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MoS2 pixel arrays for real-time photoluminescence imaging of redox molecules

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

M.F. Reynolds
M.H.D. Guimarães
H. Gao
K. Kang
A.J. Cortese
D.C. Ralph
J. Park
P.L. McEuen

Abstract

Measuring the behavior of redox-active molecules in space and time is crucial for understanding chemical and biological systems and for developing new technologies. Optical schemes are noninvasive and scalable, but usually have a slow response compared to electrical detection methods. Furthermore, many fluorescent molecules for redox detection degrade in brightness over long exposure times. Here, we show that the photoluminescence of “pixel” arrays of monolayer MoS2 can image spatial and temporal changes in redox molecule concentration. Because of the strong dependence of MoS2 photoluminescence on doping, changes in the local chemical potential substantially modulate the photoluminescence of MoS2, with a sensitivity of 0.9 mV=pffiffiffiffiffi Hz on a 5 mm × 5 mm pixel, corresponding to better than parts-per-hundred changes in redox molecule concentration down to nanomolar concentrations at 100-ms frame rates. This provides a new strategy for visualizing chemical reactions and biomolecules with a two-dimensional material screen. Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved;

Date Published

Journal

Science Advances

Volume

5

Issue

11

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074663784&doi=10.1126%2fsciadv.aat9476&partnerID=40&md5=466d64ff5157dfc51b1e49aed801e9b4

DOI

10.1126/sciadv.aat9476

Group (Lab)

Paul McEuen Group

Funding Source

ECCS-1542081
NSF DMR-1420709
DMR-1719875
FA9550-16-1-0031
680-50-1311

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