SCALABLE MANUFACTURING OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL TELLURIUM AND TELLURIDE NANOSTRUCTURE FOR SMART, UBIQUITOUS ELECTRONICS

Low-dimensional semiconductors have been intensely explored as alternative active materials for future generation ultra-scaled smart electronics. However, significant roadblocks (e.g., poor carrier mobilities, instability, and vague potential in scaling-up) exist that prevent the realization of the current state-of-the-art low-dimensional materials’ potential for energy-efficient electronics. We first time developed hydrothermal method to solution-grown two-dimensional Te, which exhibits attractive attributes, e.g., high room-temperature mobility, large on-state current density, air-stability, and tunable material properties through a low-cost, scalable process, to tackle these challenges.