fe-islands in the InSe semiconductor van der Waals crystal (2018)
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Moro, F., Bhuiyan, M. A., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Puttock, R., Kazakova, O., Makarovsky, O., …Patanè, A. (2018). Room temperature uniaxial magnetic anisotropy induced by Fe-islands in the InSe semiconductor van der Waals crystal. Advanced Science, 5(7), Article 1800257. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201800257

The controlled manipulation of the spin and charge of electrons in a semiconductor has the potential to create new routes to digital electronics beyond Moore’s law, spintronics, and quantum detection and imaging for sensing applications. These techno... Read More about Room temperature uniaxial magnetic anisotropy induced by Fe-islands in the InSe semiconductor van der Waals crystal.

Observation of spin and valley splitting of Landau levels under magnetic tunneling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene structures (2018)
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Khanin, Y., Vdovin, E., Larkin, I., Makarovsky, O., Sklyueva, Y., Mishchenko, A., …Novoselov, K. (in press). Observation of spin and valley splitting of Landau levels under magnetic tunneling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene structures. JETP Letters, 107(4), https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364018040069

Resonance magnetic tunneling in heterostructures formed by graphene single sheets separated by a hexagonal boron nitride barrier and bounded by two gates has been investigated in a strong magnetic field, which has allowed observing transitions betwee... Read More about Observation of spin and valley splitting of Landau levels under magnetic tunneling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene structures.

Scanning photocurrent microscopy of 3D printed light trapping structures in dye-sensitized solar cells (2018)
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Knott, A. N., Makarovsky, O., O’Shea, P., Tuck, C., & Wu, Y. (2018). Scanning photocurrent microscopy of 3D printed light trapping structures in dye-sensitized solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 180, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.02.028

Converting solar energy directly into electricity as a clean and renewable energy resource is immensely important to solving the energy crisis and environmental pollution problems induced by the consumption of fossil fuels. Dye-sensitized solar cells... Read More about Scanning photocurrent microscopy of 3D printed light trapping structures in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Optical detection and spatial modulation of mid-infrared surface plasmon polaritons in a highly doped semiconductor (2017)
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Di Paola, D., Velichko, A. V., Bomers, M., Balakrishnan, N., Makarovsky, O., Capizzi, M., …Patanè, A. (2018). Optical detection and spatial modulation of mid-infrared surface plasmon polaritons in a highly doped semiconductor. Advanced Optical Materials, 6(3), Article 1700492. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201700492

Highly doped semiconductors (HDSCs) are promising candidates for plasmonic applications in the mid-infrared (MIR) spectral range. This work examines a recent addition to the HDSC family, the dilute nitride alloy In(AsN). Post-growth hydrogenation of... Read More about Optical detection and spatial modulation of mid-infrared surface plasmon polaritons in a highly doped semiconductor.

Giant Quantum Hall Plateau in Graphene Coupled to an InSe van der Waals Crystal (2017)
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Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Bhuiyan, M. A., Makarovsky, O., Greener, J. D., Vdovin, E. E., Kovalyuk, Z. D., …Patanè, A. (2017). Giant Quantum Hall Plateau in Graphene Coupled to an InSe van der Waals Crystal. Physical Review Letters, 119(15), Article 157701. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.157701

© 2017 authors. Published by the American Physical Society. We report on a "giant" quantum Hall effect plateau in a graphene-based field-effect transistor where graphene is capped by a layer of the van der Waals crystal InSe. The giant quantum Hall e... Read More about Giant Quantum Hall Plateau in Graphene Coupled to an InSe van der Waals Crystal.

Enhancing optoelectronic properties of SiC-grown graphene by a surface layer of colloidal quantum dots (2017)
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Makarovsky, O., Turyanska, L., Mori, N., Greenaway, M., Eaves, L., Patanè, A., …Yakimova, R. (in press). Enhancing optoelectronic properties of SiC-grown graphene by a surface layer of colloidal quantum dots. 2D Materials, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa76bb

We report a simultaneous increase of carrier concentration, mobility and photoresponsivity when SiC-grown graphene is decorated with a surface layer of colloidal PbS quantum dots, which act as electron donors. The charge on the ionised dots is spatia... Read More about Enhancing optoelectronic properties of SiC-grown graphene by a surface layer of colloidal quantum dots.

Engineering p-n junctions and bandgap tuning of InSe nanolayers by controlled oxidation (2017)
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Balakrishnan, N., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Smith, E. F., Fay, M. W., Makarovsky, O., Kovalyuk, Z. D., …Patanè, A. (2017). Engineering p-n junctions and bandgap tuning of InSe nanolayers by controlled oxidation. 2D Materials, 4(2), Article 025043. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa61e0

Exploitation of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) crystals can be hindered by the deterioration of the crystal surface over time due to oxidation. On the other hand, the existence of a stable oxide at room temperature can offer prospects for s... Read More about Engineering p-n junctions and bandgap tuning of InSe nanolayers by controlled oxidation.

Mobility enhancement of CVD graphene by spatially correlated charges (2017)
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Turyanska, L., Makarovsky, O., Eaves, L., Patanè, A., & Mori, N. (2017). Mobility enhancement of CVD graphene by spatially correlated charges. 2D Materials, 4(2), Article 025026. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa55b4

The manuscript presents a strategy for enhancing the carrier mobility of single layer CVD graphene (CVD SLG) based on spatially correlated charges. Our Monte Carlo simulations, numerical modeling and the experimental results confirm that spatial corr... Read More about Mobility enhancement of CVD graphene by spatially correlated charges.

The direct-to-indirect band gap crossover in two-dimensional van der Waals Indium Selenide crystals (2016)
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Mudd, G., Molas, M., Chen, X., Zólyomi, V., Nogajewski, K., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., …Patanè, A. (2016). The direct-to-indirect band gap crossover in two-dimensional van der Waals Indium Selenide crystals. Scientific Reports, 6(1), Article 39619. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39619

The electronic band structure of van der Waals (vdW) layered crystals has properties that depend on the composition, thickness and stacking of the component layers. Here we use density functional theory and high field magneto-optics to investigate th... Read More about The direct-to-indirect band gap crossover in two-dimensional van der Waals Indium Selenide crystals.

Highly-mismatched InAs/InSe heterojunction diodes (2016)
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Velichko, A., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Di Paola, D., Makarovsky, O., Kesaria, M., Krier, A., …Patanè, A. (in press). Highly-mismatched InAs/InSe heterojunction diodes. Applied Physics Letters, 109(18), Article 182115. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967381

We report on heterojunction diodes prepared by exfoliation and direct mechanical transfer of a p-type InSe thin film onto an n-type InAs epilayer. We show that despite the different crystal structures and large lattice mismatch (34%) of the component... Read More about Highly-mismatched InAs/InSe heterojunction diodes.

Resonant Zener tunnelling via zero-dimensional states in a narrow gap diode (2016)
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Di Poala, D. M., Kesaria, M., Makarovsky, O., Velichko, A., Eaves, L., Mori, N., …Patanè, A. (in press). Resonant Zener tunnelling via zero-dimensional states in a narrow gap diode. Scientific Reports, 6, Article e32039. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32039

Interband tunnelling of carriers through a forbidden energy gap, known as Zener tunnelling, is a phenomenon of fundamental and technological interest. Its experimental observation in the Esaki p-n semiconductor diode has led to the first demonstratio... Read More about Resonant Zener tunnelling via zero-dimensional states in a narrow gap diode.

Quantum confinement and photoresponsivity of ?-In2Se3 nanosheets grown by physical vapour transport (2016)
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Balakrishnan, N., Staddon, C. R., Smith, E. F., Stec, J., Gay, D., Mudd, G. W., …Beton, P. H. (in press). Quantum confinement and photoresponsivity of β-In2Se3 nanosheets grown by physical vapour transport. 2D Materials, 3(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/3/2/025030

We demonstrate that β-In2Se3 layers with thickness ranging from 2.8 – 100 nm can be grown on SiO2/Si, mica and graphite using a physical vapour transport method. The β-In2Se3 layers are chemically stable at room temperature and exhibit a blue-shift o... Read More about Quantum confinement and photoresponsivity of ?-In2Se3 nanosheets grown by physical vapour transport.

Phonon-Assisted Resonant Tunneling of Electrons in Graphene–Boron Nitride Transistors (2016)
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Vdovin, E. E., Mishchenko, A., Greenaway, M., Zhu, M., Ghazaryan, D., Misra, A., …Eaves, L. (2016). Phonon-Assisted Resonant Tunneling of Electrons in Graphene–Boron Nitride Transistors. Physical Review Letters, 116(18), Article 186603. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.186603

We observe a series of sharp resonant features in the differential conductance of graphene-hexagonal boron nitride-graphene tunnel transistors over a wide range of bias voltages between 10 and 200 mV. We attribute them to electron tunneling assisted... Read More about Phonon-Assisted Resonant Tunneling of Electrons in Graphene–Boron Nitride Transistors.

Resonant tunnelling between the chiral Landau states of twisted graphene lattices (2015)
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Greenaway, M., Vdovin, E. E., Mishchenko, A., Makarovsky, O., Patanè, A., Wallbank, J., …Eaves, L. (2015). Resonant tunnelling between the chiral Landau states of twisted graphene lattices. Nature Physics, 11(12), 1057-1062. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3507

A class of multilayered functional materials has recently emerged in which the component atomic layers are held together by weak van der Waals forces that preserve the structural integrity and physical properties of each layer. An exemplar of such a... Read More about Resonant tunnelling between the chiral Landau states of twisted graphene lattices.

High Broad-Band Photoresponsivity of Mechanically Formed InSe-Graphene van der Waals Heterostructures (2015)
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Mudd, G. W., Svatek, S. A., Hague, L., Makarovsky, O., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Mellor, C. J., …Patanè, A. (2015). High Broad-Band Photoresponsivity of Mechanically Formed InSe-Graphene van der Waals Heterostructures. Advanced Materials, 27(25), 3760-3766. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201500889

We exploit the broad-band transparency of graphene and the favorable band line up of graphene with van der Waals InSe crystals to create new functional heterostructures and high-performance photodetectors. The InSe-graphene heterostructure exhibits a... Read More about High Broad-Band Photoresponsivity of Mechanically Formed InSe-Graphene van der Waals Heterostructures.

Ligand-Induced Control of Photoconductive Gain and Doping in a Hybrid Graphene–Quantum Dot Transistor (2015)
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Turyanska, L., Makarovsky, O., Svatek, S. A., Beton, P. H., Mellor, C. J., Patanè, A., …Wilson, N. R. (2015). Ligand-Induced Control of Photoconductive Gain and Doping in a Hybrid Graphene–Quantum Dot Transistor. Advanced Electronic Materials, 1(7), 1500062. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201500062

In graphene devices decorated with a layer of near-infrared colloidal PbS quantum dots (QDs), the choice of the QD capping ligands and the integrity of the QD layer have a strong influence on the doping, carrier mobility, and photoresponse. By using... Read More about Ligand-Induced Control of Photoconductive Gain and Doping in a Hybrid Graphene–Quantum Dot Transistor.

Twist-controlled resonant tunnelling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene heterostructures (2014)
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Mishchenko, A., Tu, J., Cao, Y., Gorbachev, R., Wallbank, J., Greenaway, M., …Novoselov, K. (2014). Twist-controlled resonant tunnelling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene heterostructures. Nature Nanotechnology, 9, 808-813. https://doi.org/10.1038/NNANO.2014.187

Recent developments in the technology of van der Waals heterostructures made from two-dimensional atomic crystals ave already led to the observation of new physical phenomena, such as the metal-insulator transition and Coulomb drag, and to the realis... Read More about Twist-controlled resonant tunnelling in graphene/boron nitride/graphene heterostructures.

Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Mechanically Formed van der Waals III-VI Homojunctions and Heterojunctions (2014)
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Balakrishnan, N., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Fay, M. W., Mudd, G. W., Svatek, S. A., Makarovsky, O., …Patanè, A. (2014). Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Mechanically Formed van der Waals III-VI Homojunctions and Heterojunctions. Advanced Optical Materials, 2(11), 1064-1069. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201400202

Room temperature electroluminescence from semiconductor junctions is demonstrated. The junctions are fabricated by the exfoliation and direct mechanical adhesion of InSe and GaSe van der Waals layered crystals. Homojunction diodes formed from layers... Read More about Room Temperature Electroluminescence from Mechanically Formed van der Waals III-VI Homojunctions and Heterojunctions.

Tuneable paramagnetic susceptibility and exciton g-factor in Mn-doped PbS colloidal nanocrystals (2014)
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Turyanska, L., Hill, R. J. A., Makarovsky, O., Moro, F., Knott, A. N., Larkin, O. J., …Curry, R. J. (2014). Tuneable paramagnetic susceptibility and exciton g-factor in Mn-doped PbS colloidal nanocrystals. Nanoscale, 6(15), 8919-8925. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4nr02336f

We report on PbS colloidal nanocrystals that combine within one structure solubility in physiological solvents with near-infrared photoluminescence, and magnetic and optical properties tuneable by the controlled incorporation of magnetic impurities (... Read More about Tuneable paramagnetic susceptibility and exciton g-factor in Mn-doped PbS colloidal nanocrystals.