Deep Learning-Assisted Quantification of Atomic Dopants and Defects in 2D Materials

Sang Hyeok Yang, Wooseon Choi, Byeong Wook Cho, Frederick Osei Tutu Agyapong-Fordjour, Sehwan Park, Seok Joon Yun, Hyung Jin Kim, Young Kyu Han, Young Hee Lee, Ki Kang Kim, Young Min Kim

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Abstract

Atomic dopants and defects play a crucial role in creating new functionalities in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs). Therefore, atomic-scale identification and their quantification warrant precise engineering that widens their application to many fields, ranging from development of optoelectronic devices to magnetic semiconductors. Scanning transmission electron microscopy with a sub-Å probe has provided a facile way to observe local dopants and defects in 2D TMDs. However, manual data analytics of experimental images is a time-consuming task, and often requires subjective decisions to interpret observed signals. Therefore, an approach is required to automate the detection and classification of dopants and defects. In this study, based on a deep learning algorithm, fully convolutional neural network that shows a superior ability of image segmentation, an efficient and automated method for reliable quantification of dopants and defects in TMDs is proposed with single-atom precision. The approach demonstrates that atomic dopants and defects are precisely mapped with a detection limit of ≈1 × 1012 cm−2, and with a measurement accuracy of ≈98% for most atomic sites. Furthermore, this methodology is applicable to large volume of image data to extract atomic site-specific information, thus providing insights into the formation mechanisms of various defects under stimuli.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2101099
JournalAdvanced Science
Volume8
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Aug 2021

Keywords

  • 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
  • deep learning
  • dynamic STEM analysis
  • point defects
  • scanning transmission electron microscopy

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