Abstract
High-quality four-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets with lateral dimension of about 11 µm were prepared by ultrasonic treatment of MoS2 powder with assistance of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent. The optimal preparation conditions for the preparation of MoS2 nanosheets were investigated from the aspects of ultrasonic processing time, ultrasonic power and amount ratio of MoS2 powder and NMP solvent. At the same time, the MoS2 nanosheets were employed as anode buffer layer in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) with copper nanowire (CuNW) film being anode. MoS2 nanosheets can reduce roughness of CuNW film, protect CuNW film from oxidation and improve work function of CuNW film. Experiments show that MoS2 nanosheets can significantly improve the current density and brightness of the OLED with CuNW film being anode. The maximum brightness of the OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer is 2.15 times that of the OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer. The current density of the OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer is also obviously increased compared with the OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer.
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Introduction
With the development of two-dimensional layered nanomaterials [1,2,3,4,5], molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as an important class of two-dimensional nanomaterials is widely used in many fields such as lubrication, catalysis, energy storage [6,7,8,9,10], and composite materials. MoS2 is a semiconductor material with a special energy band structure. MoS2 crystal is an indirect band gap semiconductor material with a band width of about 1.2 eV. The stripped single-layer MoS2 nanosheet is a direct band gap semiconductor material, and its band gap width is 1.8 eV, or even 1.9 eV. When MoS2 is stripped from bulk materials into MoS2 nanosheets, they will show excellent photoelectric properties and have great potential in electroluminescence and other fields. Compared with the zero-energy band gap of graphene, MoS2 has a tunable energy band gap, which has a brighter prospect in the field of optoelectronic devices, such as secondary battery [11,12,13], field effect transistor [14, 15], and gas sensor [16,17,18]. In addition, in comparison with the commonly-used molybdenum oxide, the absence of dangling bonds in MoS2 weakens reacting with other chemical species and accordingly promoting stability [19]. The energy levels of MoS2 layer can be further tuned through surface treatment and chemical doping, which facilitates diverse modulation in surface work function. Meanwhile, unlike other buffer layers such as thiophene [20] and CuPC [21, 22], we select a facile method of liquid phase exfoliation which is crucial towards scalable manufacturing with low cost and high throughput production.
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) has attracted considerable attention as next-generation display because they have the advantages of rich colours, low driving voltage, efficient energy utilization and ultra-thin planar luminescence [23,24,25,26]. Traditionally, researchers used Indium Tin Oxides (ITO) as anode to fabricate OLEDs. As one of the most potential substitutes for ITO [27, 28], copper nanowire (CuNW) transparent conductive film (TCF) has become the focus of considerable research activities, because copper has larger reserves and lower price [29]. Compared with silver nanowire (AgNW) film, the above advantages of CuNW film still holds. CuNW TCF has gradually shown its commercial application prospects. When the CuNW film is used as the anode of OLED, its work function is not high, it is easy to be oxidized, and its roughness is relatively high. Therefore, it is necessary to improve oxidation resistance of CuNW TCF, reduce its roughness and improve its work function.
In this paper, MoS2 nanosheets were prepared by low-cost ultrasonic treatment for mixture of MoS2 powder and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) liquid. Compared with ultrasonic exfoliation method of MoS2 in the past [30, 31], our research on the preparation conditions is more comprehensive. The prepared MoS2 nanosheets have four layers and the later dimension is about 11 µm. The MoS2 nanosheets were spin-coated on the CuNW TCF to form CuNW/MoS2 composite transparent conductive film (CTCF). The performance of the CuNW/MoS2 CTCF is better than that of CuNW TCF. MoS2 nanosheets has been applied in OLEDs with traditional ITO as anode [32, 33]. Ref. [26] discussed application of MoS2 nanosheets in OLEDs with AgNW film as anode. In this paper, we try to research application of MoS2 nanosheets in OLEDs with CuNW film as anode. An organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) were prepared with the CuNW film being anode and the MoS2 film being anode buffer layer. As the anode buffer layer, the MoS2 film can effectively improve oxidation resistance, reduce roughness and improve work function for the CuNW film. The addition of MoS2 film can significantly improve the photoelectric properties of the OLED. Experiments showed that the current density and brightness of the OLED with MoS2 being anode buffer layer is much better than that of the OLED without MoS2 being anode buffer layer.
Experimental
Fabrication of Copper Nanowires (CuNWs) and CuNW Film
Copric(II) chloride dihydrate, ascorbic, octadecylamine (ODA) and glacial acetic acid were all purchased from Shanghai Aladdin Biochemical Technology Co. Ltd. In a typical process for synthesizing CuNWs, 95 mg Copric(II) chloride dihydrate, 44 mg ascorbic and 0.7 g ODA were added to 100 ml deionized water in turn. Subsequently, the obtained suspension was transferred into a Teflon-lined autoclave and sealed for 18 h at 130 °C. The reactor was then cooled down to room temperature naturally. The excess chemicals were removed by centrifugal washing with deionized water and glacial acetic acid in turn. The final product was kept in ethanol.
CuNW TCF was prepared on Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates (188 μm thickness). A slight amount of glacial acetic acid solution containing CuNWs was diluted by 500 ml deionized water. By vacuum filtration of CuNWs dispersion at room temperature, CuNW film was formed on a mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filter membrane (0.45 µm aperture). The deposited film was then transferred to the PET substrate by applying uniform pressure, keeping CuNWs facing MCE filter membrane. Finally, the MCE filter membrane was peeled off and the CuNW film was remained on the PET substrate. The thickness of CuNW TCF is about 110 nm.
Fabrication of MoS2 Nanosheets
MoS2 powder and NMP liquid were both purchased from Shanghai Aladdin Biochemical Technology Co. Ltd. MoS2 nanosheets were prepared by ultrasonic exfoliation method. 1 g MoS2 powder was added to 25 ml NMP. Then the reagent bottle containing mixture gently placed in an ultrasonic device, which was set to power 360 w, ultrasonic time 12 h and ultrasonic temperature 6 °C. The ultrasonic MoS2 solution is black turbid liquid, as shown in Fig. 1a. Then, the ultrasonic solution was centrifuged twice, which can remove MoS2 not stripped. The first centrifugal parameter was that the rotating speed was 3500 rpm and the time was 25 min. After the first centrifugal cleaning, we collected supernatant for the second centrifugal cleaning. The second centrifugal parameter was that the rotating speed was 5000 rpm and the centrifugation time was 5 min. The supernatant was collected and stored in the reagent bottle at low temperature. The solution of MoS2 nanosheets after centrifugal cleaning is yellow transparent liquid, as shown in Fig. 1b.
Fabrication of CuNW/MoS2 CTCF and CuNW/MoS2/PEDOT:PSS CTCF
60 µl MoS2 nanosheet solution was coated onto surface of CuNW TCF using a spin coater at 1000 rpm for 10 s and 2000 rpm for 20 s. The thickness of MoS2 is about 10 nm. The CuNW/MoS2 CTCF was annealed at 90 °C for 1 min.
A drop of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and a drop of fluorine surfactant (FS-3100) were dripped into a PEDOT:PSS solution (PH 1000) to increase conductivity of PEDOT:PSS, and then the mixed PEDOT:PSS solution was spin-coated at 1000 rpm for 10 s and 2000 rpm for 40 s on the surface of CuNW/MoS2 CTCF. The thickness of PEDOT:PSS is about 60 nm. The CuNW/MoS2/PEDOT:PSS CTCF was dried at 100 °C for 3 min. Finally, the CuNW/MoS2/PEDOT:PSS CTCF was ultraviolet treated for 1 min.
Fabrication of OLED
A Green OLED was prepared on the PET substrate coated with CuNW/MoS2/PEDOT:PSS CTCF by evaporation in an organic optoelectronic ultra-high vacuum preparation system. N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB) and tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq3) were received from Sunfine Chemical (South Korea). Lithium fluoride (LiF) and aluminium (Al) were purchased from Kojundo Chemical (Japan). The CuNW/MoS2/PEDOT:PSS film was placed on a clean sample tray and then the sample tray was placed into the organic optoelectronic ultra-high vacuum preparation system, followed by vacuum pumping and evaporation of NPB. The evaporation of NPB was carried in an environment where the pressure of the organic chamber was lower than 9.0 × 10−5 Pa and the thickness of NPB deposition was 50 nm. Next, Alq3 (40 nm), LiF (1 nm) and Al (100 nm) were sequentially deposited onto the sample. The device structure of the OLED is illustrated in Fig. 2a and the corresponding energy level structure is demonstrated in Fig. 2b.
Characterization
The morphology and dimensions of the prepared MoS2 nanosheets were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM, JSM-7500F, JEOL), atomic force microscope (AFM, Dimension Edge, BRUKER), Raman spectra (Cora7X00) and X-Ray Diffraction (Bruker, BRUKER OPTICS). The transmittances of CuNW TCF and CuNW/MoS2 CTCF were determined by an ultraviolet spectrophotometer (GZ502A). The roughness of CuNW TCF and CuNW/MoS2 CTCF was determined by AFM images. The electroluminescent performance of the OLEDs was measured by a Keithley 4200-SCS programmable voltage-current source and ST-86LA screen luminometer.
Results and Discussion
Characterization of MoS2 Nanosheets
In this work, well-prepared four-layer MoS2 nanosheets with lateral dimension of about 11 µm prepared by MoS2 powder and NMP solvent. NMP solvent prevented reaggregation of exfoliated nanosheets. Ultrasonic exfoliation method is to mix MoS2 powder and NMP solvent according to a certain ratio, some factors such as ultrasonic time, ultrasonic power and content ratio of MoS2 powder and NMP solvent have different effects on MoS2 nanosheets, and we will discuss these factors in the following subsections.
Morphological of MoS2 Nanosheets
The AFM image of MoS2 nanosheets obtained is shown in Fig. 3a, which characterizes the surface morphology and surface roughness of MoS2 nanosheets. It is shown in Fig. 3b that the lateral dimension of MoS2 nanosheets is around 11 µm. Figure 3d depicts the X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern for crystal structure of MoS2 nanosheets. It can be seen from the XRD image that there is a strong diffraction peak when 2θ = 14.1°, which corresponds to the (002) crystal plane of MoS2. And at 2θ = 33.1°, a weaker diffraction peak corresponding to (100) plane of MoS2 can be found. In order to determine the number of layers of the exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets, Raman spectra was used to test the sample, which is shown in Fig. 3c. Two Raman characteristic peaks appeared between 340 and 440 cm−1 corresponding to the E12g and A1g vibration modes of MoS2, it can be obtained by calculation that Δ = 25 cm−1, then we can conclude that the MoS2 nanosheets have four layers.
Influence of Ultrasonic Time
In order to observe the preparation process of the MoS2 nanosheets, the products were investigated by SEM. Products exhibited different morphologies and size after 4 h to 20 h sonication time. When the sonication time is 4 h, the bulk MoS2 is just starting to peel off and there is almost no MoS2 nanosheets been produced, which is shown in Fig. 4a. 4 h is too short to break the van der Waals forces between the layers. As shown in Fig. 4b, c, bulk MoS2 are exfoliated into nanosheets when time goes from 4 to 12 h. The size of MoS2 nanosheets continues to get larger, and the number of nanosheet layers decreases with increasing sonication time. Figure 4d, e indicate that the size of MoS2 nanosheets do not become larger within 16 to 20 h. Thus, the suitable sonication time is 12 h.
Influence of Ultrasonic Power
After two-step centrifugation, the sonicated MoS2 nanosheets solution was dropped on the Si sheet and dried naturally for characterization. Different ultrasonic power will lead to different degrees of stripping of MoS2 powder, which is shown in Fig. 5. Experimental parameters are demonstrated in Table 1. In Fig. 5a, the products are basically block-shaped and small in size. Few MoS2 nanosheets are produced in Fig. 5a, it shows the ultrasonic waves generated by 240 w is not quite enough to interrupt the van der Waals forces between MoS2 layers. The bulk material layer-to-layer is completely peeled off when the ultrasonic power is 360 w, as shown in Fig. 5b. When the ultrasonic power is greater than 360 w, the size of the MoS2 nanosheets no longer becomes larger. As the ultrasonic power continue to increase, the MoS2 nanosheets are broken as shown in Fig. 5c, d. The energy generated by the ultrasound is too large, which cause the covalent bonds in the MoS2 nanosheets broken. It can be concluded that the size of MoS2 nanosheets is larger when the ultrasonic power is 360 w.
Influence of Proportion of MoS2 Powder and NMP Solvent
When the ultrasonic time and ultrasonic power were fixed on optimal parameters, different mass ratios of MoS2 powder and NMP solvent also lead to different morphologies of MoS2 nanosheets. Experimental parameters are shown in Table 2, where NMP solvent has a fixed volume of 25 ml and the quality of MoS2 powders varies. As shown in Fig. 6a, the exfoliation of bulk MoS2 is not successful due to that the excess NMP solvent is adsorbed on the surface of MoS2 through non-covalent bonds. From Fig. 6b, it can be seen that bulk MoS2 has been exfoliated into MoS2 nanosheets when the mass of MoS2 powder is 1 g, and the lateral size is larger than that of Fig. 6a. When the mass of bulk MoS2 is 1.5 g, NMP is not enough to weaken the van der Waals force between MoS2 layers, so the exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets are thicker and multi-layered MoS2 nanosheets as shown in Fig. 6c. It indicated that the optimal mass of MoS2 powder is 1.0 g when the NMP solvent has a volume of 25 ml.
Optoelectronic Properties of CuNW/MoS2 CTCF
Although CuNW TCF have many advantages, some fatal shortcomings cannot be ignored, including high roughness, low chemical stability, and low work functions. In order to overcome these problems, CuNW/MoS2 CTCF was prepared by spin coating MoS2 solution on the surface of CuNW TCF to reduce roughness and increase oxidation resistance and work function of CuNW TCF. The optoelectronic properties of the CuNW TCF and CuNW/MoS2 CTCF were compared in Fig. 7. Figure 7a and b show transmittance and sheet resistances of a CuNW TCF and a CuNW/MoS2 CTCF on a PET substrate, respectively. Figure 7a shows that the CuNW TCF and the CuNW/MoS2 CTCF possess similar transmittance spectra. From Fig. 7b, we can see that sheet resistances of the CuNW TCF and the CuNW/MoS2 CTCF were also similar to each other when they have just been prepared. Sheet resistance of the CuNW TCF increased rapidly from 19.92 Ω/sq to 223.25 Ω/sq after 48 h. However, sheet resistance of CuNW/MoS2 CTCF showed a slow increase, which increased only 54.74 Ω/sq after 48 h. Thus, the MoS2 coating effectively protected the CuNWs from moisture and oxygen.
High roughness will cause short circuits in electronic devices. Therefore, smooth surfaces are crucial to the practical application of the optoelectronic devices. We embedded MoS2 into CuNW film to reduce roughness of the CuNW film. Figure 8 demonstrates AFM topographic images of a CuNW TCF and a CuNW/MoS2 CTCF. In Fig. 8a, the surface topography of the CuNW TCF is relatively rough. From Fig. 8b, it is obvious that the spin-coated MoS2 film can greatly reduce surface roughness of the CuNW film, because the MoS2 nanosheets can fill holes between the random grids of CuNWs. In order to further reduce surface roughness of the composite conductive film and improve work function and conductivity of the film, PEDOT:PSS solution was spin-coated on the CuNW/MoS2 nanosheet CTCF. Figure 8c shows that the surface roughness of the composite film was reduced a lot.
Photoelectric Performance of the OLED
We explored the applied of the MoS2 nanosheets in flexible OLED. A flexible OLED with CuNW TCF as anode and MoS2 nanosheets as anode buffer layer has been prepared. Figure 9a and b demonstrates physical diagram and luminescent image of the flexible OLED, respectively.
All of the measurements were conducted in air at room temperature. The photoelectric properties of the OLEDs with MoS2 film and without MoS2 film are compared in Fig. 10. At the same driving voltage, current efficiency of the flexible OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer is higher than that of the flexible OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer. As shown in Fig. 10a, the OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer has a maximum current density of 89.34 mA/cm2, while the OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer has a maximum current density of 488 mA/cm2, which has been enhanced to 5.46 times. MoS2 nanosheets have excellent electrical conductivity, which can well modify the surface of CuNWs and improve carrier transport efficiency of the OLED. Figure 10b demonstrates that the OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer has a maximum luminous of 3250 cd/m2, while the OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer has only a maximum luminous of 1513 cd/m2. The relationship between the two maximum luminous is 2.15 times. Figure 10c is the current density in log scale versus voltage for the OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer and the OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer. At the same voltage, the current density of the MoS2-based OLED is greater, indicating that the conductivity of the MoS2-based OLED is better. Current efficiency and power efficiency are also important parameters for OLEDs. Figure 11 demonstrates current efficiency and power efficiency of the two type structure of OLEDs. From Fig. 11, we can see that current efficiency and power efficiency of the MoS2-based OLED are both lower than that of the OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer. When high energy efficiency is required, the role of MoS2 in this device structure needs to be further explored.
Conclusions
Four-layer MoS2 nanosheets with lateral dimension of about 11 µm are prepared by ultrasonic exfoliation method in this paper. The experimental supplies are bulk material MoS2 and NMP solvent. Fabrication optimal parameters of the high-quality MoS2 nanosheets are ultrasonic processing time for 12 h, ultrasonic power for 360 w, MoS2 powder for 1.0 g and NMP solvent for 25 ml. In this paper, a flexible OLED with CuNW film as anode and MoS2 as anode buffer layer was fabricated. Compared with the flexible OLED without MoS2 anode buffer layer, the current density of the OLED with MoS2 anode buffer layer was increased to 5.46 times and the maximum brightness of the OLED was increased to 2.15. MoS2 layer can improve the work function of CuNW film, which makes hole injection easier. Furthermore, MoS2 nanosheets with large size could fully cover the CuNW film surface, thus, lowering the roughness and oxidation of the CuNW film.
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Abbreviations
- MoS2 :
-
Molybdenum disulfide
- OLED:
-
Organic light-emitting diode
- CuNW:
-
Copper nanowire
- ITO:
-
Indium Tin Oxides
- TCF:
-
Transparent conductive film
- NMP:
-
1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- CTCF:
-
Composite transparent conductive film
- CuNWs:
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Copper nanowires
- MCE:
-
Mixed cellulose ester
- ODA:
-
Octadecylamine
- PET:
-
Polyethylene terephthalate
- DMSO:
-
Dimethyl sulfoxide
- NPB:
-
N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine
- Alq3 :
-
Tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium
- LiF:
-
Lithium fluoride
- Al:
-
Aluminium
- SEM:
-
Scanning electron microscope
- AFM:
-
Atomic force microscope
- XRD:
-
X-ray diffraction
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Jiang, X., Cheng, J., Liu, P. et al. Facile Preparation of Four-Layer MoS2 Nanosheets and Their Application to Organic Light-Emitting Diode. Nanoscale Res Lett 17, 87 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-022-03726-z
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