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ArticleACS nano2025

Dual-Step Chemical Treatment of Wafer-Scale Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfides.

Juhwan Lim, Anh Tuấn Hoàng, Zhaojun Li, Tran Thi Ngoc Van, Jung-In Lee, Kihyun Lee, Nicolas Gauriot, Kyle Frohna, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe and 6 more

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  1. Nonuniform Chemical Passivation Dynamics in Monolayer MoSThe journal of physical chemistry letters · 2026
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Juhwan LimCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-2597-3012
Anh Tuấn HoàngSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0911-1391
Zhaojun LiCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-2651-1717
Tran Thi Ngoc VanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, 04066, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4214-1103
Jung-In LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OFS, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-5822-0722
Kihyun LeeDepartment of Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2468-8447
Nicolas GauriotCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-7725-7208
Kyle FrohnaCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, U.K.
Takashi TaniguchiResearch Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1467-3105
Kenji WatanabeResearch Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3701-8119
Bonggeun ShongDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, 04066, Republic of Korea.
Kwanpyo KimDepartment of Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8497-2330
Samuel D StranksCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-8303-7292
Jong-Hyun AhnSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8135-7719
Manish ChhowallaDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OFS, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-8183-4044
Akshay RaoCavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 OHE, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-4261-0766

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Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) possess distinct optical and electronic properties, making them promising candidates for optoelectronic applications. Recently, major advances in the wafer-scale growth of TMDs using the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) have enabled their integration with standard electronics. However, such materials continue to suffer from defects and unwanted doping, which lower semiconductor performance, as exemplified by poor photoluminescence (PL) yield. Chemical treatment protocols have been shown to improve the PL yield in exfoliated and CVD-grown materials. Here, using PL, Raman microscopy, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we develop chemical treatment protocols for wafer-scale MOCVD-grown monolayer MoS

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chemical treatmentdefect passivationmetal−organic chemical vapor depositionphotoluminescence enhancementtransition metal dichalcogenides

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