<p>Pyroelectric and photovoltaic effects are vital in cutting-edge broadband sensors and solar energy harvesting. Recent advances revealed great potential of the bulk photovoltaic effect in two-dimensional (2D) materials to surpass the Shockley-Queiseer limit. Moreover, the atomic thickness, high thermal conductivity and room-temperature ferroelectricity endow 2D ferroelectrics with a superior pyroelectric response. Herein, we combined direct pyroelectric-photovoltaic measurements in 2D <i>α</i>-In<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub>. The results reveal a gigantic pyroelectric coefficient of ∼30.7 mC/m<sup>2</sup>K and a figure of merit of ∼135.9 m<sup>2</sup>/C. Moreover, a coupled pyroelectric-photovoltaic effect was demonstrated, where the pyroelectric current follows the temperature derivative, while the short-circuit current follows temperature. Finally, we utilized the intercoupled ferroelectricity of In<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>3</sub> to realize a non-volatile, self-powered photovoltaic memory operation, demonstrating stable short-circuit current switching with 10<sup>3</sup> ON-OFF ratio. The coupled pyroelectric-photovoltaic effect, along with reconfigurable photocurrent, pave the way for a novel integrated thermal and optical response, in-memory logic and energy harvesting.</p>

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Coupled pyroelectric-photovoltaic effect in 2D ferroelectric α-In2Se3

  • Michael Uzhansky,
  • Abhishek Rakshit,
  • Yoav Kalcheim,
  • Elad Koren

摘要

Pyroelectric and photovoltaic effects are vital in cutting-edge broadband sensors and solar energy harvesting. Recent advances revealed great potential of the bulk photovoltaic effect in two-dimensional (2D) materials to surpass the Shockley-Queiseer limit. Moreover, the atomic thickness, high thermal conductivity and room-temperature ferroelectricity endow 2D ferroelectrics with a superior pyroelectric response. Herein, we combined direct pyroelectric-photovoltaic measurements in 2D α-In2Se3. The results reveal a gigantic pyroelectric coefficient of ∼30.7 mC/m2K and a figure of merit of ∼135.9 m2/C. Moreover, a coupled pyroelectric-photovoltaic effect was demonstrated, where the pyroelectric current follows the temperature derivative, while the short-circuit current follows temperature. Finally, we utilized the intercoupled ferroelectricity of In2Se3 to realize a non-volatile, self-powered photovoltaic memory operation, demonstrating stable short-circuit current switching with 103 ON-OFF ratio. The coupled pyroelectric-photovoltaic effect, along with reconfigurable photocurrent, pave the way for a novel integrated thermal and optical response, in-memory logic and energy harvesting.