Giant modulation of the electron mobility in semiconductor Bi${}_2$O${}_2$Se via incipient ferroelectric phase transition

Abstract

High-mobility layered semiconductors have the potential to enable the next-generation electronics and computing. This paper demonstrates that the ultrahigh electron mobility observed in the layered semiconductor Bi${}_2$O${}_2$Se originates from an incipient ferroelectric transition that endows the material with a robust protection against mobility degradation by Coulomb scattering. Based on first-principles calculations of electron-phonon interaction and ionized impurity scattering, it is shown that the electron mobility of Bi${}_2$O${}_2$Se can reach 10${}^4$ to 10${}^6$ cm${}^2$V${}^{-1}$s${}^{-1}$ over a wide range of realistic doping concentrations. Furthermore, a small elastic strain of 1.7% can drive the material toward a unique interlayer ferroelectric transition, resulting in a large increase in the dielectric permittivity and a giant enhancement of the low-temperature electron mobility by more than an order of magnitude. These results establish a new route to realize high-mobility layered semiconductors via phase and dielectric engineering.

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