Molecules (Aug 2022)

Electrodeposition of Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) Nanoparticles on Monocrystalline Silicon

  • Martina Vizza,
  • Walter Giurlani,
  • Lorenzo Cerri,
  • Nicola Calisi,
  • Antonio Alessio Leonardi,
  • Maria Josè Lo Faro,
  • Alessia Irrera,
  • Enrico Berretti,
  • Juan Víctor Perales-Rondón,
  • Alvaro Colina,
  • Elena Bujedo Saiz,
  • Massimo Innocenti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27175416
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 17
p. 5416

Abstract

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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has attracted great attention for its unique chemical and physical properties. The applications of this transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) range from supercapacitors to dye-sensitized solar cells, Li-ion batteries and catalysis. This work opens new routes toward the use of electrodeposition as an easy, scalable and cost-effective technique to perform the coupling of Si with molybdenum disulfide. MoS2 deposits were obtained on n-Si (100) electrodes by electrochemical deposition protocols working at room temperature and pressure, as opposed to the traditional vacuum-based techniques. The samples were characterized by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Rutherford Back Scattering (RBS).

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