Scientific Reports ( IF 3.8 ) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 , DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20531-x Abdullah Arafat 1 , Md Sherajul Islam 2, 3 , Naim Ferdous 3 , A S M Jannatul Islam 2 , Md Mosarof Hossain Sarkar 2 , Catherine Stampfl 4 , Jeongwon Park 3, 5
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) through sulfidation of MoO3 is one of the most important synthesis techniques to obtain large-scale and high-quality two-dimensional (2D) MoS2. Recently, H2S precursor is being used in the CVD technique to synthesize 2D MoS2. Although several studies have been carried out to examine the mechanism of MoS2 growth in the presence of sulfur and MoO3 precursors, the growth of MoS2 in the presence of H2S precursor has largely remained unknown. In this study, we present a Reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) simulation to investigate the reaction mechanism of MoS2 from MoO3 and H2S precursors. The intermediate molecules formation, the reason behind those formations, and the surface compositions of MoOxSyHz during the initial steps of CVD have all been quantified. Surprisingly, a sudden separation of sulfur atoms from the surface was observed in the H2S precursor system due to the substantial oxygen evolution after 1660 K. The sulfur detachments and oxygen evolution from the surface were found to have a linear relationship. In addition, the intermediate molecules and surface bonds of MoS2 synthesized by MoO3 and H2S precursors were compared to those of a system using S2 and MoO3 precursors. The most stable subsidiary formation from the H2S precursor was found to be H2O, whereas in case of S2 precursor it was SO. These results provide a valuable insight in the formation of large-scale and high-quality 2D MoS2 by the CVD technique.
中文翻译:
通过 MoO3 和 H2S 前驱体 CVD 生长 MoS2 的原子反应机理
通过硫化MoO 3的化学气相沉积(CVD)是获得大规模和高质量二维(2D)MoS 2的最重要的合成技术之一。最近,H 2 S 前驱体被用于 CVD 技术以合成 2D MoS 2。尽管已经进行了几项研究来检查在硫和MoO 3前体存在下MoS 2生长的机制,但是在H 2 S前体存在下MoS 2的生长在很大程度上仍然是未知的。在这项研究中,我们提出了一个反应分子动力学 (RMD) 模拟来研究MoO中 MoS 2的反应机理3和 H 2 S 前体。中间分子的形成,这些形成背后的原因,以及在 CVD 的初始步骤中 MoO x S y H z的表面成分都已被量化。令人惊讶的是,由于在 1660 K 后大量析氧,在 H 2 S 前体系统中观察到硫原子从表面突然分离。发现硫脱离和从表面析出的氧具有线性关系。此外,将由 MoO 3和 H 2 S 前体合成的 MoS 2的中间分子和表面键与使用 S 2的系统进行了比较。和 MoO 3前体。发现从 H 2 S 前体形成的最稳定的副产物是 H 2 O,而在 S 2前体的情况下是 SO。这些结果为通过 CVD 技术形成大规模和高质量的 2D MoS 2提供了有价值的见解。