2013
DOI: 10.1021/nl303321g
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Large and Tunable Photothermoelectric Effect in Single-Layer MoS2

Abstract: We study the photoresponse of single-layer MoS(2) field-effect transistors by scanning photocurrent microscopy. We find that, unlike in many other semiconductors, the photocurrent generation in single-layer MoS(2) is dominated by the photothermoelectric effect and not by the separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs across the Schottky barriers at the MoS(2)/electrode interfaces. We observe a large value for the Seebeck coefficient for single-layer MoS(2) that by an external electric field can be tuned be… Show more

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“…Using temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy on suspended sheets, Yan et al 32 extracted the thermal conductivity of single-layer MoS 2 (∼34.5 W/mK), which was found to be significantly lower than that of graphene. Buscema et al 33 measured the Seebeck coefficient in back-gated MoS 2 transistors and obtained a large tunable value, which could be varied between −4 × 10 2 μV/K and −1 × 10 5 μV/K by a gate voltage. This result shows that single-layer MoS 2 can be suitable for the aforementioned thermoelectric applications.…”
Section: ■ Thermal Propertiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy on suspended sheets, Yan et al 32 extracted the thermal conductivity of single-layer MoS 2 (∼34.5 W/mK), which was found to be significantly lower than that of graphene. Buscema et al 33 measured the Seebeck coefficient in back-gated MoS 2 transistors and obtained a large tunable value, which could be varied between −4 × 10 2 μV/K and −1 × 10 5 μV/K by a gate voltage. This result shows that single-layer MoS 2 can be suitable for the aforementioned thermoelectric applications.…”
Section: ■ Thermal Propertiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Single-layer MoS 2 (extracted from naturally occurring 2-H-phase material) has a direct electronic band gap ~1.8 eV [1,2] while bulk 2-H phase MoS 2 exhibits a lower indirect band gap ~ 1.3eV [3]. This semiconducting nature has been exploited to create MoS 2 field effect transistors (FETs) [4] with high on-off ratio and ultrasensitive photodetectors [5], amongst other optoelectronic and photonic [6,7] devices. The number of layers not only provides tunability of the band gap of MoS 2 for photonic applications [8], but also performance enhancements that may not be directly gap related.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The research on multilayers of MoS 2 , among many other multilayers of TMDs, has been fueled by their novel properties intrinsic to two-dimensional materials. For example, successes of MoS 2 multilayers have been demonstrated for the purposes of energy-efficient field-effect transistor 9 , advanced electrocatalysts 10 , thermoelectric devices 11,12 with a large and tunable Seebeck coefficient, phototransistors 13 , superconductivity 14 , etc. MoS 2 is joining the ranks of other low-dimensional materials, demanding both efficient and accurate treatment of a first-principles approach [15][16][17][18] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%