Evolution of defect formation during atomically precise desulfurization of monolayer MoS2

Jong-Young Lee; Jong Hun Kim; Yeonjoon Jung; June Chul Shin; Yangjin Lee; Kwanpyo Kim; Namwon Kim; Arend M. van der Zande; Jangyup Son; Gwan-Hyoung Lee

doi:10.1038/s43246-021-00185-4

Communications Materials (Jul 2021)

Evolution of defect formation during atomically precise desulfurization of monolayer MoS2

Jong-Young Lee,
Jong Hun Kim,
Yeonjoon Jung,
June Chul Shin,
Yangjin Lee,
Kwanpyo Kim,
Namwon Kim,
Arend M. van der Zande,
Jangyup Son,
Gwan-Hyoung Lee

Affiliations

Jong-Young Lee: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Jong Hun Kim: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Yeonjoon Jung: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
June Chul Shin: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Yangjin Lee: Department of Physics, Yonsei University
Kwanpyo Kim: Department of Physics, Yonsei University
Namwon Kim: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Arend M. van der Zande: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jangyup Son: Functional Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Gwan-Hyoung Lee: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Seoul National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00185-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Desulfurization of MoS2 alters its chemical and physical properties by breaking structural symmetry. Here, the atomic-scale mechanistic pathway by which this occurs is investigated during plasma etching, and changes in chemical structure and physical properties are revealed.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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