Probing the interlayer coupling of twisted bilayer MoS2 using photoluminescence spectroscopy

Nano Lett. 2014 Oct 8;14(10):5500-8. doi: 10.1021/nl5014597. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

Abstract

Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a promising material for optoelectronic devices due to its strong photoluminescence emission. In this work, the photoluminescence of twisted bilayer MoS2 is investigated, revealing a tunability of the interlayer coupling of bilayer MoS2. It is found that the photoluminescence intensity ratio of the trion and exciton reaches its maximum value for the twisted angle 0° or 60°, while for the twisted angle 30° or 90° the situation is the opposite. This is mainly attributed to the change of the trion binding energy. The first-principles density functional theory analysis further confirms the change of the interlayer coupling with the twisted angle, which interprets our experimental results.

Keywords: Molybdenum disulfide; exciton; interlayer coupling; photoluminescence; trion; twisted bilayer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Disulfides / chemistry*
  • Luminescence
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molybdenum / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis

Substances

  • Disulfides
  • Molybdenum
  • molybdenum disulfide