Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>

We fabricated large-area atomically thin MoS<sub>2</sub> layers through the direct transformation of crystalline molybdenum trioxide (MoO<sub>3</sub>) by sulfurization at relatively low temperatures. The obtained MoS<sub>2</sub> sheets are polycrystalline (~10–20...

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Main Authors: Felix Carrascoso, Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino, Chun-wei Hsu, Norbert M. Nemes, Almudena Torres-Pardo, Patricia Gant, Federico J. Mompeán, Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, José A. Alonso, Mar García-Hernández, Riccardo Frisenda, Andres Castellanos-Gomez
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/10/2293
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spelling doaj-0a259e49c0cd48a9ae9b3ca21f218f202020-11-25T02:03:45ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-05-01132293229310.3390/ma13102293Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>Felix Carrascoso0Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino1Chun-wei Hsu2Norbert M. Nemes3Almudena Torres-Pardo4Patricia Gant5Federico J. Mompeán6Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh7José A. Alonso8Mar García-Hernández9Riccardo Frisenda10Andres Castellanos-Gomez11Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Física de Materiales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, SpainDepartamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad Complutense, E-28040 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington NSW 2052, AustraliaMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainMaterials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), E-28049 Madrid, SpainWe fabricated large-area atomically thin MoS<sub>2</sub> layers through the direct transformation of crystalline molybdenum trioxide (MoO<sub>3</sub>) by sulfurization at relatively low temperatures. The obtained MoS<sub>2</sub> sheets are polycrystalline (~10–20 nm single-crystal domain size) with areas of up to 300 × 300 µm<sup>2</sup>, 2–4 layers in thickness and show a marked p-type behavior. The synthesized films are characterized by a combination of complementary techniques: Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and electronic transport measurements.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/10/22932D materialsmolybdenum trioxide (MoO<sub>3</sub>)molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>)synthesissulfuration
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author Felix Carrascoso
Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino
Chun-wei Hsu
Norbert M. Nemes
Almudena Torres-Pardo
Patricia Gant
Federico J. Mompeán
Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
José A. Alonso
Mar García-Hernández
Riccardo Frisenda
Andres Castellanos-Gomez
spellingShingle Felix Carrascoso
Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino
Chun-wei Hsu
Norbert M. Nemes
Almudena Torres-Pardo
Patricia Gant
Federico J. Mompeán
Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
José A. Alonso
Mar García-Hernández
Riccardo Frisenda
Andres Castellanos-Gomez
Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>
Materials
2D materials
molybdenum trioxide (MoO<sub>3</sub>)
molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>)
synthesis
sulfuration
author_facet Felix Carrascoso
Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino
Chun-wei Hsu
Norbert M. Nemes
Almudena Torres-Pardo
Patricia Gant
Federico J. Mompeán
Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
José A. Alonso
Mar García-Hernández
Riccardo Frisenda
Andres Castellanos-Gomez
author_sort Felix Carrascoso
title Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>
title_short Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>
title_full Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>
title_fullStr Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>
title_full_unstemmed Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO<sub>3</sub> into Few-Layers MoS<sub>2</sub>
title_sort direct transformation of crystalline moo<sub>3</sub> into few-layers mos<sub>2</sub>
publisher MDPI AG
series Materials
issn 1996-1944
publishDate 2020-05-01
description We fabricated large-area atomically thin MoS<sub>2</sub> layers through the direct transformation of crystalline molybdenum trioxide (MoO<sub>3</sub>) by sulfurization at relatively low temperatures. The obtained MoS<sub>2</sub> sheets are polycrystalline (~10–20 nm single-crystal domain size) with areas of up to 300 × 300 µm<sup>2</sup>, 2–4 layers in thickness and show a marked p-type behavior. The synthesized films are characterized by a combination of complementary techniques: Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and electronic transport measurements.
topic 2D materials
molybdenum trioxide (MoO<sub>3</sub>)
molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>)
synthesis
sulfuration
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/10/2293
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