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High-mobility layered semiconductors have the potential to enable the next-generation electronics and computing. This paper demonstrates that the ultrahigh electron mobility observed in the layered semiconductor Bi$_2$O$_2$Se originates…
Mobility is a key parameter for SnO2, which is extensively studied as a practical transparent oxide n-type semiconductor. In experiments, the mobility of electrons in bulk SnO2 single crystals varies from 70 to 260 cm2V-1s-1 at room…
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Predicting charge transport in organic molecular crystals is notoriously challenging. Carrier mobility calculations in organic semiconductors are dominated by quantum chemistry methods based on charge hopping, which are laborious and only…
Charge carrier mobility is at the core of semiconductor materials and devices optimization, and Hall measurement is one of the most important techniques for its characterization. The Hall factor, defined as the ratio between Hall and drift…
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Accurate models of carrier transport are essential for describing the electronic properties of semiconductor materials. To the best of our knowledge, the current models following the framework of the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE)…
We probe the accuracy limit of {\it ab initio} calculations of carrier mobilities in semiconductors, within the framework of the Boltzmann transport equation. By focusing on the paradigmatic case of silicon, we show that fully predictive…
We investigate the structural, electronic, vibrational, power and transport properties of the $\beta$ allotrope of Ga$_2$O$_3$ from first-principles. We find phonon frequencies and elastic constants that reproduce the correct band ordering,…
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A thin, narrow-bandgap semiconductor Bi$_2$O$_2$Te nanosheet is obtained via mechanical exfoliation and a Hall-bar device is fabricated from it on a heavily doped Si/SiO$_2$ substrate and studied at low temperatures. Gate transfer…
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The Hall scattering factor is formulated using Rode's iterative approach to solving the Boltzmann transport equation in such a way that it may be easily computed within the scope of ab-inito calculations. Using this method in conjunction…
Here, we present a temperature ($T$) dependent comparison between field-effect and Hall mobilities in field-effect transistors based on few-layered WSe$_2$ exfoliated onto SiO$_2$. Without dielectric engineering and beyond a $T$-dependent…
Here, we have identified the monolayer phase of Bi2O2Se as a promising two-dimensional semiconductor with ultra-high carrier mobility and giant electric polarization. Due to the strong reconstruction originated from the interlayer…
BaSnO$_3$ (BSO) is a promising transparent conducting oxide (TCO) with reported room-temperature (RT) Hall mobility exceeding 320 cm$^{2}$V$^{-1}$s$^{-1}$. Among perovskite oxides, it has the highest RT mobility, about 30 times higher than…
Materials with high carrier mobility showing large magnetoresistance (MR) have recently received much attention because of potential applications in future high-performance magneto-electric devices. Here, we report on the discovery of an…
We investigate carrier transport in a single 22 nm-thick double-gated Si quantum well device, which has independent contacts to electrons and holes. Conductance, Hall density and Hall mobility are mapped in a broad double-gate voltage…
The semiconductor BAs has drawn significant interest due to experimental reports of simultaneous high thermal conductivity and ambipolar charge mobility. The \textit{ab~initio} prediction of high electron and hole mobility assumed the…
Charge transport plays a crucial role in manifold potential applications of two-dimensional materials, including field effect transistors, solar cells, and transparent conductors. At most operating temperatures, charge transport is hindered…