Heated Probe Etches P-N Junctions on 2D Semiconductor (IMAGE)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Heated Probe Etches P-N Junctions on 2D Semiconductor

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The apex of the scanning probe, heated by flowing current (I), is "Etch-a-Sketching" on a 2D semiconductor MoS2, realizing the state-of-the-art p-n nano-junctions on this 0.65 nm-thick atomic layer.

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Elisa Riedo

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