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Electronically Coupled 2D Polymer/MoS<sub>2</sub> Heterostructures

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Author

Halleh Balch
Austin Evans
Raghunath Dasari
Hong Li
Ruofan Li
Simil Thomas
Danqing Wang
Ryan Bisbey
Kaitlin Slicker
Ioannina Castano
Sangni Xun
Lili Jiang
Chenhui Zhu
Nathan Gianneschi
Daniel Ralph
Jean-Luc Brédas
Seth Marder
William Dichtel
Feng Wang

Abstract

Emergent quantum phenomena in electronically coupled two-dimensional heterostructures are central to next-generation optical, electronic, and quantum information applications. Tailoring electronic band gaps in coupled heterostructures would permit control of such phenomena and is the subject of significant research interest. Two-dimensional polymers (2DPs) offer a compelling route to tailored band structures through the selection of molecular constituents. However, despite the promise of synthetic flexibility and electronic design, fabrication of 2DPs that form electronically coupled 2D heterostructures remains an outstanding challenge. Here, we report the rational design and optimized synthesis of electronically coupled semiconducting 2DP/2D transition metal dichalcogenide van der Waals heterostructures, demonstrate direct exfoliation of the highly crystalline and oriented 2DP films down to a few nanometers, and present the first thickness-dependent study of 2DP/MoS2 heterostructures. Control over the 2DP layers reveals enhancement of the 2DP photoluminescence by two orders of magnitude in ultrathin sheets and an unexpected thickness-dependent modulation of the ultrafast excited state dynamics in the 2DP/MoS2 heterostructure. These results provide fundamental insight into the electronic structure of 2DPs and present a route to tune emergent quantum phenomena in 2DP hybrid van der Waals heterostructures. ©

Date Published

Journal

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Volume

142

Issue

50

Number of Pages

21131-21139,

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85097794667&doi=10.1021%2fjacs.0c10151&partnerID=40&md5=2637c51ebff1a29c23a5fff3bf54570a

DOI

10.1021/jacs.0c10151

Funding Source

ECCS-1542205
S10OD026871
DGE-1324585
DGE-1842165
W911NF-15-1-0447
NNCI-1542081
DE-AC02–05CH11231
DE-AC02- 06CH11357
DMR-1719875
NSF DMR-1720139
ECCS-2025633

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