Carrier Trapping by Oxygen Impurities in Molybdenum Diselenide.

Title Carrier Trapping by Oxygen Impurities in Molybdenum Diselenide.
Authors K. Chen; A. Roy; A. Rai; A. Valsaraj; X. Meng; F. He; X. Xu; L.Frank Register; S.K. Banerjee; Y. Wang
Journal ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
DOI 10.1021/acsami.7b15478
Abstract

Understanding defect effect on carrier dynamics is essential for both fundamental physics and potential applications of transition metal dichalcogenides. Here, the phenomenon of oxygen impurities trapping photo-excited carriers has been studied with ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy. Oxygen impurities are intentionally created in exfoliated multilayer MoSe2 with Ar+ plasma irradiation and air exposure. After plasma treatment, the signal of transient absorption first increases and then decreases, which is a signature of defect capturing carriers. With larger density of oxygen defects, the trapping effect becomes more prominent. The trapping defect densities are estimated from the transient absorption signal, and its increasing trend in the longer-irradiated sample agrees with the results from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. First principle calculations with density functional theory reveal that oxygen atoms occupying Mo vacancies create mid-gap defect states, which are responsible for the carrier trapping. Our findings shed light on the important role of oxygen defects as carrier trappers in transition metal dichalcogenides, and facilitates defect engineering in relevant material and device applications.

Citation K. Chen; A. Roy; A. Rai; A. Valsaraj; X. Meng; F. He; X. Xu; L.Frank Register; S.K. Banerjee; Y. Wang.Carrier Trapping by Oxygen Impurities in Molybdenum Diselenide.. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017. doi:10.1021/acsami.7b15478

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