Grains, grain boundaries in single and few layer MoS2

This study investigates the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of molybdenum disulfide (MoS _2 ) on SiO _2 , examining the formation of various grains and grain boundaries (GBs) in single- to few-layer MoS _2 . The material, optical, and electronic properties of the resulting MoS _2 were evaluated thr...

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Main Authors: Sobin Mathew, Vladislav Kurtash, Bernd Hähnlein, Pavithra Manoharan, Mithun Krishna, Heiko O Jacobs, Jörg Pezoldt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Nano Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/ade9e4
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Summary:This study investigates the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) of molybdenum disulfide (MoS _2 ) on SiO _2 , examining the formation of various grains and grain boundaries (GBs) in single- to few-layer MoS _2 . The material, optical, and electronic properties of the resulting MoS _2 were evaluated through Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Notably, both Raman and photoluminescence intensities were quenched at the GBs. Moreover, a consistent redshift in the photoluminescence peak positions at the grain boundaries indicating local strain or defect-induced modifications. Electrical characterization of lateral 2-terminal backgated devices on individual grains exhibited lower carrier mobility than those fabricated on continuous few-layers MoS _2 , with the highest measured mobility reaching 18.6 cm ^2 V ^−1  s ^−1 . Additionally, the back-gated field effect transistors (FET) on individual grains and continuous fewlayered showed pronounced clockwise hysteresis in their transfer characteristics, revealing the distinctive contribution of MoS _2 surface and MoS _2 /SiO _2 interface defects and their associated traps-as primary sources of hysteresis.
ISSN:2632-959X