Nonsaturating Linear Magnetoresistance Manifesting Two-Dimensional Transport in Wet-Chemical Patternable Bi₂O₂Te Thin Films

Two-dimensional (2D) materials with exotic transport behaviors have attracted extensive interest in microelectronics and condensed matter physics, while scaled-up 2D thin films compatible with the efficient wet-chemical etching process represent realistic advancement toward new-generation integrated functional devices. Here, thickness-controllable growth and chemical patterning of high-quality Bi₂O₂Te continuous films are demonstrated. Noticeably, except for an ultrahigh mobility (∼45074 cm² V^–1 s^–1 at 2 K) and obvious Shubnikov–de Hass quantum oscillations, a 2D transport channel and large linear magnetoresistance are revealed in the patterned Bi₂O₂Te films. Investigation implies that the linear magnetoresistance correlates with the inhomogeneity described by P. B. Littlewood’s theory and EMT-RRN theory developed recently. These results not only reveal the nonsaturating linear magnetoresistance in high-quality Bi₂O₂Te but shed light on understanding the corresponding physical origin of linear magnetoresistance in 2D high-mobility semiconductors and providing a pathway for the potential application in multifunctional electronic devices.