Interlayer charge transfer in supported and suspended MoS2/Graphene/MoS2 vertical heterostructures.

Rocha Robledo, Ana K; Flores Salazar, Mario; Muñiz Martínez, Bárbara A; Torres-Rosales, Ángel A; Lara-Alfaro, Héctor F; Del Pozo-Zamudio, Osvaldo; Cerda-Méndez, Edgar A; Jiménez-Sandoval, Sergio et al. · PLoS One · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In this letter, we report on the optical and structural properties of supported and suspended MoS2/Graphene/MoS2 vertical heterostructures using Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. Vertical heterostructures (VH) are formed by multiple wet transfers on micro-sized holes in SiO2/Si substrates, resulting in VH with different configurations. The strong interlayer coupling is confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Additionally, we observe an enhancement of the PL emission in the three-layer VH (either support or suspended) compared with bare MoS2 or MoS2/Graphene. This suggests the formation of a spatial type-II band alignment assisted by the graphene layer and thus, the operation of the VH as a n++/metal/n junction.