Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 35, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211157
Keywords
charge-transport properties; covalent networks; defect engineering; electrical devices; hopping mechanisms; transition metal dichalcogenides
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In this article, the charge-transport mechanisms of printed devices based on covalent MoS2 networks are studied, comparing the effects of aromatic versus aliphatic dithiolated linkers. The results show that aliphatic systems lead to 3D variable range hopping, while aromatic linkers exhibit nearest neighbor hopping. The improved performance of devices functionalized with pi-conjugated molecules is attributed to enhanced interflake electronic connectivity and additional percolation paths.
Device performance of solution-processed 2D semiconductors in printed electronics has been limited so far by structural defects and high interflake junction resistance. Covalently interconnected networks of transition metal dichalcogenides potentially represent an efficient strategy to overcome both limitations simultaneously. Yet, the charge-transport properties in such systems have not been systematically researched. Here, the charge-transport mechanisms of printed devices based on covalent MoS2 networks are unveiled via multiscale analysis, comparing the effects of aromatic versus aliphatic dithiolated linkers. Temperature-dependent electrical measurements reveal hopping as the dominant transport mechanism: aliphatic systems lead to 3D variable range hopping, unlike the nearest neighbor hopping observed for aromatic linkers. The novel analysis based on percolation theory attributes the superior performance of devices functionalized with pi-conjugated molecules to the improved interflake electronic connectivity and formation of additional percolation paths, as further corroborated by density functional calculations. Valuable guidelines for harnessing the charge-transport properties in MoS2 devices based on covalent networks are provided.
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