Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearity

Abstract 2H and 1T/1T′ molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are typical phases that can be found in crystalline and thin film materials. In this work, by controlling the atmosphere during thin film chemical vapor deposition, 2H or 1T/1T′ phase MoS2 are grown separately. Additionally, by employing the Z-scan...

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Main Authors: Hsuan-Sen Wang, Shih-Po Su, Yi-Hsuan Huang, Li-Wei Tu, Paritosh V. Wadekar, Hsiang-Chen Wang, Chao-Kuei Lee
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Published: Springer 2025-08-01
Series:Discover Nano
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-025-04321-8
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Shih-Po Su
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Paritosh V. Wadekar
Hsiang-Chen Wang
Chao-Kuei Lee
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description Abstract 2H and 1T/1T′ molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are typical phases that can be found in crystalline and thin film materials. In this work, by controlling the atmosphere during thin film chemical vapor deposition, 2H or 1T/1T′ phase MoS2 are grown separately. Additionally, by employing the Z-scan technique, the phase-dependent optical nonlinearity of MoS2 is observed and investigated. The 2H phase-dominated few-layered MoS2 shows clear reversed saturable absorption with a peak intensity reaching $$3.3 \, \text{GW}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$$ 3.78 GW/cm2, indicating extra higher-order nonlinear absorption. In contrast with the 2H phase, dominant single photon absorption is observed in the 1T/1T′ phase MoS2. In addition, the nonlinear refractive index (n2) of the two phases is characterized, exhibiting values of 1.82 × 10–10 cm2/W (1T/1T′ phase) and − 4.82 × 10–10 cm2/W (2H phase). This is the first time that the phase-dependent optical nonlinearity of MoS2 has been distinguished. Meanwhile, the proposed methodology not only provides information on the differences between the phases but also serves as a guide for determining suitable phases in specific applications.
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spelling doaj-art-16e77ad3c9e84e068a9c9fbdd4bef0972025-08-20T04:02:55ZengSpringerDiscover Nano2731-92292025-08-0120111210.1186/s11671-025-04321-8Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearityHsuan-Sen Wang0Shih-Po Su1Yi-Hsuan Huang2Li-Wei Tu3Paritosh V. Wadekar4Hsiang-Chen Wang5Chao-Kuei Lee6Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityDepartment of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityDepartment of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityDepartment of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Chung Cheng UniversityDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityAbstract 2H and 1T/1T′ molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are typical phases that can be found in crystalline and thin film materials. In this work, by controlling the atmosphere during thin film chemical vapor deposition, 2H or 1T/1T′ phase MoS2 are grown separately. Additionally, by employing the Z-scan technique, the phase-dependent optical nonlinearity of MoS2 is observed and investigated. The 2H phase-dominated few-layered MoS2 shows clear reversed saturable absorption with a peak intensity reaching $$3.3 \, \text{GW}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$$ 3.78 GW/cm2, indicating extra higher-order nonlinear absorption. In contrast with the 2H phase, dominant single photon absorption is observed in the 1T/1T′ phase MoS2. In addition, the nonlinear refractive index (n2) of the two phases is characterized, exhibiting values of 1.82 × 10–10 cm2/W (1T/1T′ phase) and − 4.82 × 10–10 cm2/W (2H phase). This is the first time that the phase-dependent optical nonlinearity of MoS2 has been distinguished. Meanwhile, the proposed methodology not only provides information on the differences between the phases but also serves as a guide for determining suitable phases in specific applications.https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-025-04321-8
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Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearity
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title Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearity
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title_fullStr Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearity
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearity
title_short Investigation of 2H/1T/1T′ phase MoS2 optical nonlinearity
title_sort investigation of 2h 1t 1t phase mos2 optical nonlinearity
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