Effect of strain and sulfur vacancies on the luminescence and valley polarization properties of CVD grown monolayer MoS${}_2$ films

Abstract

Using temperature dependent photoluminescence (PL), polarization resolved PL and Raman spectroscopy, we investigate the effect of in situ vacuum annealing as well as the relaxation of strain on the luminescence and the valley polarization properties of large area strictly monolayer (1L)-MoS${}_2$, grown on sapphire and SiO${}_2$/Si substrates by a microcavity based chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique. The study shows that the strain as well as the physisorption of air molecules at the sulfur vacancy ($V_S$) sites play key roles in governing the optical quality of CVD grown 1L-MoS${}_2$. Removal of air molecules from the $V_S$ sites enhances the relative strength of the A-exciton/trion transition as compared to the broad luminescence (BL) band arising from those defects at low temperatures. It has also been found that such removal helps in improving the valley polarization property of the film. Relaxation of biaxial tensile strain, which has been achieved by post growth transferring of 1L-MoS${}_2$ film from the sapphire to a SiO${}_2$/Si substrate by a polystyrene assisted transfer process, is also found to be helpful to get back the high polarization character ($\sim$80%) of the valleys. The study further shows that the transfer process not only facilitates the removal of physisorbed air molecules from the $V_S$ sites but also puts in place a long lasting capping layer on MoS${}_2$ that shields the film from reacting with air and hence enhances the relative yield of A-exciton/trion transition by suppressing the BL transition. The study thus creates an opportunity to use CVD grown large area 1L-MoS${}_2$ for the development of optoelectronic as well as valleytronic devices for practical applications for the future.

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