Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating
Two-dimensional MoS2 has been speculated to be the best material to replace graphene due to its peculiar structural-electronic properties. The MoS2 with size smaller than its exciton Bohr radius (ca. 1.61 nm) would favor multi exciton generation upon absorption of photon with sufficient energy, Epho...
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| author | Nurrsyazwani, Abdullah Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir Nur Farha, Shaafi Muhammad Zamzuri, Abdul Kadir Ruziana, Mohamed |
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| description | Two-dimensional MoS2 has been speculated to be the best material to replace graphene due to its peculiar structural-electronic properties. The MoS2 with size smaller than its exciton Bohr radius (ca. 1.61 nm) would favor multi exciton generation upon absorption of photon with sufficient energy, Ephoton ≫ Egap (1.89 eV); which would increase the efficiency of an excitonic solar cell greater than 60%. Despite promising properties of the MoS2, however an excitonic solar cell with high efficiency is yet to be exhibited. In this work, the MoS2 thin films were fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation technique and characterized. Four objectives have been outlined i.e., to study the effect of heating rate (steady, and rapid) on the (i) morphology, (ii) size, (iii) optoelectronic and (iv) crystal properties of the fabricated thin films. The MoS2 precursor was heated at the rate 2.027 A/s (steady), and 18.75 A/s (rapid), 1.5 × 10−3 Torr, 1.48 A, and 4.58 V. The deposited films later were characterized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray attachment, photoluminescence spectrometer, UV–vis-NIR spectrometer, and X-ray Diffractometer. The fabricated thin films exhibited nanosphere morphology with different size distributions i.e., wide (steady heating), and narrow (rapid heating). Two hypotheses were made based on the optoelectronic properties i.e., the basic building block of the MoS2 thin film fabricated under steady heating is (i) experiencing stronger quantum confinement effect, and (ii) dominated by nanocrystals which are smaller than that of the rapid heating. Similar energy loss could be expected in both MoS2 thin films i.e., ca. 0.15 to 0.17 eV, indicating the existence of shallow trap states. The MoS2 thin films were dominated by (0 0 2), (0 0 4), and (1 0 6) crystal planes. Therefore, the vacuum thermal evaporation technique would offer materials with unique size, crystal arrangement, and optoelectronic properties upon change of heating rate. |
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| spelling | UMPir375622023-05-09T01:32:52Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37562/ Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating Nurrsyazwani, Abdullah Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir Nur Farha, Shaafi Muhammad Zamzuri, Abdul Kadir Ruziana, Mohamed TP Chemical technology Two-dimensional MoS2 has been speculated to be the best material to replace graphene due to its peculiar structural-electronic properties. The MoS2 with size smaller than its exciton Bohr radius (ca. 1.61 nm) would favor multi exciton generation upon absorption of photon with sufficient energy, Ephoton ≫ Egap (1.89 eV); which would increase the efficiency of an excitonic solar cell greater than 60%. Despite promising properties of the MoS2, however an excitonic solar cell with high efficiency is yet to be exhibited. In this work, the MoS2 thin films were fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation technique and characterized. Four objectives have been outlined i.e., to study the effect of heating rate (steady, and rapid) on the (i) morphology, (ii) size, (iii) optoelectronic and (iv) crystal properties of the fabricated thin films. The MoS2 precursor was heated at the rate 2.027 A/s (steady), and 18.75 A/s (rapid), 1.5 × 10−3 Torr, 1.48 A, and 4.58 V. The deposited films later were characterized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope with Energy Dispersive X-ray attachment, photoluminescence spectrometer, UV–vis-NIR spectrometer, and X-ray Diffractometer. The fabricated thin films exhibited nanosphere morphology with different size distributions i.e., wide (steady heating), and narrow (rapid heating). Two hypotheses were made based on the optoelectronic properties i.e., the basic building block of the MoS2 thin film fabricated under steady heating is (i) experiencing stronger quantum confinement effect, and (ii) dominated by nanocrystals which are smaller than that of the rapid heating. Similar energy loss could be expected in both MoS2 thin films i.e., ca. 0.15 to 0.17 eV, indicating the existence of shallow trap states. The MoS2 thin films were dominated by (0 0 2), (0 0 4), and (1 0 6) crystal planes. Therefore, the vacuum thermal evaporation technique would offer materials with unique size, crystal arrangement, and optoelectronic properties upon change of heating rate. Elsevier Ltd 2023-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37562/1/Characterizations%20of%20MoS2%20nanosphere%20fabricated%20using%20vacuum%20thermal%20.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37562/2/Characterizations%20of%20MoS2%20nanosphere%20fabricated%20using%20vacuum%20thermal_FULL.pdf Nurrsyazwani, Abdullah and Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir and Nur Farha, Shaafi and Muhammad Zamzuri, Abdul Kadir and Ruziana, Mohamed (2023) Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating. Materials Today: Proceedings, 75 (1). pp. 10-15. ISSN 2214-7853. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.495 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Nurrsyazwani, Abdullah Saifful Kamaluddin, Muzakir Nur Farha, Shaafi Muhammad Zamzuri, Abdul Kadir Ruziana, Mohamed Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| title | Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| title_full | Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| title_fullStr | Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| title_short | Characterizations of MoS2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| title_sort | characterizations of mos2 nanosphere fabricated using vacuum thermal evaporation at steady and rapid heating |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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