Chemical vapor deposition growth of a periodic array of single-layer MoS2 islands via lithographic patterning of an SiO2/Si substrate

Dezheng Sun, Ariana E. Nguyen, David Barroso, Xian Zhang, Edwin Preciado, Sarah Bobek, Velveth Klee, John Mann, Ludwig Bartels

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Abstract

The growth of micron-scale single-layer MoS2 islands is seeded and distributed at high fidelity by means of a regular array of micron-scale holes that extend through the oxide layer of a 300 nmSiO2/Si substrate. Low coverages exhibit individual sub-micron MoS2 islands directly adjacent to the seed positions. At moderate coverage the seed holes are encircled by merged MoS2 islands, whose overall shape and internal grain boundaries reveal coalescence out of several initial crystallites. Seeded islands are strictly monolayer in height, non-overlapping and they offer high photoluminescence as well as conventional Raman signatures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045014
Journal2D Materials
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Chemical vapor deposition
  • Layered materials
  • Lithographic patterning
  • Molybdenum disulfide
  • Selective growth

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