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Nonlinear electronic and ultrafast optical signatures in chemical vapor-deposited ultrathin PtS2 ribbons

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The emerging two-dimensional (2D) platinum disulfide (PtS2) has driven increasing attentions due to its high electron mobility, good air-stability, and strong interlayer interaction which leads to a widely tunable electronic structure. However, a detailed study on its covalent-like layer-dependent properties remains infant. Herein, we demonstrate the successful production of ultrathin 1T-PtS2 ribbons with thickness centralized almost at monolayer 1L–4L and large domain size up to 210 µm on Au foils using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique, which enables macro- and microscopic study of its extraordinary layer-dependent features with precise control of the number of layers. Using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and optical pump-probe spectroscopy (OPPS), we reveal that both the electron and ultrafast optical absorption signals of the as-grown 2D PtS2 show strong nonlinear layer-dependent responses which manifest discriminated transition in 1L–4L PtS2 ribbons. The layer-dependent nonlinear response of 2D PtS2 can be well interpreted in the frame of calculated electron and phonon structures. These achievements offer a platform for successfully fabricating large-sized ultrathin 2D PtS2 and facilitating our knowledge about its electronic and optoelectronic properties.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51991344, 51991340, 11774354, 51727806, 61988102, 11974156, 12174398, and 12104206), Guangdong International Science Collaboration Project (No. 2019A050510001), Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program (No. 2019ZT08C044), Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (Nos. KQTD20190929173815000 and 20200925161102001), and the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (No. ZDSYS20190902092905285). TEM/STEM characterization was performed at the Pico Center from SUSTech Core Research Facilities that receives support from the Presidential Fund and Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen Municipality.

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  1. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Quantum Functional Materials and Devices and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Shaolong Jiang, Liang Zhu, Weiteng Guo, Erding Zhao & Junhao Lin

  2. Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, China

    Jin Yang & Fuhai Su

  3. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

    Jin Yang

  4. Great Bay Area Research Institute, Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Guangzhou, 510700, China

    Jiafeng Xie & Tianwu Wang

  5. Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China

    Chaoyu Chen

  6. Shenzhen Branch, Hefei National Laboratory, International Quantum Academy, Futian District, Shenzhen, 518048, China

    Chaoyu Chen

  7. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China

    Yanfeng Zhang

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Jiang, S., Yang, J., Zhu, L. et al. Nonlinear electronic and ultrafast optical signatures in chemical vapor-deposited ultrathin PtS2 ribbons. Nano Res. 15, 4366–4373 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4168-y

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