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Tuning Electrical Conductance in Bilayer MoS2 through Defect-Mediated Interlayer Chemical Bonding
Lili Zhang1, Gang Wang2, Yubo Zhang2
1National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093,China.
ACS Nano
|July 11, 2020
Summary
Vanadium doping transforms molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) transport properties. Doped MoS2 shows layer-dependent behavior, enhancing conductivity in bilayers through activated interlayer interactions.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Interlayer interactions significantly influence transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) performance.
- Controlling transport in weakly coupled materials like MoS2 remains challenging.
- Layer-dependent tunable transport is crucial for advanced electronic devices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of vanadium doping on MoS2 electrical transport.
- To explore layer-dependent transport behavior in doped MoS2.
- To understand the mechanism behind enhanced interlayer interactions.
Main Methods:
- Substitutional doping of vanadium into MoS2 lattice.
- Fabrication and characterization of monolayer and bilayer MoS2 devices.
- First-principle calculations to analyze electronic structure and bonding.
Main Results:
- Vanadium-doped monolayer MoS2 exhibits ambipolar field effect.
- Vanadium-doped bilayer MoS2 shows a strong p-type field effect.
- Electrical conductance is significantly enhanced in doped bilayer MoS2 compared to monolayer.
- Doping activates interlayer hybridization of S-3p orbitals in bilayer MoS2.
Conclusions:
- Vanadium doping effectively tailors MoS2 electrical transport properties.
- Doping can activate out-of-plane interactions, enhancing conductivity in bilayer TMDs.
- This approach offers new possibilities for electronic and optoelectronic device applications.
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