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Yuanfang Yu, Jiaxin Gong, Senyao Tang, Yuan Gao, Nanjie Jiang, Haiyan Nan. Functional photoelectronic devices: leveraging two-dimensional van der Waals device configuration[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2026, In Press. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/26060030
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Y F Yu, J X Gong, S Y Tang, Y Gao, N J Jiang, and H Y Nan, Functional photoelectronic devices: leveraging two-dimensional van der Waals device configuration[J]. J. Semicond., 2026, accepted doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/26060030
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Functional photoelectronic devices: leveraging two-dimensional van der Waals device configuration
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/26060030
CSTR: 32376.14.1674-4926.26060030
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials offer atomically thin, dangling-bond-free interfaces and strong electrostatic control characteristics, enabling a new paradigm for optoelectronic devices. This review focuses on vdW contact engineering and heterostructure construction. The vdW contact can suppress Fermi-level pinning, reduce contact resistance, and preserve the intrinsic properties of 2D semiconductors. Leveraging such clean interfaces, 2D vdW materials show great potential in implementing functional devices, including photodetectors, miniaturized computational spectrometers, reconfigurable devices, and neuromorphic systems. In these cases, the tunable vdW interfaces eliminate lattice-matching constraints and allow feasible heterogeneous integration. This review discusses the recent progresses and future prospects in this field, providing a guidance for realizing functional applications based on vdW device configuration. -
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