Journal
NANO LETTERS
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 1996-2003Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b05264
Keywords
MoS2/MoSe2 van der Waals heterojunction; nonadiabatic molecular dynamics; time-domain density functional theory; quantum coherence; charge separation and recombination; nonradiative relaxation
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- National Science Foundation of China [21573022]
- Science Foundation Ireland SIRG Program [11/SIRG/E2172]
- U.S. Department of Energy [DE-SC0014429]
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [11/SIRG/E2172] Funding Source: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
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Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (MX2, M = Mo, W; X = S, Se) hold great potential in optoelectronics and photovoltaics. To achieve efficient light to-electricity conversion, electron-hole pairs must dissociate into free charges. Coulomb interaction in MX2 often exceeds the charge transfer driving force, leading one to expect inefficient charge separation at a MX2 heterojunction. Experiments defy the expectation. Using time-domain density functional theory and nonadiabatic (NA) molecular dynamics, we show that quantum coherence and donor-acceptor delocalization facilitate rapid charge transfer at a MoS2/MoSe2 interface. The delocalization is larger for electron than hole, resulting in longer coherence and faster transfer. Stronger NA coupling and higher acceptor state density accelerate electron transfer further. Both electron and hole transfers are subpicosecond, which is in agreement with experiments. The transfers are promoted primarily by the out-of-plane Mo-X modes of the acceptors. Lighter S atoms, compared to Se, create larger NA coupling for electrons than holes. The relatively slow relaxation of the hot hole suggests long-distance bandlike transport, observed in organic photovoltaics. The electron-hole recombination is notably longer across the MoS2/MoSe2 interface than in isolated MoS2 and MoSe2, favoring long-lived charge separation. The atomistic, time-domain studies provide valuable insights into excitation dynamics in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides.
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