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Large Work Function Modulation of Monolayer MoS2 by Ambient Gases

Although two-dimensional monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides reveal numerous unique features that are inaccessible in bulk materials, their intrinsic properties are often obscured by environmental effects. Among them, work function, which is the energy required to extract an electron from a m...

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Published in:ACS nano 2016-06, Vol.10 (6), p.6100-6107
Main Authors: Lee, Si Young, Kim, Un Jeong, Chung, JaeGwan, Nam, Honggi, Jeong, Hye Yun, Han, Gang Hee, Kim, Hyun, Oh, Hye Min, Lee, Hyangsook, Kim, Hyochul, Roh, Young-Geun, Kim, Jineun, Hwang, Sung Woo, Park, Yeonsang, Lee, Young Hee
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Language:English
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Summary:Although two-dimensional monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides reveal numerous unique features that are inaccessible in bulk materials, their intrinsic properties are often obscured by environmental effects. Among them, work function, which is the energy required to extract an electron from a material to vacuum, is one critical parameter in electronic/optoelectronic devices. Here, we report a large work function modulation in MoS2 via ambient gases. The work function was measured by an in situ Kelvin probe technique and further confirmed by ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. A measured work function of 4.04 eV in vacuum was converted to 4.47 eV with O2 exposure, which is comparable with a large variation in graphene. The homojunction diode by partially passivating a transistor reveals an ideal junction with an ideality factor of almost one and perfect electrical reversibility. The estimated depletion width obtained from photocurrent mapping was ∼200 nm, which is much narrower than bulk semiconductors.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.6b01742