In Situ Imaging of Two-Dimensional Crystal Growth Using a Heat-Resistant Optical Microscope

Revealing low-dimensional material growth dynamics is critical for crystal growth engineering. However, in a practical high-temperature growth system, the crystal growth process is a black box because of the lack of heat-resistant imaging tools. Here, we develop a heat-resistant optical microscope and embed it in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system to investigate two-dimensional (2D) crystal growth dynamics. This in situ optical imaging CVD system can tolerate temperatures of ≤900 °C with a spatial resolution of ∼1 μm. The growth of monolayer MoS2 crystals was studied as a model for 2D crystal growth. The nucleation and growth process have been imaged. Model analysis and simulation have revealed the growth rate, diffusion coefficient, and spatial distribution of the precursor. More importantly, a new vertex-kink-ledge model has been suggested for monolayer crystal growth. This work provides a new technique for in situ microscopic imaging at high temperatures and fundamental insight into 2D crystal growth.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Nano letters - (2024) vom: 15. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Honggang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xiaokai [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Zhaoyang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinsheng [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Ziyue [VerfasserIn]
Jiao, Liying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kangkang [VerfasserIn]
Li, You [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Jun-Jie [VerfasserIn]
Asif, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Liming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chemical vapor deposition
Growth kinetics
In situ
Journal Article
MoS2
Rate-limiting
Two-dimensional materials

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Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00620

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371088909