Transition-Metal Substitution Doping in Synthetic Atomically Thin Semiconductors
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering ; Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
Semiconductor impurity doping has enabled an entire generation of technology. The emergence of alternative semiconductor material systems, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), requires the development of scalable doping strategies. We report an unprecedented one-pot synthesis for transition-metal substitution in large-area, synthetic monolayer TMDCs. Electron microscopy, optical and electronic transport characterization and ab initio calculations indicate that our doping strategy preserves the attractive qualities of TMDC monolayers, including semiconducting transport and strong direct-gap luminescence. These results are expected to encourage exploration of transition-metal substitution in two-dimensional systems, potentially enabling next-generation optoelectronic technology in the atomically-thin regime.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; 1435783; 1510828; 1608171; DMR-1420634
- OSTI ID:
- 1334421
- Journal Information:
- Advanced Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 44; ISSN 0935-9648
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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