Local electronic structure of stable monolayers of α-MoO3−x grown on graphite substrate
(2021) In 2D Materials 8(2).- Abstract
We report on van der Waals epitaxy of two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum trioxide (MoO3−x) with monolayer thickness directly grown on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by thermal evaporation under ultrahigh vacuum. The chemical composition, electronic and crystalline lattice structures of the mono-and few-layer MoO3−x sheets are analysed. Using scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, we investigate the electronic properties of MoO3−x as a function of the number of layers and measure the apparent energy gap to be 0.4 eV for the first three layers of MoO3−x on graphite. We carried out density functional theory calculations to shed light on the mechanism underlying the observed narrow... (More)
We report on van der Waals epitaxy of two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum trioxide (MoO3−x) with monolayer thickness directly grown on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by thermal evaporation under ultrahigh vacuum. The chemical composition, electronic and crystalline lattice structures of the mono-and few-layer MoO3−x sheets are analysed. Using scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, we investigate the electronic properties of MoO3−x as a function of the number of layers and measure the apparent energy gap to be 0.4 eV for the first three layers of MoO3−x on graphite. We carried out density functional theory calculations to shed light on the mechanism underlying the observed narrow bandgap with oxygen deficiency. Moreover, the air exposure effect on monolayer MoO3−x is investigated confirming that the apparent bandgap closes, and additionally we show the reduction of the work function from 5.7 to 4.7 eV. We prove that it is possible to synthesize the 2D, non-stoichiometric, and electrically conductive MoO3−x.
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- 2D material, Electronic structure, Molybdenum oxide, Scanning tunnelling spectroscopy, Transition metal oxides, Work function
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