Hydride-free MOCVD of 2D MoS2 and 2D WS2 for optoelectronic applications (Conference Presentation)

Michael Heuken; Annika Grundmann; Holger Kalisch; Andrei Vescan

doi:10.1117/12.2506891

4 March 2019 Hydride-free MOCVD of 2D MoS₂ and 2D WS₂ for optoelectronic applications (Conference Presentation)

Michael Heuken, Annika Grundmann, Holger Kalisch, Andrei Vescan

Proceedings Volume 10940, Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications; 109400Y (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506891
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2019, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The 2D transition metal dichalcogenides MoS2 and WS2 have attracted great interest due to their unique (opto)electronic properties. For their fabrication on an industrial scale, high-productivity MOCVD systems are most suitable because of precisely controlled precursor fluxes, advanced temperature control and superior homogeneity. Here, we report on the development of an MOCVD process for 2D WS2 and 2D MoS2 on sapphire (0001) substrates in a commercial AIXTRON planetary hot-wall reactor in 10 × 2" configuration. Molybdenum hexacarbonyl (MCO), tungsten hexacarbonyl (WCO) and di-tert-butyl sulfide (DTBS) are used as sources, respectively. A one-step process was developed to control nucleation and lateral growth of both 2D materials at 30 hPa total pressure in an N2 atmosphere. It was found that a fine-tuned S-to-metal ratio can inhibit the parasitic deposition of carbon contaminations. Investigations of the influence of deposition temperature on lateral growth of WS2 confirm previous findings for MoS2. The optimum growth temperature for MoS2 and WS2 is 845 °C. WS2 deposition experiments show that in order to achieve a fully coalesced 2D film, it is necessary to supply a sufficient amount of WCO, the limiting species during WS2 growth. Increasing the WCO flow from 1 nmol/min to 20 nmol/min raises the total substrate coverage from 2.5 % to >50 % in 10 h processes. Extending gradually the growth time to 20 h results in deposition of fully coalesced WS2 samples without carbon contaminations and only sparse bilayer nucleation. Moreover, the fully coalesced WS2 samples exhibit strong PL signals.

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Michael Heuken, Annika Grundmann, Holger Kalisch, and Andrei Vescan "Hydride-free MOCVD of 2D MoS₂ and 2D WS₂ for optoelectronic applications (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10940, Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications, 109400Y (4 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506891

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