Issue 2, 2017

A homogeneous atomic layer MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloy prepared by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition, and its properties

Abstract

We report the growth of large-area monolayer MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloys with controlled morphologies using a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloys with different morphologies, created using the same growth time, have been observed by controlling the gaseous MoO3 precursor on substrates placed in regions with different temperatures. TEM observations clearly reveal that the as-synthesized monolayer MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloy is crystalline, with a hexagonal structure. XPS, Raman mapping, and EDS mapping clearly show the homogeneous substitution of ∼2 atomic weight % Se through the whole crystal. Compared with a pristine CVD-grown monolayer of MoS2, the optical band gap differs by 4.52%, from 1.77 eV to 1.69 eV. Additionally, back-gated transistors fabricated on the monolayer MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloy exhibit n-type behavior at a current on/off ratio of ∼104 and a high mobility value of 8.4 cm2 V−1 s−1.

Graphical abstract: A homogeneous atomic layer MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloy prepared by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition, and its properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Sep 2016
Accepted
23 Nov 2016
First published
24 Nov 2016

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 594-603

A homogeneous atomic layer MoS2(1−x)Se2x alloy prepared by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition, and its properties

S. Umrao, J. Jeon, S. M. Jeon, Y. J. Choi and S. Lee, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 594 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR07240B

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