Advanced Materials, Vol.28, No.38, 8463-8468, 2016
Piezophototronic Effect in Single-Atomic-Layer MoS2 for Strain-Gated Flexible Optoelectronics
Strain-gated flexible optoelectronics are reported based on monolayer MoS2. Utilizing the piezoelectric polarization created at the metal-MoS2 interface to modulate the separation/transport of photo generated carriers, the piezophototronic effect is applied to implement atomic-layer-thick phototransistor. Coupling between piezoelectricity and photogenerated carriers may enable the development of novel optoelectronics.