Tunable Doping Strategy for Few-Layer MoS2Field-Effect Transistors via NH3Plasma Treatment

Autor: Kang, Mingu, Hong, Woonggi, Lee, Inseong, Park, Seohak, Park, Cheolmin, Bae, Sanggeun, Lim, Hyeongjin, Choi, Sung-Yool
Zdroj: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces; August 2024, Vol. 16 Issue: 33 p43849-43859, 11p
Abstrakt: Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a promising candidate for next-generation transistor channel materials, boasting outstanding electrical properties and ultrathin structure. Conventional ion implantation processes are unsuitable for atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials, necessitating nondestructive doping methods. We proposed a novel approach: tunable n-type doping through sulfur vacancies (VS) and p-type doping by nitrogen substitution in MoS2, controlled by the duration of NH3plasma treatment. Our results reveal that NH3plasma exposure of 20 s increases the 2D sheet carrier density (n2D) in MoS2field-effect transistors (FETs) by +4.92 × 1011cm–2at a gate bias of 0 V, attributable to sulfur vacancy generation. Conversely, treatment of 40 s reduces n2Dby −3.71 × 1011cm–2due to increased nitrogen doping. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analyses corroborate these electrical characterization results, indicating successful n- and p-type doping. Temperature-dependent measurements show that the Schottky barrier height at the metal–semiconductor contact decreases by −31 meV under n-type conditions and increases by +37 meV for p-type doping. This study highlights NH3plasma treatment as a viable doping method for 2D materials in electronic and optoelectronic device engineering.
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