Atomically Thin MoS2: A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor
Atomically Thin MoS2: A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.105.136805
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发表时间:
2010-09-24
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Heinz, Tony F.
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作者:
Mak, Kin Fai;Lee, Changgu;Heinz, Tony F.
The electronic properties of ultrathin crystals of molybdenum disulfide consisting of N = 1, 2, ..., 6 S-Mo-S monolayers have been investigated by optical spectroscopy. Through characterization by absorption, photoluminescence, and photoconductivity spectroscopy, we trace the effect of quantum confinement on the material's electronic structure. With decreasing thickness, the indirect band gap, which lies below the direct gap in the bulk material, shifts upwards in energy by more than 0.6 eV. This leads to a crossover to a direct-gap material in the limit of the single monolayer. Unlike the bulk material, the MoS2 monolayer emits light strongly. The freestanding monolayer exhibits an increase in luminescence quantum efficiency by more than a factor of 10(4) compared with the bulk material.