Nanophotonics (Mar 2021)

Plasmonically enhanced photoluminescence of monolayer MoS2 via nanosphere lithography-templated gold metasurfaces

  • Wang Zhenming,
  • Liu Jianxun,
  • Fang Xiaoguo,
  • Wang Jiawei,
  • Yin Zhen,
  • He Huilin,
  • Jiang Shouzhen,
  • Zhao Meng,
  • Yin Zongyou,
  • Luo Dan,
  • Shum Ping,
  • Liu Yan Jun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0672
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 6
pp. 1733 – 1740

Abstract

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We demonstrate a simple, cost-effective method to enhance the photoluminescence intensity of monolayer MoS2. A hexagonal symmetric Au metasurface, made by polystyrene nanosphere lithography and metal coating, is developed to enhance the photoluminescence intensity of monolayer MoS2. By using nanospheres of different sizes, the localized surface plasmon resonances of the Au metasurfaces can be effectively tuned. By transferring monolayer MoS2 onto the Au metasurface, the photoluminescence signal of the monolayer MoS2 can be significantly enhanced up to 12-fold over a square-centimeter area. The simple, large-area, cost-effective fabrication technique could pave a new way for plasmon-enhanced light-mater interactions of atomically thin two-dimensional materials.

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