• 文献标题:   Excitation-assisted pseudo-ferroelectric effect in ultrathin graphene/phosphorene heterostructure
  • 文献类型:   Article, Early Access
  • 作  者:   LU H, GUO WL
  • 作者关键词:   pseudoferroelectric effect, charge trapping, graphene, phosphorene heterostructure, firstprinciples calculation
  • 出版物名称:   NANO RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1998-0124 EI 1998-0000
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1007/s12274-023-5649-3 EA APR 2023
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Pseudo-ferroelectric transistors have attracted particular interest owing to their applications in the non-volatile memories and neuromorphic circuits; however, it remains to be explored in the limit of few-layer devices. Here we reveal a pseudo-ferroelectric phenomenon in the ultrathin graphene/black phosphorene (G/BP) heterostructure by first-principles calculations. Putting forward an excitation-assisted mechanism, the ferroelectric-like hysteresis loop can be explained by a combined effect of the external electric fields dependent bipolarity and anisotropy in the G/BP heterostructure. Considering the build-in electric field, the bipolar behavior results in the multistate effect of the G/BP heterostructure when modulating the applied electric field. The anisotropic hybridization caused by the susceptible Dirac electrons in graphene and the large in-plane anisotropy in BP provides the interfacial states, which trap excitations and stabilize the multistate. The pseudo-ferroelectric behavior should be useful for interpreting transport experiments in gated G/BP devices and exploring its applications in memories or synaptic devices.