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Ruddlesden-Popper-Phase Hybrid Halide Perovskite/Small-Molecule Organic Blend Memory Transistors

December 31, 2020
Author(s)
Murali Gedda, Emre Yengel, Hendrik Faber, Fabian Paulus, Joshua Kreb, Ming Chun Tang, Siyuan Zhang, Christina A. Hacker, Prashant Kumar, Dipti R. Naphade, Yana Vaynzof, George Volonakis, Feliciano Giustino, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Controlling the morphology of metal halide perovskite layers during processing is critical for the reliable manufacturing of optoelectronic devices. Here we report on a strategy to control the microstructure of solution-processed layered Ruddlesden-Popper

Unraveling the compositional heterogeneity and carrier dynamics of alkali cation doped 3D/2D perovskites with improved stability

December 11, 2020
Author(s)
Ming Chun Tang, Siyuan Zhang, Nhan V. Nguyen, Edwin J. Heilweil, Christina A. Hacker, Timothy J. Magnanelli, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Preventing the degradation of hybrid perovskite by humid air remains a challenge for their future commercial utilization. 3D/2D perovskites with hierarchical architecture have attracted significant attention due to their promising power conversion

Role of alkali-metal cations in electronic structure and halide segregation of hybrid perovskites

July 1, 2020
Author(s)
Siyuan Zhang, Ming Chun Tang, Yuanyuan Fan, Ruipeng Li, Nhan V. Nguyen, Kui Zhao, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Christina A. Hacker
Triple-cation hybrid perovskites with mixed-halide have become one of the most dominant composition due to superior photovoltaic performance and stability. In this study, we systematically investigate the incorporation of cesium (Cs+) and potassium (K+) at

Efficient hybrid mixed-ion perovskite photovoltaics: in situ diagnostics of the roles of cesium and potassium alkali cation addition

June 19, 2020
Author(s)
Ming Chun Tang, Yuanyuan Fan, Dounya Barrit, Ruipeng Li, Hoang X. Dang, Siyuan Zhang, Timothy J. Magnanelli, Nhan V. Nguyen, Edwin J. Heilweil, Christina A. Hacker, Detlet-M Smilgies, Kui Zhao, Aram Amassian, Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Perovskite photovoltaics have made extraordinary progress in efficiency and stability in the past few years owing to process and formulation developments like antisolvent drip and mixed-cation mixed-halide compositions. Perovskite solar cells performance

Quantum Capacitance-Limited MoS2 Biosensors Enable Remote Label-Free Enzyme Measurements

August 7, 2019
Author(s)
Son T. Le, Nicholas B. Guros, Robert C. Bruce, Antonio Cardone, Niranjana D. Amin, Siyuan Zhang, Jeffery B. Klauda, Harish C. Pant, Curt A. Richter, Arvind Balijepalli
We have demonstrated atomically thin, quantum capacitance-limited, field-effect transistors (FETs) that enable the detection of pH changes with 75-fold higher sensitivity (4.4 V/pH) over the Nernst value of 59 mV/pH at room temperature when used as a

Engineered Sulfur-MoS2-Graphene Heterostructure Cathodes for Diagnostics of Nanoscale Electrochemical Processes in High Energy Density Li-S Batteries

August 5, 2019
Author(s)
Vladimir P. Oleshko, William R. McGehee, Saya Takeuchi, Siyuan Zhang, Andrei A. Kolmakov, Jabez J. McClelland, Christopher L. Soles
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have recently attracted enormous attention because of high theoretical specific energy (2600 Wh kg-1) and high specific capacity (1672 mAhg-1), as well as the low cost, natural abundance, and nontoxicity of elemental sulfur

Reproducible Performance Improvements to Monolayer MoS2 Transistors through Exposed Material Forming Gas Annealing

April 16, 2019
Author(s)
Nicholas B. Guros, Son T. Le, Siyuan Zhang, Brent A. Sperling, Jeffery B. Klauda, Curt A. Richter, Arvind Balijepalli
We have developed an optimized process to realize high-performance field-effect transistor (FET) arrays from large-area 2D MoS2 films with an average yield of 85 %. A central element of the technique is a new exposed film forming gas anneal (EF- FGA) that

Controllable Wide-range n- and p-Doping of Monolayer Group 6 Transition-metal Disulfides and Diselenides

July 30, 2018
Author(s)
Siyuan Zhang, Heather M. Hill, Curt A. Richter, Angela R. Hight Walker, Barlow Stephen, Seth Marder, Christina A. Hacker, Sujitra J. Pookpanratana
Developing processes to controllably dope transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is critical to achieving commercial integration for optical and electrical applications. In this study, molecular reductants and oxidants are introduced onto a series of