From Anomalous to Normal: Temperature Dependence of the Band Gap in Two-Dimensional Black Phosphorus

Shenyang Huang, Fanjie Wang, Guowei Zhang, Chaoyu Song, Yuchen Lei, Qiaoxia Xing, Chong Wang, Yujun Zhang, Jiasheng Zhang, Yuangang Xie, Lei Mu, Chunxiao Cong, Mingyuan Huang, Hugen Yan

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Abstract

The temperature dependence of the band gap is crucial to a semiconductor. Bulk black phosphorus is known to exhibit an anomalous behavior. Through optical spectroscopy, here we show that the temperature effect on black phosphorus band gap gradually evolves with decreasing layer number, eventually turns into a normal one in the monolayer limit, rendering a crossover from the anomalous to the normal. Meanwhile, the temperature-induced shift in optical resonance also differs with different transition indices for the same thickness sample. A comprehensive analysis reveals that the temperature-tunable interlayer coupling is responsible for the observed diverse scenario. Our study provides a key to the apprehension of the anomalous temperature behavior in certain layered semiconductors.

Original languageEnglish
Article number156802
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume125
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Huang, S., Wang, F., Zhang, G., Song, C., Lei, Y., Xing, Q., Wang, C., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Xie, Y., Mu, L., Cong, C., Huang, M., & Yan, H. (2020). From Anomalous to Normal: Temperature Dependence of the Band Gap in Two-Dimensional Black Phosphorus. Physical Review Letters, 125(15), Article 156802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.156802