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Optically probing the interaction between monolayer MoS2 and single-wall carbon nanotube

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Owing to outstandingly tunable optoelectronic properties, hybrid materials consisting of atomic scale thickness of two dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and one dimensional (1D) nanowires have been attracting steady interests over the last several years. In this research for the first time we report optically probing the interaction between monolayer MoS2 and single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT). By using Raman and photoluminescence measurements, we found the charge transfer between MoS2 and SWCNT is sensitive to the intensity of light field. We also demonstrate that SWCNT acts as p-type dopants at physical contact with monolayer MoS2. Our study gives new insight into the interaction between monolayer MoS2 and SWCNT, which may allow new phenomena and ideas for novel low dimensional hybrid materials.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from Natural Sciences Foundation of China (Grant No: 61306115, 61178039 and 21503169) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Granted No. 2013M541807). L. Y. acknowledges the support from Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. BK20140405), and XJTLU research development fund Grant No. PGRS-13-01-03 and RDF-14-02-42).

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  1. College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Weitao Su, Long Jin & Dexuan Huo

  2. Key Laboratory of RF Circuits and Systems of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Weitao Su

  3. Department of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China

    Li Yang

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Su, W., Jin, L., Huo, D. et al. Optically probing the interaction between monolayer MoS2 and single-wall carbon nanotube. Opt Quant Electron 49, 197 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1034-3

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