Understanding the Intrinsic Water Wettability of Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2)
2D semiconductors allow for unique and ultrasensitive devices to be fabricated for applications ranging from clinical diagnosis instruments to low-energy light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Graphene has championed research in this field since it was first fabricated; however, its zero bandgap creates many...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 31(2015), 30 vom: 04. Aug., Seite 8429-35 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2015
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | 2D semiconductors allow for unique and ultrasensitive devices to be fabricated for applications ranging from clinical diagnosis instruments to low-energy light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Graphene has championed research in this field since it was first fabricated; however, its zero bandgap creates many challenges. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), e.g., MoS2, have a direct bandgap which alleviates the challenge of creating a bandgap in graphene-based devices. Water wettability of MoS2 is critical to device fabrication/performance and MoS2 has been believed to be hydrophobic. Herein, we report that water contact angle (WCA) of freshly exfoliated MoS2 shows temporal evolution with an intrinsic WCA of 69.0 ± 3.8° that increases to 89.0 ± 3.1° after 1 day exposure to ambient air. ATR-FTIR and ellipsometry show that the fresh, intrinsically mildly hydrophilic MoS2 surface adsorbs hydrocarbons from ambient air and thus becomes hydrophobic |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 09.10.2015 Date Revised 04.08.2015 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02057 |