Controlling Morphology and Excitonic Disorder in Monolayer WSe2
Reynolds Dziobek-Garrett a, Thomas J. Kempa a
a Johns Hopkins University
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MATSUS)
Proceedings of nanoGe Spring Meeting 2022 (NSM22)
#LowEnOpto22. Low-dimensional Semiconductors for Energy and Optoelectronic Research: a Journey from 0 to 2D
Online, Spain, 2022 March 7th - 11th
Organizers: Ilka Kriegel, Teresa Gatti and Francesco Scotognella
Contributed talk, Reynolds Dziobek-Garrett, presentation 024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nsm.2022.024
Publication date: 7th February 2022

Recent developments have shown that chemical synthesis is a powerful tool for controlling the size, shape, and composition of two-dimensional (2D) crystals with broad implications for their implementation in optoelectronic and quantum devices. However, the gas-phase reactions carried out by most researchers are not conducive to precise manipulation of the 2D crystal edge structure. Here we demonstrate a salt-assisted low-pressure chemical vapor deposition method, which enables growth of 2D WSe2 monolayers whose edge morphology can be tuned from straight, to sawtooth, to fractal-like by adjusting the ratio of WO3 to NaCl. We discuss the volatility of the metal precursor and its role in dictating the edge structure, defect density, and excitonic environment within the as-grown crystals. These studies provide important insight into new 2D crystal growth modes and synthetic strategies for producing crystals with unique structures and optoelectronic properties.

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