Molecular-Covalent VP Heterojunction

Low-cost, high-efficiency tuning

Strong covalent bonds between organic molecules and violet phosphorus enable enhanced charge transfer and molecular-level band structure engineering, overcoming the low efficiency and high cost of conventional van der Waals heterojunctions.

Chen, Weilin · Chen, An · Liu, Xue · Fan, Shu · Zeng, Jianmin · Zhang, Jinying · Yang, Zhi · Li, Jinjin · Liu, Gang

Advanced Materials 2024

Advantages

Grafting efficiency and energy gap regulation depend on organic electronegativity

Enhanced charge-transfer dynamics

Customizable band structure regulation

Low-cost yet high-efficiency regulatory effect on a large scale