scholarly journals Monolayer MoS2 for nanoscale photonics

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1557-1577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianguang Yang ◽  
Baojun Li
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Band Gaps ◽  
Laser Source ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Optoelectronic Applications ◽  
Flexible Photodetector

AbstractTransition metal dichalcogenides are two-dimensional semiconductors with strong in-plane covalent and weak out-of-plane interactions, resulting in exfoliation into monolayers with atomically thin thickness. This creates a new era for the exploration of two-dimensional physics and device applications. Among them, MoS2 is stable in air and easily available from molybdenite, showing tunable band-gaps in the visible and near-infrared waveband and strong light-matter interactions due to the planar exciton confinement effect. In the single-layer limit, monolayer MoS2 exhibits direct band-gaps and bound excitons, which are fundamentally intriguing for achieving the nanophotonic and optoelectronic applications. In this review, we start from the characterization of monolayer MoS2 in our group and understand the exciton modes, then explore thermal excitons and band renormalization in monolayer MoS2. For nanophotonic applications, the recent progress of nanoscale laser source, exciton-plasmon coupling, photoluminescence manipulation, and the MoS2 integration with nanowires or metasurfaces are overviewed. Because of the benefits brought by the unique electronic and mechanical properties, we also introduce the state of the art of the optoelectronic applications, including photoelectric memory, excitonic transistor, flexible photodetector, and solar cell. The critical applications focused on in this review indicate that MoS2 is a promising material for nanophotonics and optoelectronics.

Controllable Fabrication and Photocatalytic Performance of Nanoscale Single-layer MoSe2 with Substantial Edges on Ag(111)

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianchen Lu ◽  
Gefei Niu ◽  
Xiao Ren ◽  
De-Liang Bao ◽  
Hui Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Controllable Fabrication

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are emerging as new electrocatalysts and photocatalysts, in which edge sites of 2D TMDs are highly catalytic activity and are thus favored at the...

Strong coupling in two-dimensional materials-based nanostructures: a review

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Ming Qing ◽  
Yongze Ren ◽  
Dangyuan Lei ◽  
Hui Feng Ma ◽  
Tie Jun Cui
Keyword(s):  
Strong Coupling ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Hybrid Nanostructures ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
Two Dimensional Materials ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Emission Behavior

Abstract Strong interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter leads to the formation of hybrid light-matter states, making the absorption and emission behavior different from those of the uncoupled states. Strong coupling effect results in the famous Rabi splitting and the emergence of new polaritonic eigenmodes, exhibiting spectral anticrossing behavior and unique energy-transfer properties. In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing number of works focusing on strong coupling between nanostructures and two-dimensional materials (2DMs), because of the exceptional properties and applications they demonstrate. Here, we review the significant recent advances and important developments of strong light-matter interactions in 2DMs-based nanostructures. We adopt the coupled oscillator model to describe the strong coupling and give an overview of various hybrid nanostructures to realize this regime, including graphene-based nanostructures, black phosphorus-based nanostructures, transition-metal dichalcogenides-based nanostructures, etc. In addition, we discuss potential applications that can benefit from these effects and conclude our review with a perspective on the future of this rapidly emerging field.

scholarly journals Highly efficient and flexible photodetector based on MoS2–ZnO heterostructures

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (34) ◽  
pp. 19707-19711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-A Kang ◽  
Seongjun Kim ◽  
In-Su Jeon ◽  
Yi Rang Lim ◽  
Chong-Yun Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Molybdenum Disulfide ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Flexible Photodetector

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) such as molybdenum disulfide, have recently attracted attention for their applicability as building blocks for fabricating advanced functional materials.

scholarly journals Two-dimensional inorganic analogues of graphene: transition metal dichalcogenides

2016 ◽  
Vol 374 (2076) ◽  
pp. 20150318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj K. Jana ◽  
C. N. R. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Layered Materials ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
2D Layered Materials ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Buckminster Fullerene ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Layered Transition Metal

The discovery of graphene marks a major event in the physics and chemistry of materials. The amazing properties of this two-dimensional (2D) material have prompted research on other 2D layered materials, of which layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are important members. Single-layer and few-layer TMDCs have been synthesized and characterized. They possess a wide range of properties many of which have not been known hitherto. A typical example of such materials is MoS 2 . In this article, we briefly present various aspects of layered analogues of graphene as exemplified by TMDCs. The discussion includes not only synthesis and characterization, but also various properties and phenomena exhibited by the TMDCs. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Fullerenes: past, present and future, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Buckminster Fullerene’.

scholarly journals Polariton hyperspectral imaging of two-dimensional semiconductor crystals

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Gebhardt ◽  
Michael Förg ◽  
Hisato Yamaguchi ◽  
Ismail Bilgin ◽  
Aditya D. Mohite ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hyperspectral Imaging ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Binding Energies ◽  
Strong Coupling Regime ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
Optical Cavities ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
High Level ◽  
Micro Cavity

Abstract Atomically thin crystals of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) host excitons with strong binding energies and sizable light-matter interactions. Coupled to optical cavities, monolayer TMDs routinely reach the regime of strong light-matter coupling, where excitons and photons admix coherently to form polaritons up to room temperature. Here, we explore the two-dimensional nature of TMD polaritons with scanning-cavity hyperspectral imaging. We record a spatial map of polariton properties of extended WS2 monolayers coupled to a tunable micro cavity in the strong coupling regime, and correlate it with maps of exciton extinction and fluorescence taken from the same flake with the cavity. We find a high level of homogeneity, and show that polariton splitting variations are correlated with intrinsic exciton properties such as oscillator strength and linewidth. Moreover, we observe a deviation from thermal equilibrium in the resonant polariton population, which we ascribe to non-Markovian polariton-phonon coupling. Our measurements reveal a promisingly consistent polariton landscape, and highlight the importance of phonons for future polaritonic devices.

Defect evolution behaviors from single sulfur point vacancies to line vacancies in the monolayer molybdenum disulfide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Gao ◽  
Xiaoyong Yang ◽  
Ming Jiang ◽  
LiXin Chen ◽  
Zhi Wen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Molybdenum Disulfide ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Defect Evolution ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Optoelectronic Applications

Two-dimensional monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are the promising candidates for many novel nanoelectronic and optoelectronic applications due to their exceptional electronic, optical, chemical and mechanical properties. Experimentally, single chalcogen...

scholarly journals Tunable electronic structure of two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides for optoelectronic applications

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1675-1694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumei Jing ◽  
Baoze Liu ◽  
Xukun Zhu ◽  
Fangping Ouyang ◽  
Jian Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Optoelectronic Devices ◽  
Metal Chalcogenides ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Transition Metal Chalcogenides ◽  
Optoelectronic Applications ◽  
Chemical Strategies

AbstractDiffering from its bulk counterparts, atomically thin two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides that show strong interaction with light are considered as new candidates for optoelectronic devices. Either physical or chemical strategies can be utilized to effectively tune the intrinsic electronic structures for adopting optoelectronic applications. This review will focus on the different tuning strategies that include its physics principles, in situ experimental techniques, and its application of various optoelectronic devices.

scholarly journals Modulation of photocarrier relaxation dynamics in two-dimensional semiconductors

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhan Wang ◽  
Zhonghui Nie ◽  
Fengqiu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Mechanical Strain ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Binding Energies ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Coulomb Interactions ◽  
Relaxation Dynamics ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
2D Semiconductors ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

AbstractDue to strong Coulomb interactions, two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors can support excitons with large binding energies and complex many-particle states. Their strong light-matter coupling and emerging excitonic phenomena make them potential candidates for next-generation optoelectronic and valleytronic devices. The relaxation dynamics of optically excited states are a key ingredient of excitonic physics and directly impact the quantum efficiency and operating bandwidth of most photonic devices. Here, we summarize recent efforts in probing and modulating the photocarrier relaxation dynamics in 2D semiconductors. We classify these results according to the relaxation pathways or mechanisms they are associated with. The approaches discussed include both tailoring sample properties, such as the defect distribution and band structure, and applying external stimuli such as electric fields and mechanical strain. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing how the unique features of 2D semiconductors, including enhanced Coulomb interactions, sensitivity to the surrounding environment, flexible van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure construction, and non-degenerate valley/spin index of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), manifest themselves during photocarrier relaxation and how they can be manipulated. The extensive physical mechanisms that can be used to modulate photocarrier relaxation dynamics are instrumental for understanding and utilizing excitonic states in 2D semiconductors.

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