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Polysulfide speciation in the bulk electrolyte of a lithium sulfur battery

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

McBrayer, Josefine D.; Beechem, Thomas E.; Perdue, Brian R.; Apblett, Christopher A.; Garzon, Fernando

In situ Raman microscopy was used to study polysulfide speciation in the bulk ether electrolyte during the discharge and charge of a Li-S electrochemical cell to assess the complex interplay between chemical and electrochemical reactions in solution. During discharge, long chain polysulfides and the S3− radical appear in the electrolyte at 2.4 V indicating a rapid equilibrium of the dissociation reaction to form S3−. When charging, however, an increase in the concentration of all polysulfide species was observed. This highlights the importance of the electrolyte to sulfur ratio and suggests a loss in the useful sulfur inventory from the cathode to the electrolyte.

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TYPE Journal Article YEAR 2018
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Integrating Resonant Structures with IR Detectors

Goldflam, Michael G.; Goldflam, Michael G.; Anderson, Evan M.; Anderson, Evan M.; Campione, Salvatore; Campione, Salvatore; Coon, Wesley T.; Coon, Wesley T.; Davids, Paul D.; Davids, Paul D.; Fortune, Torben R.; Fortune, Torben R.; Hawkins, Samuel D.; Hawkins, Samuel D.; Kadlec, Clark N.; Kadlec, Clark N.; Kadlec, Emil A.; Kadlec, Emil A.; Kim, Jin K.; Kim, Jin K.; Klem, John F.; Klem, John F.; Shaner, Eric A.; Shaner, Eric A.; Sinclair, Michael B.; Sinclair, Michael B.; Tauke-Pedretti, Anna; Tauke-Pedretti, Anna; Warne, Larry K.; Warne, Larry K.; Wendt, J.R.; Wendt, J.R.; Beechem, Thomas E.; Beechem, Thomas E.; Howell, Stephen W.; Howell, Stephen W.; McDonald, Anthony E.; McDonald, Anthony E.; Ruiz, Isaac R.; Ruiz, Isaac R.

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Experimental Determination of the Ionization Energies of MoSe2, WS2, and MoS2 on SiO2 Using Photoemission Electron Microscopy

ACS Nano

Keyshar, Keyshar; Kunttal, Kunttal; Berg, Morgann B.; Zhang, Zhang; Xiang, Xiang; Vajtai, Vajtai; Robert, Robert; Gupta, Gupta; Gautam, Gautam; Chan, Calvin C.; Beechem, Thomas E.; Ajayan, Ajayan; Pulickel, Pulickel; Mohite, Mohite; D., Aditya D.; Ohta, Taisuke O.

Here, the values of the ionization energies of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are needed to assess their potential usefulness in semiconductor heterojunctions for high-performance optoelectronics. Here, we report on the systematic determination of ionization energies for three prototypical TMD monolayers (MoSe2, WS2, and MoS2) on SiO2 using photoemission electron microscopy with deep ultraviolet illumination. The ionization energy displays a progressive decrease from MoS2, to WS2, to MoSe2, in agreement with predictions of density functional theory calculations. Combined with the measured energy positions of the valence band edge at the Brillouin zone center, we deduce that, in the absence of interlayer coupling, a vertical heterojunction comprising any of the three TMD monolayers would form a staggered (type-II) band alignment. This band alignment could give rise to long-lived interlayer excitons that are potentially useful for valleytronics or efficient electron–hole separation in photovoltaics.

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Designing graphene absorption in a multispectral plasmon-enhanced infrared detector

Optics Express

Goldflam, Michael G.; Fei, Zhe; Ruiz, Isaac R.; Howell, Stephen W.; Davids, Paul D.; Peters, D.W.; Beechem, Thomas E.

We have examined graphene absorption in a range of graphene-based infrared devices that combine either monolayer or bilayer graphene with three different gate dielectrics. Electromagnetic simulations show that the optical absorption in graphene in these devices, an important factor in a functional graphene-based detector, is strongly dielectricdependent. These simulations reveal that plasmonic excitation in graphene can significantly influence the percentage of light absorbed in the entire device, as well as the graphene layer itself, with graphene absorption exceeding 25% in regions where plasmonic excitation occurs. Notably, the dielectric environment of graphene has a dramatic influence on the strength and wavelength range over which the plasmons can be excited, making dielectric choice paramount to final detector tunability and sensitivity.

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Dynamic Wavelength-Tunable Photodetector Using Subwavelength Graphene Field-Effect Transistors

Scientific Reports

Leonard, Francois L.; Spataru, Dan C.; Goldflam, Michael G.; Peters, D.W.; Beechem, Thomas E.

Dynamic wavelength tunability has long been the holy grail of photodetector technology. Because of its atomic thickness and unique properties, graphene opens up new paradigms to realize this concept, but so far this has been elusive experimentally. Here we employ detailed quantum transport modeling of photocurrent in graphene field-effect transistors (including realistic electromagnetic fields) to show that wavelength tunability is possible by dynamically changing the gate voltage. We reveal the phenomena that govern the behavior of this type of device and show significant departure from the simple expectations based on vertical transitions. We find strong focusing of the electromagnetic fields at the contact edges over the same length scale as the band-bending. Both of these spatially-varying potentials lead to an enhancement of non-vertical optical transitions, which dominate even in the absence of phonon or impurity scattering. We also show that the vanishing density of states near the Dirac point leads to contact blocking and a gate-dependent modulation of the photocurrent. Several of the effects discussed here should be applicable to a broad range of one-and two-dimensional materials and devices.

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