Untangling the intertwined: metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets

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  • André Niebur
  • Aljoscha Söll
  • Philipp Haizmann
  • Onno Strolka
  • Dominik Rudolph
  • Kevin Tran
  • Franz Renz
  • André Philipp Frauendorf
  • Jens Hübner
  • Heiko Peisert
  • Marcus Scheele
  • Jannika Lauth
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)2
Seitenumfang20
FachzeitschriftNANOSCALE
Jahrgang15
Ausgabenummer12
Frühes Online-Datum20 Feb. 2023
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 28 März 2023

Abstract

2D semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are highly promising materials for future spin- and valleytronic applications and exhibit an ultrafast response to external (optical) stimuli which is essential for optoelectronics. Colloidal nanochemistry on the other hand is an emerging alternative for the synthesis of 2D TMDC nanosheet (NS) ensembles, allowing for the control of the reaction via tunable precursor and ligand chemistry. Up to now, wet-chemical colloidal syntheses yielded intertwined/agglomerated NSs with a large lateral size. Here, we show a synthesis method for 2D mono- and bilayer MoS2 nanoplatelets with a particularly small lateral size (NPLs, 7.4 nm ± 2.2 nm) and MoS2 NSs (22 nm ± 9 nm) as a reference by adjusting the molybdenum precursor concentration in the reaction. We find that in colloidal 2D MoS2 syntheses initially a mixture of the stable semiconducting and the metastable metallic crystal phase is formed. 2D MoS2 NPLs and NSs then both undergo a full transformation to the semiconducting crystal phase by the end of the reaction, which we quantify by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Phase pure semiconducting MoS2 NPLs with a lateral size approaching the MoS2 exciton Bohr radius exhibit strong additional lateral confinement, leading to a drastically shortened decay of the A and B exciton which is characterized by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy. Our findings represent an important step for utilizing colloidal TMDCs, for example small MoS2 NPLs represent an excellent starting point for the growth of heterostructures for future colloidal photonics.

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Untangling the intertwined: metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets. / Niebur, André; Söll, Aljoscha; Haizmann, Philipp et al.
in: NANOSCALE, Jahrgang 15, Nr. 12, 28.03.2023, S. 2.

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Niebur, A, Söll, A, Haizmann, P, Strolka, O, Rudolph, D, Tran, K, Renz, F, Frauendorf, AP, Hübner, J, Peisert, H, Scheele, M & Lauth, J 2023, 'Untangling the intertwined: metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets', NANOSCALE, Jg. 15, Nr. 12, S. 2. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nr00096f
Niebur, A., Söll, A., Haizmann, P., Strolka, O., Rudolph, D., Tran, K., Renz, F., Frauendorf, A. P., Hübner, J., Peisert, H., Scheele, M., & Lauth, J. (2023). Untangling the intertwined: metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets. NANOSCALE, 15(12), 2. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3nr00096f
Niebur A, Söll A, Haizmann P, Strolka O, Rudolph D, Tran K et al. Untangling the intertwined: metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets. NANOSCALE. 2023 Mär 28;15(12):2. Epub 2023 Feb 20. doi: 10.1039/d3nr00096f
Niebur, André ; Söll, Aljoscha ; Haizmann, Philipp et al. / Untangling the intertwined : metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets. in: NANOSCALE. 2023 ; Jahrgang 15, Nr. 12. S. 2.
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