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Nasrullah Wazir¹, Chunjie Ding¹, Xianshuang Wang¹

¹Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, People's Republic of China.

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|August 3, 2020

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Researchers synthesized molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) 2D nanosheets with varying shapes and thicknesses. Thick MoO2 nanosheets exhibited unique semi-metallic and semiconductor properties via cathodoluminescence, while thin nanosheets showed metallic behavior.

Keywords:

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)Hexagonal Molybdenum dioxide nanosheets Rectangular

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Solid State Physics

Background:

Molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) is a semi-metal with notable properties like high melting point, thermal stability, and conductivity.
The relationship between the structure and optoelectronic characteristics of 2D nanosheets is significant.
Understanding these properties is crucial for advanced material applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize and characterize thin and thick molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) 2D nanosheets with different morphologies.
To investigate the optoelectronic and electrical properties of these MoO2 nanosheets.
To explore the potential of MoO2 in semiconductor and metallic applications.

Main Methods:

Two-zone chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was employed to prepare rectangular and hexagonal MoO2 2D nanosheets from MoO3 powder.
Raman spectroscopy was used to identify mix-crystal phases in thick MoO2 nanosheets.
Cathodoluminescence (CL) and electrical property measurements were conducted to analyze the optoelectronic and conductive behaviors.

Main Results:

Successfully fabricated thin and thick MoO2 2D nanosheets with distinct colors and morphologies (rectangular and hexagonal).
Thick MoO2 nanosheets displayed unique emission bands via CL, indicating semi-metallic and semiconductor properties, unlike thin nanosheets.
Thin MoO2 nanosheets exhibited metallic properties, with rectangular nanosheets showing lower resistance (~25 Ω) than hexagonal ones (~64 Ω).

Conclusions:

The study demonstrates the successful synthesis of MoO2 2D nanosheets with tunable properties based on morphology and thickness.
Thick MoO2 nanosheets possess unique optoelectronic characteristics, while thin ones exhibit distinct metallic conductivity.
These findings highlight the potential of MoO2 nanosheets for diverse applications in electronics and materials science.