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US 12,707,729 · App. 18/174,359 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Highly-efficient full van der Waals 1D p-Te/2D n-Bi

Inventors: Chung Yin Johnny Ho (Hong Kong, CN); Weijun Wang (Hong Kong, CN); You Meng (Hong Kong, CN); Wei Wang (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
H10F30/222H10F10/16H10F71/1395H10F77/143H10F77/1437
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Patent No.
US 12,707,729
App. No.
18/174,359
Filed
Feb 24, 2023
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2893
USPC
257/184
Abstract

Continuous miniaturization of semiconductor devices is the key to boosting modern electronics development. However, such downscaling strategy has been rarely utilized in photoelectronics and photovoltaics. Here, in this work, a full-vdWs 1D p-Te/2D n-Bi 2 O 2 Se heterodiode with a rationally-designed nanoscale ultra-photosensitive channel is reported. Enabled by the dangling bond-free mixed-dimensional vdWs integration, the Te/Bi 2 O 2 Se type-II diodes show a high rectification ratio of 3.6×10 4 . Operating with 100 mV reverse bias or in a self-power mode, the photodiodes demonstrated excellent photodetection performances, including high responsivities of 130 A W −1 (100 mV bias) and 768.8 mA W −1 (self-power mode), surpassing most of the reports of other heterostructures. More importantly, a superlinear photoelectric conversion phenomenon is uncovered in these nanoscale full-vdWs photodiodes, in which a model based on the in-gap trap-assisted recombination is proposed for this superlinearity. All these results provide valuable insights in light-matter interactions for further performance enhancement of photoelectronic devices.

Claims (26)

1 . A method of forming heterodiodes, comprising:

obtaining a first substrate with at least one nanosheet, wherein the first substrate is formed of Mica and wherein the at least one nanosheet is made of bismuth oxyselenide (Bi 2 O 2 Se);

spin-coating a layer over the substrate and at least one nanosheet, wherein the layer is made of polymethyl methacrylate;

peeling off the layer from the substrate removing the at least one coupled nanosheet and forming a peeled-off layer;

obtaining a second substrate with at least one nanowire fabricated on the second substrate, wherein the second substrate is made of silicon dioxide/silicon and wherein the at least one nanowire is made of tellurium;

aligning the peeled-off layer with the second substrate;

pressing the peeled-off layer to the second substrate;

heating the peeled-off layer and the second substrate; and

removing the peeled-off layer from the second substrate leaving the at least one nanosheet on the second substrate forming at least one heterostructure.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein aligning the peeled-off layer with the second substrate comprises:

aligning at least a portion of the nanosheet coupled to the peeled-off layer with the at least one nanowire on the second substrate.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the peeled-off layer from the second substrate leaving the at least one nanosheet on the second substrate comprises:

leaving the at least one nanosheet on the second substrate positioned over at least a portion of the at least one nanowire.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one heterostructure is made of bismuth oxyselenide and tellurium.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the at least one heterostructure comprises:

a nanowire; and

a nanosheet coupled to at least a portion of the nanowire.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the peeling off step further comprising:

detaching the at least one nanosheet from the first substrate by a wet transfer method.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the peeling off step further comprising:

dispersing at least one nanowire by minor ultrasonication.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming heterodiodes comprises chemical vapor deposition.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

patterning source/drain regions of at least one heterostructure by standard electron-beam lithography.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the peeling off step further comprising:

detaching the at least one nanosheet and the at least one nanowire using a PMMA solution and liquid anhydrous ethanol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: HO, CHUNG YIN JOHNNY; WANG, WEIJUN; MENG, YOU; WANG, WEI
To: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Reel/Frame 062829/0611 →
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