Issue 9, 2023

Controllable p-type doping of 2D MoS2via Sodium intercalation for optoelectronics

Abstract

Native n-type molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has drawn considerable attention as the key semiconductor for electrical, optoelectronic, and spin electronic devices. Modulating the carrier type (n to p) is important for many applications, while it is challenging to control. Practically stable doping requires substitution of host atoms with dopants such as niobium (Nb) where the doping is secured by covalent bonding. In this study, we report a controllable p-type doping strategy by sodium intercalation during the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. X-Ray techniques reveal that the sodium is indeed incorporated into the host MoS2 lattice and p-type carrier conduction was demonstrated by the constructed field-effect transistor. The photo response of the MoS2 photodetector was also improved approximately 2 times as compared with a pristine MoS2 photodetector by this doping method. A wide range of nanoelectronics can be envisioned from this doping route, and it is also expected that this technique demonstrated here can be generally extended to other transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) for doping against their native unipolar propensity.

Graphical abstract: Controllable p-type doping of 2D MoS2via Sodium intercalation for optoelectronics

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Oct 2022
Accepted
05 Feb 2023
First published
22 Feb 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 3386-3394

Controllable p-type doping of 2D MoS2via Sodium intercalation for optoelectronics

S. Ullah, L. Li, Y. Wang, X. Yang, M. Tang, Y. Xiang and Q. Yang, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 3386 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC04317C

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