Modulation of microstructural and electrical properties of rapid thermally synthesized MoS2 thin films by the flow of H2 gas (original) (raw)

2020, Superlattices and Microstructures

Two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have gained potential attention of the researchers, owing to their fascinating electronic and optoelectronic properties. Among the TMDC, the widely studied molybdenum disulphide (MoS 2) stands out as a prototypical material. In this work, rapid thermal process (RTP) is adopted for the deposition of MoS 2 thin film, using sputtered molybdenum (Mo) thin film and thermally evaporated sulphur (S) film. The microstructural and electrical characteristics of the MoS 2 thin films were studied by varying the H 2 flow rate in the rapid thermal processing furnace. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope images showed the improvement in the uniformity of the MoS 2 thin films with the increase in the flow rate of H 2 gas. The X-ray diffraction peak has been observed at 14.1 � , corresponding to the (002) plane of the hexagonal MoS 2 (2H). Raman spectra depict two peaks around 400 cm À 1 for A 1g and E 2g 1 active modes, which a fingerprint of 2H MoS 2. The FTIR studies also depicted the enhancement of MoS 2 characteristics peaks with the increase in H 2 flow rate. In order to study the effect of substrate, MoS 2 films were grown on both Si and SiO 2 /Si substrates. Among the various H 2 flow rates used during the RTP, MoS 2 thin films grown with 20 sccm H 2 gas at 800 � C has shown better microstructural properties. In order to study the semiconductor properties of MoS 2 thin films, the carrier concentration has been calculated from the heterojunction capacitance and is found to be ~10 16 cm À 3. The comprehensive study on the effect of H 2 flow rate on the properties of MoS 2 thin films imparts the underlying role of hydrogen atoms in the deposition process, which paves a way for the controlled synthesis of low dimensional materials.

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