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Synthesis of Molybdenum Carbide and Formation of an Epitaxial Mo2c/MoS2 Hybrid Structure Via Carburization of Molybdenum Disulfide

Tuesday, 15 May 2018: 08:20
Room 201 (Washington State Convention Center)
J. Jeon (SAINT, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)), J. Lee (DGIST), S. Choi (SAINT, Sungkyunkwan university (SKKU)), B. H. Lee (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology), Y. J. Song (SAINT, Sungkyunkwan university (SKKU)), J. H. Cho (Sungkyunkwan University), Y. H. Jang (DGIST), and S. Lee (SAINT, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU))
The epitaxial formation of metallic molybdenum carbide (Mo2C, a 2D MXene material) is achieved via chemical conversion of molybdenum disulfide with thermal annealing under CH4 and H2. A fully converted metallic Mo2C and Mo2C/MoS2 hybrid junctions could be provided with the adjusting of synthesis area of Mo2C the thermal annealing period. Mo2C film shows a metallic property as the outstanding electrode with a low sheet resistance (123.6 Ω/cm2) and carrier concentration of 5.84Х1013 /cm2. Mo2C/MoS2 hybrid junctions display a low contact resistance (1.2 kΩ∙μm) and low Schottky barrier height (26 meV), indicating the material’s potential utility as a critical hybrid structural building block in future device applications. Mo2C grows and forms a Mo2C/MoS2 hybrid structure were simulated by density functional theory calculations to model the mechanisms. The results show that Mo2C conversion is initiated at the MoS2 edge and undergoes sequential hydrodesulfurization and carbide conversion steps, and an atomically sharp interface with MoS2 forms through epitaxial growth of Mo2C. This work provides the area-controllable synthesis of a manufacturable MXene from a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material and the formation of a metal/semiconductor junction structure. The present results will be of critical importance for future 2D heterojunction structures and functional device applications.