Atomic configuration controlled photocurrent in van der Waals homostructures

• Main Authors: Xiong, Ying, Shi, Li-kun, Song, Justin Chien Wen
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Physics; Topological Materials; Bulk Photovoltaic Effect
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155636
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Conventional photocurrents at a p-n junction depend on macroscopic built-in fields and are typically insensitive to the microscopic details of a crystal's atomic configuration. Here we demonstrate how atomic configuration can control photocurrent in van der Waals (vdW) materials. In particular,...