skip to main content

DOE PAGESDOE PAGES

  • DOE PAGES
  • Accepted Manuscript: Experimental Determination of the Ionization Energies of MoSe 2, WS 2, and MoS 2 on SiO 2 Using Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Title: Experimental Determination of the Ionization Energies of MoSe 2, WS 2, and MoS 2 on SiO 2 Using Photoemission Electron Microscopy

Here, the values of the ionization energies of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are needed to assess their potential usefulness in semiconductor heterojunctions for high-performance optoelectronics. Here, we report on the systematic determination of ionization energies for three prototypical TMD monolayers (MoSe 2, WS 2, and MoS 2) on SiO 2 using photoemission electron microscopy with deep ultraviolet illumination. The ionization energy displays a progressive decrease from MoS 2, to WS 2, to MoSe 2, in agreement with predictions of density functional theory calculations. Combined with the measured energy positions of the valence band edge at the Brillouin zone center, we deduce that, in the absence of interlayer coupling, a vertical heterojunction comprising any of the three TMD monolayers would form a staggered (type-II) band alignment. This band alignment could give rise to long-lived interlayer excitons that are potentially useful for valleytronics or efficient electron–hole separation in photovoltaics.
Authors:
 [1] ;  [2] ;  [1] ;  [1] ;  [3] ;  [2] ;  [2] ;  [1] ; ORCiD logo [3] ; ORCiD logo [2]
+ Show Author Affiliations
  1. Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
  2. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Report Number(s):
SAND-2017-8462J
Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851; 656074
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Nano
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Research Org:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; band alignment; ionization energy; molybdenum disulfide; molybdenum selenide; photoemission electron microscopy; transition metal dichalcogenide; tungsten disulfide
OSTI Identifier:
1399563
  • Citation Metrics
  • Cited by: 4works
  • Citation information provided by
    Web of Science