Vibrational and optical properties of MoS${}_2$: from monolayer to bulk

Abstract

Molybdenum disulfide, MoS2, has recently gained considerable attention as a layered material where neighboring layers are only weakly interacting and can easily slide against each other. Therefore, mechanical exfoliation allows the fabrication of single and multi-layers and opens the possibility to generate atomically thin crystals with outstanding properties. In contrast to graphene, it has an optical gap of 1.9 eV. This makes it a prominent candidate for transistor and opto-electronic applications. Single-layer MoS${}_2$ exhibits remarkably different physical properties compared to bulk MoS${}_2$ due to the absence of interlayer hybridization. For instance, while the band gap of bulk and multi-layer MoS${}_2$ is indirect, it becomes direct with decreasing number of layers. In this review, we analyze from a theoretical point of view the electronic, optical, and vibrational properties of single-layer, few-layer and bulk MoS${}_2$. In particular, we focus on the effects of spin-orbit interaction, number of layers, and applied tensile strain on the vibrational and optical properties. We examine the results obtained by different methodologies, mainly ab initio approaches. We also discuss which approximations are suitable for MoS${}_2$ and layered materials. The effect of external strain on the band gap of single-layer MoS${}_2$ and the crossover from indirect to direct band gap is investigated. We analyze the excitonic effects on the absorption spectra. The main features, such as the double peak at the absorption threshold and the high-energy exciton are presented. Furthermore, we report on the phonon dispersion relations of single-layer, few-layer and bulk MoS${}_2$. Based on the latter, we explain the behavior of the Raman-active $A_{1g}$ and $E_{2g}^1$ modes as a function of the number of layers.

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