Surface Sensitive Raman Response of Metal-Supported Monolayer MoS$_2$

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Main Authors: Tumino, Francesco, Tosoni, Sergio, D'Agosta, Paolo, Russo, Valeria, Bottani, Carlo Enrico, Bassi, Andrea Li, Casari, Carlo Spartaco
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author Tumino, Francesco
Tosoni, Sergio
D'Agosta, Paolo
Russo, Valeria
Bottani, Carlo Enrico
Bassi, Andrea Li
Casari, Carlo Spartaco
author_facet Tumino, Francesco
Tosoni, Sergio
D'Agosta, Paolo
Russo, Valeria
Bottani, Carlo Enrico
Bassi, Andrea Li
Casari, Carlo Spartaco
contents The Raman spectrum of monolayer (ML) MoS$_2$ is remarkably affected by the interaction with metals. In this work we studied ML-MoS$_2$ supported by the Ag(111) and Ag(110) surfaces by using a combined experimental and theoretical approach. The MoS$_2$ layer was directly grown on atomically clean Ag(111) and Ag(110) surfaces by pulsed laser deposition, followed by in-situ thermal annealing under ultra-high vacuum conditions. The morphology and structure of the two systems were characterized in-situ by scanning tunneling microscopy, providing atomic-scale information on the relation between the MoS$_2$ lattice and the underlying surface. Raman spectroscopy revealed differences between the two MoS$_2$-metal interfaces, especially concerning the behavior of the out-of-plane $A'_1$ vibrational mode, which splits into two contributions on Ag(110). The metal-induced effects on MoS$_2$ vibrational modes are further evidenced by transferring MoS$_2$ onto a more inert substrate (SiO$_2$/Si), where the MoS$_2$ Raman response displays a more ``freestanding-like'' behavior. The experimental data were interpreted with the support of ab-initio calculations of the vibrational modes, which provided insight into the effect of interface properties, such as strain and out-of-plane distortion. Our results highlight the influence of the interaction with metals on MoS$_2$ vibrational properties, and show the high sensitivity of MoS$_2$ Raman modes to the surface structure of the supporting metal.
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spellingShingle Surface Sensitive Raman Response of Metal-Supported Monolayer MoS$_2$
Tumino, Francesco
Tosoni, Sergio
D'Agosta, Paolo
Russo, Valeria
Bottani, Carlo Enrico
Bassi, Andrea Li
Casari, Carlo Spartaco
Materials Science
The Raman spectrum of monolayer (ML) MoS$_2$ is remarkably affected by the interaction with metals. In this work we studied ML-MoS$_2$ supported by the Ag(111) and Ag(110) surfaces by using a combined experimental and theoretical approach. The MoS$_2$ layer was directly grown on atomically clean Ag(111) and Ag(110) surfaces by pulsed laser deposition, followed by in-situ thermal annealing under ultra-high vacuum conditions. The morphology and structure of the two systems were characterized in-situ by scanning tunneling microscopy, providing atomic-scale information on the relation between the MoS$_2$ lattice and the underlying surface. Raman spectroscopy revealed differences between the two MoS$_2$-metal interfaces, especially concerning the behavior of the out-of-plane $A'_1$ vibrational mode, which splits into two contributions on Ag(110). The metal-induced effects on MoS$_2$ vibrational modes are further evidenced by transferring MoS$_2$ onto a more inert substrate (SiO$_2$/Si), where the MoS$_2$ Raman response displays a more ``freestanding-like'' behavior. The experimental data were interpreted with the support of ab-initio calculations of the vibrational modes, which provided insight into the effect of interface properties, such as strain and out-of-plane distortion. Our results highlight the influence of the interaction with metals on MoS$_2$ vibrational properties, and show the high sensitivity of MoS$_2$ Raman modes to the surface structure of the supporting metal.
title Surface Sensitive Raman Response of Metal-Supported Monolayer MoS$_2$
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00208