Towards Low-Temperature CVD Synthesis and Characterization of Mono- or Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide

Shendokar, Sachin; Aryeetey, Frederick; Hossen, Moha Feroz; Ignatova, Tetyana; Aravamudhan, Shyam

doi:10.3390/mi14091758

Towards Low-Temperature CVD Synthesis and Characterization of Mono- or Few-Layer Molybdenum Disulfide

Journal Article · Mon Sep 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Micromachines

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14091758· OSTI ID:2423992

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Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Greensboro, NC (United States); North Carolina A & T State Univ., Greensboro, NC (United States)
North Carolina A & T State Univ., Greensboro, NC (United States)
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Greensboro, NC (United States); University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (United States)

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) transistors are a promising alternative for the semiconductor industry due to their large on/off current ratio (>10¹⁰), immunity to short-channel effects, and unique switching characteristics. MoS₂ has drawn considerable interest due to its intriguing electrical, optical, sensing, and catalytic properties. Monolayer MoS₂ is a semiconducting material with a direct band gap of ~1.9 eV, which can be tuned. Commercially, the aim of synthesizing a novel material is to grow high-quality samples over a large area and at a low cost. Although chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth techniques are associated with a low-cost pathway and large-area material growth, a drawback concerns meeting the high crystalline quality required for nanoelectronic and optoelectronic applications. This research presents a lower-temperature CVD for the repeatable synthesis of large-size mono- or few-layer MoS₂ using the direct vapor phase sulfurization of MoO₃. The samples grown on Si/SiO₂ substrates demonstrate a uniform single-crystalline quality in Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning transmission electron microscopy. These characterization techniques were targeted to confirm the uniform thickness, stoichiometry, and lattice spacing of the MoS₂ layers. The MoS₂ crystals were deposited over the entire surface of the sample substrate. With a detailed discussion of the CVD setup and an explanation of the process parameters that influence nucleation and growth, this work opens a new platform for the repeatable synthesis of highly crystalline mono- or few-layer MoS₂ suitable for optoelectronic application.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOD

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2423992

Journal Information:: Micromachines, Journal Name: Micromachines Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 14; ISSN 2072-666X

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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