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Title: The energy-band alignment at molybdenum disulphide and high-k dielectrics interfaces

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4883865· OSTI ID:22300001

Energy-band alignments for molybdenum disulphide (MoS{sub 2}) films on high-k dielectric oxides have been studied using photoemission spectroscopy. The valence band offset (VBO) at monolayer MoS{sub 2}/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} (ZrO{sub 2}) interface was measured to be 3.31 eV (2.76 eV), while the conduction-band offset (CBO) was 3.56 eV (1.22 eV). For bulk MoS{sub 2}/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface, both VBO and CBO increase by ∼0.3 eV, due to the upwards shift of Mo 4d{sub z{sup 2}} band. The symmetric change of VBO and CBO implies Fermi level pinning by interfacial states. Our finding ensures the practical application of both p-type and n-type MoS{sub 2} based complementary metal-oxide semiconductor and other transistor devices using Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and ZrO{sub 2} as gate materials.

OSTI ID:
22300001
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 23; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English