Microscale spectroscopic mapping of defect evolution and filling in large-area growth of monolayer MoS2
- Authors
- Lee, Taegeon; Yoon, Young-Gui; Lee, Seung Won; Ahn, Ji-Hoon; Rho, Heesuk
- Issue Date
- Nov-2023
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Keywords
- Charge doping; Exciton; Formation energy; MoS<sub>2</sub>; Optical phonon; Strain
- Citation
- Applied Surface Science, v.637
- Journal Title
- Applied Surface Science
- Volume
- 637
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/67766
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157885
- ISSN
- 0169-4332
1873-5584
- Abstract
- Defects in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides are known to be problematic in that they usually deteriorate optical and electronic properties, thus acting as a constraint in nanodevice applications. In this regard, understanding defect-related strain and charge distributions is intriguing to identify the inhomogeneous energy landscape of two-dimensional materials. Herein, simultaneous Raman and photoluminescence results unveil how strain and charge carriers evolve over the large-area growth of monolayer MoS2. Unexpectedly, spatially-resolved correlation analysis between the in-plane and out-of-plane phonon frequencies of MoS2 reveals that both compressive strain and charge carriers increase as the morphology evolves from a triangular flake to a partially coalesced film and, finally, to a fully covered film, indicating that the number of sulfur vacancies increases with surface coverage. Theoretically calculated formation energies of sulfur vacancies support the evolution scenarios with respect to morphological variations. Photoluminescence mappings of excitons and trions provide further quantitative information on electron concentrations that are consistent with Raman correlation data. Notably, chemical treatment of defective MoS2 with a p-type dopant leads to a relaxation of compressive strain and a decrease in excess electrons, where in particular, the p-doping effects are more prominent in the fully covered film region than in the partially coalesced region. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
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