Nonlinear optical properties,such as bulk photovoltaic effects,possess great potential in energy harvesting,photodetection,rectification,etc.To enable efficient light–current conversion,materials with strong photo-re...Nonlinear optical properties,such as bulk photovoltaic effects,possess great potential in energy harvesting,photodetection,rectification,etc.To enable efficient light–current conversion,materials with strong photo-responsivity are highly desirable.In this work,we predict that monolayer Janus transition metal dichalcogenides(JTMDs)in the 1T′phase possess colossal nonlinear photoconductivity owing to their topological band mixing,strong inversion symmetry breaking,and small electronic bandgap.1T′JTMDs have inverted bandgaps on the order of 10 meV and are exceptionally responsive to light in the terahertz(THz)range.By first-principles calculations,we reveal that 1T′JTMDs possess shift current(SC)conductivity as large as 2300 nmμA V^(−2),equivalent to a photo-responsivity of 2800 mA/W.The circular current(CC)conductivity of 1T′JTMDs is as large as∼104 nmμA V^(−2).These remarkable photo-responsivities indicate that the 1T′JTMDs can serve as efficient photodetectors in the THz range.We also find that external stimuli such as the in-plane strain and out-of-plane electric field can induce topological phase transitions in 1T′JTMDs and that the SC can abruptly flip their directions.The abrupt change of the nonlinear photocurrent can be used to characterize the topological transition and has potential applications in 2D optomechanics and nonlinear optoelectronics.展开更多
基金This work was aupported by the Ofca of Naval Rsaanch Mulidiaciplinary Unkvasity Rasearch Inlatkre Awand No.ONR N00014-181-2497Y.G.and J.K.acknowiedge the suppart from U.S.Deparamant of Energy(DOE),Office of Science,Basic Energy Sckencas(BES)under Award DE-SC0020042.
文摘Nonlinear optical properties,such as bulk photovoltaic effects,possess great potential in energy harvesting,photodetection,rectification,etc.To enable efficient light–current conversion,materials with strong photo-responsivity are highly desirable.In this work,we predict that monolayer Janus transition metal dichalcogenides(JTMDs)in the 1T′phase possess colossal nonlinear photoconductivity owing to their topological band mixing,strong inversion symmetry breaking,and small electronic bandgap.1T′JTMDs have inverted bandgaps on the order of 10 meV and are exceptionally responsive to light in the terahertz(THz)range.By first-principles calculations,we reveal that 1T′JTMDs possess shift current(SC)conductivity as large as 2300 nmμA V^(−2),equivalent to a photo-responsivity of 2800 mA/W.The circular current(CC)conductivity of 1T′JTMDs is as large as∼104 nmμA V^(−2).These remarkable photo-responsivities indicate that the 1T′JTMDs can serve as efficient photodetectors in the THz range.We also find that external stimuli such as the in-plane strain and out-of-plane electric field can induce topological phase transitions in 1T′JTMDs and that the SC can abruptly flip their directions.The abrupt change of the nonlinear photocurrent can be used to characterize the topological transition and has potential applications in 2D optomechanics and nonlinear optoelectronics.
