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Title: Diffusion-Mediated Synthesis of MoS 2 /WS 2 Lateral Heterostructures

Journal Article · · Nano Letters
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  1. National Univ. of Singapore. (Singapore). Center for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Center
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Justus-Liebig Univ., Giessen (Germany). Dept. of Biology and Chemistry
  4. National Univ. of Singapore. (Singapore). Center for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Center; National Univ. of Singapore. (Singapore). Dept. of Physics; National Univ. of Singapore. (Singapore). Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

The controlled growth of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) lateral heterostructures would enable on-demand tuning of electronic and optoelectronic properties in this new class of materials. Prior to this work, compositional modulations in lateral TMD heterostructures have been considered to depend solely on the growth chronology. We show that in-plane diffusion can play a significant role in the chemical vapor deposition of MoS2/WS2 lateral heterostructures leading to a variety of nontrivial structures whose composition does not necessarily follow the growth order. Optical, structural, and compositional studies of TMD crystals captured at different growth temperatures and in different diffusion stages suggest that compositional mixing versus segregation are favored at high and low growth temperatures, respectively. The observed diffusion mechanism will expand the realm of possible lateral heterostructures, particularly ones that cannot be synthesized using traditional methods.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Excitonics (CE); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001088
OSTI ID:
1371382
Journal Information:
Nano Letters, Vol. 16, Issue 8; Related Information: CE partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Brookhaven National Laboratory; Harvard University; ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 116 works
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