Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Fast growth of large-grain and continuous MoS2 films through a self-capping vapor-liquid-solid method

  • Ming-Chiang Chang,
  • Po-Hsun Ho,
  • Mao-Feng Tseng,
  • Fang-Yuan Lin,
  • Cheng-Hung Hou,
  • I-Kuan Lin,
  • Hsin Wang,
  • Pin-Pin Huang,
  • Chun-Hao Chiang,
  • Yueh-Chiang Yang,
  • I-Ta Wang,
  • He-Yun Du,
  • Cheng-Yen Wen,
  • Jing-Jong Shyue,
  • Chun-Wei Chen,
  • Kuei-Hsien Chen,
  • Po-Wen Chiu,
  • Li-Chyong Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17517-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Here, the authors develop a self-capping vapour-liquid-solid reaction to fabricate large-grain continuous MoS2 films, whereby an intermediate liquid phase-Na2Mo2O7 is formed through a eutectic reaction of MoO3 and NaF, followed by sulphurisation into MoS2.