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ABSTRACT
This review summarizes research activities on two-dimensional (2D) materials-assisted epitaxy of inorganic semiconductors and their optoelectronic device applications. We presented the overall research related to the growth of epitaxial semiconductor layers on 2D van der Waals materials and discussed various methods to perform controlled growth of semiconductor nanostructures and microstructures on 2D layers. The 2D layers’ benefits in semiconductor technology and their role in non-destructive micro-crystallographic analysis, integration of heterogeneous semiconductor devices, and the fabrication of detachable semiconductor devices. This is followed by an in-depth discussion on 2D materials-assisted growth and non-destructive transfer of random and regular semiconductor arrays and their applications in free-standing, flexible, individually addressable semiconductor optoelectronic devices, including micro display applications. The research covered in this review promotes novel applications of semiconductors grown on 2D materials and exploits ways to synergistically combine their functionalities.
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Aziz Ahmed
Aziz Ahmed obtained his PhD (Nano-Mechatronics) from Korea University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, in 2018. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Center for Novel Quantum Architecture at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. His research interests include the fabrication and characterization of inorganic semiconductor-based thin films and devices.
Kunook Chung
Kunook Chung received his PhD degree in Physics from Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, in 2015. From 2015 to 2019, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, US. He is currently an assistant professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. His research interest includes exploiting unique physical properties of various semiconductor quantum structures, nanostructures, van der Waals materials, and their hybrids, as key building blocks for fabricating high-performance and new functional optoelectronics.
Won Il Park
Won Il Park earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Pohang University of Sicence and Technology, Republic of Korea, in 2005, followed by a postdoctoral position at Harvard University in Chemistry and Chemical Biology until 2007. Subsequently, he joined Hanyang University, Republic of Korea, as an assistant professor in the Division of Materials Science & Engineering. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of semiconductor nanomaterials, including nanowires, nanorods, graphene, and transition metal dichalcogenides. Specializing in the design and development of low-dimensional materials and structures, his work extends to nanoscale photonic and electronic devices, energy harvesting, and storage technology.
Gyu-Chul Yi
Gyu-Chul Yi is a professor in the Department of Physics at Seoul National University. He received a Ph.D. degree (1997) from Northwestern University. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he joined Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, in 1999 as an assistant professor. Since 2004, he has been the director of the National CRI Center for Semiconductor Nanostructures. He has extensive experience in wide-bandgap semiconductor nanostructures and has published more than 250 referred articles in science, advanced materials, nano letters, nano energy, etc. He has also edited books and has written several book chapters as an author/coauthor.