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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Impact of Sapphire Substrate Reconstruction on the Structural, Electronic, and Photonic Properties of MoS

Riccardo Torsi, Kyle T Munson, Daniel Eppler, Jo Laura, Furkan Turker, Maxwell A Feidler, Joerg Appenzeller, Yu-Chuan Lin, Joshua A Robinson

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Riccardo TorsiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7748-1074
Kyle T MunsonDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6099-8349
Daniel EpplerDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Jo LauraDepartment of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0253-1159
Furkan TurkerDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2385-8849
Maxwell A FeidlerDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5686-1229
Joerg AppenzellerDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Yu-Chuan LinDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4958-5073
Joshua A RobinsonDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1513-7187

Funding

National Science and Technology Council NSTC 114-2124-M-A49 -008National Science Foundation DMR-1539916National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program DGE1255832Semiconductor Research Corporation 70NANB17H041U.S. Department of Energy DE-SC0010697
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Abstract

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are commonly grown on single-crystal sapphire via chemical vapor deposition. Understanding how TMD-sapphire interactions affect the structural and photonic properties of TMDs is critical for accurately interpreting optical characterization and distinguishing intrinsic material properties from substrate-induced effects. Here, we report the impact of sapphire surface reconstruction on the structural and photonic properties of MoS

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2D transition metal dichalcogenidesatomic force microscopycharge transferchemical vapor depositionMoS2optical spectroscopysapphire surface reconstructionsubstrate/film coupling

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PMID41808565
PMCPMC13155076

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