Photoluminescence Lightening: Extraordinary Oxygen Modulated Dynamics in WS2 Monolayers.
Nano Lett
; 22(5): 2112-2119, 2022 Mar 09.
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ABSTRACT
Transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers exhibit ultrahigh surface sensitivity since they expose all atoms to the surface and thereby influence their optoelectronic properties. Here, we report an intriguing lightening of the photoluminescence (PL) from the edge to the interior over time in the WS2 monolayers grown by physical vapor deposition method, with the whole monolayer brightened eventually. Comprehensive optical studies reveal that the PL enhancement arises from the p doping induced by oxygen adsorption. First-principles calculations unveil that the dissociation of chemisorbed oxygen molecule plays a significant role; i.e., the dissociation at one site can largely promote the dissociation at a nearby site, facilitating the photoluminescence lightening. In addition, we further manipulate such PL brightening rate by controlling the oxygen concentration and the temperature. The presented results uncover the extraordinary surface chemistry and related mechanism in WS2 monolayers, which deepens our insight into their unique PL evolution behavior.
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