Synergetic effect of edge states and point defects to tune ferromagnetism in CVD-grown vertical nanostructured MoS2: A correlation between electronic structure and theoretical study

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Main Authors: Dey, Sharmistha, Srivastava, Pankaj, Phutela, Ankita, Bhattacharya, Saswata, Singh, Fouran, Ghosh, Santanu
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author Dey, Sharmistha
Srivastava, Pankaj
Phutela, Ankita
Bhattacharya, Saswata
Singh, Fouran
Ghosh, Santanu
author_facet Dey, Sharmistha
Srivastava, Pankaj
Phutela, Ankita
Bhattacharya, Saswata
Singh, Fouran
Ghosh, Santanu
contents Room-temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) exhibited by nanostructured two-dimensional semiconductors for spintronics applications is a fascinating area of research. The present work reports on the correlation between the electronic structure and magnetic properties of defect-engineered nano-structured MoS2 thin films. Low-energy light and heavy-mass ion irradiation have been performed to create defects and tune magnetic properties. Vertical nanosheets with edge state termination in the pristine sample have been examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Deterioration of vertical nanosheets is observed in low-energy Ar+ and Xe+ irradiated samples. An appreciably high magnetization value of 1.7 emu/g was observed for edge-oriented nanostructured pristine MoS2 thin films, which decreased after ion irradiation. From X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) data, it is evident that, due to oxygen incorporation in the sulfur vacancy sites, Mo5+ and 6+ states increase after ion irradiation. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the edge-oriented spins of the prismatic edges of the vertical nanosheets are primarily responsible for the high magnetic moment in the pristine film, and the edge degradation and reduction in sulfur vacancies by the incorporation of oxygen upon irradiation result in a decrease in the magnetic moment.
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spellingShingle Synergetic effect of edge states and point defects to tune ferromagnetism in CVD-grown vertical nanostructured MoS2: A correlation between electronic structure and theoretical study
Dey, Sharmistha
Srivastava, Pankaj
Phutela, Ankita
Bhattacharya, Saswata
Singh, Fouran
Ghosh, Santanu
Materials Science
Room-temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) exhibited by nanostructured two-dimensional semiconductors for spintronics applications is a fascinating area of research. The present work reports on the correlation between the electronic structure and magnetic properties of defect-engineered nano-structured MoS2 thin films. Low-energy light and heavy-mass ion irradiation have been performed to create defects and tune magnetic properties. Vertical nanosheets with edge state termination in the pristine sample have been examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Deterioration of vertical nanosheets is observed in low-energy Ar+ and Xe+ irradiated samples. An appreciably high magnetization value of 1.7 emu/g was observed for edge-oriented nanostructured pristine MoS2 thin films, which decreased after ion irradiation. From X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) data, it is evident that, due to oxygen incorporation in the sulfur vacancy sites, Mo5+ and 6+ states increase after ion irradiation. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the edge-oriented spins of the prismatic edges of the vertical nanosheets are primarily responsible for the high magnetic moment in the pristine film, and the edge degradation and reduction in sulfur vacancies by the incorporation of oxygen upon irradiation result in a decrease in the magnetic moment.
title Synergetic effect of edge states and point defects to tune ferromagnetism in CVD-grown vertical nanostructured MoS2: A correlation between electronic structure and theoretical study
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09721