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Giant intrinsic photovoltaic effect in one-dimensional van der Waals grain boundaries

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  • Yongheng Zhou

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Xin Zhou

    (National University of Singapore
    Peking University)

  • Xiang-Long Yu

    (Southern University of Science and Technology
    International Quantum Academy)

  • Zihan Liang

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Xiaoxu Zhao

    (Peking University)

  • Taihong Wang

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

  • Jinshui Miao

    (State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaolong Chen

    (Southern University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

The photovoltaic effect lies at the heart of eco-friendly energy harvesting. However, the conversion efficiency of traditional photovoltaic effect utilizing the built-in electric effect in p-n junctions is restricted by the Shockley-Queisser limit. Alternatively, intrinsic/bulk photovoltaic effect (IPVE/BPVE), a second-order nonlinear optoelectronic effect arising from the broken inversion symmetry of crystalline structure, can overcome this theoretical limit. Here, we uncover giant and robust IPVE in one-dimensional (1D) van der Waals (vdW) grain boundaries (GBs) in a layered semiconductor, ReS2. The IPVE-induced photocurrent densities in vdW GBs are among the highest reported values compared with all kinds of material platforms. Furthermore, the IPVE-induced photocurrent is gate-tunable with a polarization-independent component along the GBs, which is preferred for energy harvesting. The observed IPVE in vdW GBs demonstrates a promising mechanism for emerging optoelectronics applications.

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  • Yongheng Zhou & Xin Zhou & Xiang-Long Yu & Zihan Liang & Xiaoxu Zhao & Taihong Wang & Jinshui Miao & Xiaolong Chen, 2024. "Giant intrinsic photovoltaic effect in one-dimensional van der Waals grain boundaries," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-44792-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44792-4
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