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Low-Power Negative-Differential-Resistance Device for Sensing the Selective Protein via Supporter Molecule Engineering

Journal

ADVANCED SCIENCE
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204779

Keywords

broken bandgap; negative differential resistance; selective protein detection; van der Waals heterostructure

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Van der Waals heterostructures composed of atomically thin 2D materials are used to build multi-functional logic devices and atomically thin photodetectors. In this study, a vdW stacking of black arsenic and tin disulfide is introduced to create a negative differential resistance device, and its charge transport characteristics and real-time response to different molecule concentrations are investigated.
Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures composed of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials have more potential than conventional metal-oxide semiconductors because of their tunable bandgaps, and sensitivities. The remarkable features of these amazing vdW heterostructures are leading to multi-functional logic devices, atomically thin photodetectors, and negative differential resistance (NDR) Esaki diodes. Here, an atomically thin vdW stacking composed of p-type black arsenic (b-As) and n-type tin disulfide (n-SnS2) to build a type-III (broken gap) heterojunction is introduced, leading to a negative differential resistance device. Charge transport through the NDR device is investigated under electrostatic gating to achieve a high peak-to-valley current ratio (PVCR), which improved from 2.8 to 4.6 when the temperature is lowered from 300 to 100 K. At various applied-biasing voltages, all conceivable tunneling mechanisms that regulate charge transport are elucidated. Furthermore, the real-time response of the NDR device is investigated at various streptavidin concentrations down to 1 pm, operating at a low biasing voltage. Such applications of NDR devices may lead to the development of cutting-edge electrical devices operating at low power that may be employed as biosensors to detect a variety of target DNA (e.g., ct-DNA) and protein (e.g., the spike protein associated with COVID-19).

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