Low-dimensional material devices

At our lab, we explore the electrical and optical phenomena that emerge in low-dimensional condensed matter systems. When thinned down to a few atomic layers, van der Waals inorganic materials offer unique opportunities for controlling of electronic properties in two-dimensional devices. Moreover, few-layered molecular biomaterials hold promise for the development of biocompatible devices.   

We investigate the response of these advanced material, their hybrid structures and devices to external fields, such as electrostatic gating, magnetic fields and light exposure. Our aim is to gain insights into the fundamental electronic and optical properties of thes materials that can have an impact in applications in electronics, opto-electronics or spintronics applications.

We belong to the Applied Physics Department and the Institute of Materials Science (IUMA) at the University of Alicante, in Spain. Our labs are physically located at the Research Institutes building (here).


NEWS

Photoluminescence and photocurrent generation coexist in FePS3/1L-MoS2 heterostructure devices. Their interplay can be tuned through the application of small bias voltages, providing a simple means to control the device’s light emission.


https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA01134H


In this recent work, we demonstrate that large biaxial compressive strain can be induced in 2D materials at low temperatures by using polymeric substrates. 

Electronic and optical properties of MoS2 single layer can be strongly tuned by an underneath  FePS3 flake. Check out our recent work in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces!

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.2c05464

Our paper about photoresponse on FePS3 is finally out in npj 2D materials and applications!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-021-00199-z