Giant Nonlinear Hall Effect Induced Ultrahigh Rectification in a Weyl Semiconductor
Abstract Conventional diode‐based rectifiers suffer from limited applicability in low‐power electronics and high‐frequency wireless networks due to their inherent junction structures. Recent studies have demonstrated that the nonlinear Hall effect (NHE) in non‐centrosymmetric quantum materials can enable diode‐free rectification with advantages such as large active area, low power threshold, and high cutoff frequency. Here, a giant NHE is reported in a chiral semiconductor hosting Weyl nodes, achieving a voltage responsivity of up to 1.4×10 7 V W −1 at low temperature and 1.7×10 6 V W −1 at room temperature. This represents orders of magnitude improvement over existing NHE rectifiers and commercial Schottky diodes. This ultrahigh rectification is attributed to the significant contributions of Weyl nodes at the conduction band edge. Moreover, the device exhibits remarkable tunability through electrostatic gate voltages. The findings establish Weyl semiconductors as a promising platform for developing highly sensitive NHE rectifiers for low‐power and high‐frequency applications.
Authors
- Tae Heung Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-1272)
- Pan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-7202)
- Tay‐Rong Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-2527)
- Du Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-5946)
- Tao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6986-9861)
- Shijia Tian
- Hao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-2696)
- Jian Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3917-1109)
- Jinfeng Zhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4017-6022)
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Hefei University (CN)
- National Center for Theoretical Sciences (TW)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures (CN)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Electronic Materials
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202400648
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program
- National Key Research and Development Program of China