Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 37, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/37/375703
Keywords
density functional theory; surface; defects; MoS2
Funding
- Center for Low Energy Systems Technology (LEAST)
- STARnet phase of the Focus Center Research Program (FCRP)
- MARCO
- DARPA
- Southwest Academy on Nanoelectrics (SWAN) - Nanoelectric Research Initiative (NRI)
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Monolayer MoS2 is a direct band gap semiconductor which has been recently investigated for lowpower field effect transistors. The initial studies have shown promising performance, including a high on/off current ratio and carrier mobility with a high-kappa gate dielectric. However, the performance of these devices strongly depends on the crystalline quality and defect morphology of the monolayers. In order to obtain a detailed understanding of the MoS2 electronic device properties, we examine possible defect structures and their impact on the MoS2 monolayer electronic properties, using density functional theory in combination with scanning tunneling microscopy to identify the nature of the most likely defects. Quantitative understanding based on a detailed knowledge of the atomic and electronic structures will facilitate the search of suitable defect passivation techniques. Our results show that S adatoms are the most energetically favorable type of defect and that S vacancies are energetically more favorable than Mo vacancies. This approach may be extended to other transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), thus providing useful insights to optimize TMD-based electronic devices.
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