TiS3 transistors with tailored morphology and electrical properties

Adv Mater. 2015 Apr 24;27(16):2595-601. doi: 10.1002/adma.201405632. Epub 2015 Mar 13.

Abstract

Control over the morphology of TiS3 is demonstrated by synthesizing 1D nanoribbons and 2D nanosheets. The nanosheets can be exfoliated down to a single layer. Through extensive characterization of the two morphologies, differences in the electronic properties are found and attributed to a higher density of sulphur vacancies in nanosheets, which, according to density functional theory calculations, leads to an n-type doping.

Keywords: TiS3; density functional theory; exfoliation potential; field-effect transistors; mechanical exfoliation; monolayers; morphology; sulphur vacancy.