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Bandgap recovery of monolayer MoS₂ using defect engineering and chemical doping.

ABSTRACT: Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide materials have created avenues for exciting physics with unique electronic and photonic applications. Among these materials, molybdenum disulfide is the most known due to extensive research in understanding its electronic and optical properties. In this paper, we report on the successful growth and modification of monolayer MoS₂ (1L MoS₂) by controlling carrier concentration and manipulating bandgap in order to improve the efficiency of light emission. Atomic size MoS₂ vacancies were created using a Helium Ion Microscope, then the defect sites were doped with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluro7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4TCNQ). The carrier concentration in intrinsic (as-grown) and engineered 1L MoS₂ was calculated using Mass Action model. The results are in a good agreement with Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy as well as Kelvin probe force microscopy characterizations.

SUBMITTER: Aryeetey F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034023 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

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Bandgap recovery of monolayer MoS2 using defect engineering and chemical doping.

Aryeetey Frederick F Pourianejad Sajedeh S Ayanbajo Olubukola O Nowlin Kyle K Ignatova Tetyana T Aravamudhan Shyam S

RSC advances 20210611 34

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide materials have created avenues for exciting physics with unique electronic and photonic applications. Among these materials, molybdenum disulfide is the most known due to extensive research in understanding its electronic and optical properties. In this paper, we report on the successful growth and modification of monolayer MoS2 (1L MoS2) by controlling carrier concentration and manipulating bandgap in order to improve the eff ...[more]

PMID: 35479368

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