Self-Limiting Growth of Monolayer Tungsten Disulfide Nanoribbons on Tungsten Oxide Nanowires.

Suzuki, Hiroo; Kishibuchi, Misaki; Misawa, Masaaki; Shimogami, Kazuma; Ochiai, Soya; Kokura, Takahiro; Liu, Yijun; Hashimoto, Ryoki et al. · ACS Nano · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are promising two-dimensional (2D) materials for next-generation optoelectronic devices; they can also provide opportunities for further advances in physics. Structuring 2D TMDC sheets as nanoribbons has tremendous potential for electronic state modification. However, a bottom-up synthesis of long TMDC nanoribbons with high monolayer selectivity on a large scale has not yet been reported yet. In this study, we successfully synthesized long W<sub><i>x</i></sub>O<sub><i>y</i></sub> nanowires and grew monolayer WS<sub>2</sub> nanoribbons on their surface. The supply of source atoms from a vapor-solid bilayer and chemical reaction at the atomic-scale interface promoted a self-limiting growth process. The developed method exhibited a high monolayer selection yield on a large scale and enabled the growth of long (∼100 μm) WS<sub>2</sub> nanoribbons with electronic properties characterized by optical spectroscopy and electrical transport measurements. The produced nanoribbons were isolated from W<sub><i>x</i></sub>O<sub><i>y</i></sub> nanowires by mechanical exfoliation and used as channels for field-effect transistors. The findings of this study can be used in future optoelectronic device applications and advanced physics research.