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Improved growth control of atomically thin WSe2 flakes using pre-deposited W source

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The improvement in the growth yield and control of atomically thin WSe2 flakes by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using pre-deposited WO3 nanopowders as a W source is demonstrated. WO3 nanopowders are pre-deposited on the growth substrate and utilized as a W source instead of separate W sources in the CVD system. In this way, mostly mono or bilayer WSe2 flakes are grown on the growth substrate with high density and an average size of around 20 μm. The devices based on the as-grown WSe2 flakes show p-type behaviors with a high on/off ratio of ~ 105 and carrier mobility of ~ 0.5 cm2 V− 1 s−1 as well as a large positive photoresponse. The density and size of WSe2 flakes can be controlled by adjusting the amount of pre-deposited WO3 nanopowders. This approach can be used to grow W-based two-dimensional materials as well as their heterostructures with other materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by “Human Resources Program in Energy Technology” of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (No. 20184030202220). VTN acknowledges financial support from the Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (No. 103.99-2020.36) and Graduate University of Science and Technology under Grant Number GUST.STS.ĐT2020-KHVL01.

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    Van Tu Nguyen

  3. Department of Physics and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Korea

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Nguyen, V.T., Phan, N.M. & Park, JY. Improved growth control of atomically thin WSe2 flakes using pre-deposited W source. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 26716–26725 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07049-0

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