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Tunable strain and bandgap in subcritical-sized MoS2 nanobubbles

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    0583312 - ÚT 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
    Gastaldo, M. - Varillas, Javier - Rodriguez, A. - Velický, M. - Frank, O. - Kalbáč, M.
    Tunable strain and bandgap in subcritical-sized MoS2 nanobubbles.
    NPJ 2D MATER APPL. Roč. 7, č. 1 (2023), č. článku 71. E-ISSN 2397-7132
    R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA22-04408S; GA ČR(CZ) GX20-08633X
    Institutional support: RVO:61388998
    Keywords : energy gap * molecular dynamics * Layered semiconductors
    OECD category: Materials engineering
    Impact factor: 9.7, year: 2022
    Method of publishing: Open access
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-023-00432-x

    Nanobubbles naturally formed at the interface between 2D materials and their substrate are known to act as exciton recombination centers because of the reduced bandgap due to local strain, which in turn scales with the aspect ratio of the bubbles. The common understanding suggests that the aspect ratio is a universal constant independent of the bubble size. Here, by combining scanning tunneling microscopy and molecular dynamics, we show that the universal aspect ratio breaks down in MoS2 nanobubbles below a critical radius (approximate to 10 nm), where the aspect ratio increases with increasing size. Accordingly, additional atomic-level analyses indicate that the strain increases from 3% to 6% in the sub-critical size range. Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy, we demonstrate that the bandgap decreases as a function of the size. Thus, tunable quantum emitters can be obtained in 2D semiconductors by controlling the radius of the nanobubbles.
    Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0351303

     
     
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