Electric field modulated photoluminescence from WS<sub>2</sub> monolayers

FEI Meng; XIE Wei

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022010

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FEI Meng, XIE Wei. Electric field modulated photoluminescence from WS2 monolayers[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Natural Sciences), 2021, (1): 137-143. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022010

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FEI Meng, XIE Wei. Electric field modulated photoluminescence from WS₂ monolayers[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Natural Sciences), 2021, (1): 137-143. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022010

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Electric field modulated photoluminescence from WS₂ monolayers

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.202022010

FEI Meng,
XIE Wei^,

School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai　200241, China

Received Date: 2020-06-11
Publish Date: 2021-01-27

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Abstract

Two-dimensional materials have been used in applications across a variety of fields; transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs), in particular, are a candidate for use in the field of optoelectronics due to the presence of a band gap. In this paper, WS₂ monolayers prepared by micro-mechanical exfoliation are transferred to two micro-period electrode structures. We found that the photoluminescence of the material is modulated by external bias. We studied the effects of bias on the photoluminescence of the WS₂ monolayer at room temperature and low temperature. The corresponding characteristics and physical mechanisms of the photoluminescence(PL) spectra, moreover, are analyzed and discussed. With the application of bias to modulate the optical properties of the WS₂ monolayer, it is expected that the technology can be applied to many photoelectric products, including field effect transistors, photodetectors, flexible electronic devices, and heterojunction devices.
- two-dimensional materials,
- photoluminescence,
- bias,
- monolayers

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