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most citedBiaxial Tensile Strain Enhances Electron Mobility of Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

56 citations · 70 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Band Tail States: Speed Bump or End of the Road for Two-Dimensional Semiconductors?

Zherui Han, Robert K. A. Bennett, Davide Donadio +7

We propose that the path to realizing the full potential of two-dimensional (2D) electronics lies in understanding and mastering their energy band tail states (BTS). Unlike silicon…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Gate Dielectric Engineering with an Ultrathin Silicon-oxide Interfacial Dipole Layer for Low-Leakage Oxide-Semiconductor Memories

Fabia F. Athena, Jonathan Hartanto, Matthias Passlack +11

We demonstrate a gate dielectric engineering approach leveraging an ultrathin, atomic layer deposited (ALD) silicon oxide interfacial layer (SiL) between the amorphous oxide semico…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

High-current p-type transistors from precursor-engineered synthetic monolayer WSe

Anh Tuan Hoang, Kathryn Neilson, Kaikui Xu +11

Monolayer tungsten diselenide (WSe) is a leading candidate for nanoscale complementary logic. However, high defect densities introduced during thin-film growth and device fabri…

cs.LG2025★ 2 cited

Deep Learning to Automate Parameter Extraction and Model Fitting of Two-Dimensional Transistors

Robert K. A. Bennett, Jan-Lucas Uslu, Harmon F. Gault +8

We present a deep learning approach to extract physical parameters (e.g., mobility, Schottky contact barrier height, defect profiles) of two-dimensional (2D) transistors from elect…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Wide-field Hyperspectral Optical Microscopy for Rapid Characterization of Two-Dimensional Semiconductors and Heterostructures

Zhenghan Peng, Adeyemi Uthman, Zhepeng Zhang +4

Electronic and optoelectronic applications of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors demand precise control over material quality, including thickness, composition, doping, and defect…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Low Resistance P-type Contacts to Monolayer WSe through Chlorinated Solvent Doping

Lauren Hoang, Robert K. A. Bennett, Anh Tuan Hoang +7

Tungsten diselenide (WSe) is a promising p-type semiconductor limited by high contact resistance () and the lack of a reliable doping strategy. Here, we demonstra…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Direct X-Ray Measurements of Strain in Monolayer MoS from Capping Layers and Geometrical Features

Kathryn Neilson, Marc Jaikissoon, Dante Zakhidov +4

Strain induced through fabrication, both by patterning and capping, can be used to change the properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials or other thin films. Here, we explore how…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 1 cited

Enabling P-type Conduction in Bilayer WS2 with NbP Topological Semimetal Contacts

Lauren Hoang, Asir Intisar Khan, Robert K. A. Bennett +7

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are promising for low-power complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) electronics, which require ultrathin n- and p-type transistor channel…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Excitation laser energy dependence of the gap-mode TERS spectra of WS and MoS on silver

Andrey Krayev, Eleonora Isotta, Lauren Hoang +8

We present a systematic study of the dependence of gap mode tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) of mono- and bi-layer WS and MoS as a function of excitation laser energy.…

physics.app-ph2024★ 10 cited

Mobility and Threshold Voltage Extraction in Transistors with Gate-Voltage-Dependent Contact Resistance

Robert K. A. Bennett, Lauren Hoang, Connor Cremers +2

The mobility of emerging (e.g., two-dimensional, oxide, organic) semiconductors is commonly estimated from transistor current-voltage measurements. However, such devices often expe…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 56 cited

Biaxial Tensile Strain Enhances Electron Mobility of Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Jerry A. Yang, Robert K. A. Bennett, Lauren Hoang +7

Strain engineering can modulate the material properties of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Recent theory and experiments have fo…