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Rhenium-doped MoS₂ films

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Abstract

Tailoring the electrical properties of transition metal dichalcogenides by doping is one of the biggest challenges for the application of 2D materials in future electronic devices. Here, we report on a straightforward approach to the n-type doping of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) films with rhenium (Re). High-Resolution Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy are used to identify Re in interstitial and lattice sites of the MoS₂ structure. Hall-effect measurements confirm the electron donating influence of Re in MoS₂, while the nominally undoped films exhibit a net p-type doping. Density functional theory (DFT) modelling indicates that Re on Mo sites is the origin of the n-type doping, whereas S-vacancies have a p-type nature, providing an explanation for the p-type behaviour of nominally undoped MoS₂films.

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Author(s): Hallam T, Monaghan S, Gity F, Ansari L, Schmidt M, Downing C, Cullen CP, Nicolosi V, Hurley PK, Duesberg GS

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Applied Physics Letters

Year: 2017

Volume: 111

Issue: 20

Online publication date: 14/11/2017

Acceptance date: 20/10/2017

Date deposited: 11/01/2018

ISSN (print): 0003-6951

ISSN (electronic): 1077-3118

Publisher: American Institute of Physics Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4995220

DOI: 10.1063/1.4995220

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