Effects of Reduced Interlayer Interactions on the K-point Excitons of MoS${}_2$ Nanoscrolls

Abstract

Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanoscrolls (NS) exhibit significant photoluminescence (PL) signals despite their multilayer structure, which cannot be explained by the strained multilayer description of NS. Here, we investigate the interlayer interactions in NS to address this discrepancy. The reduction of interlayer interactions in NS is attributed to two factors: (1) the symmetry-broken mixed stacking order between neighbouring layers due to misalignment, and (2) the high inhomogeneity in the strain landscape resulting from the unique Archimedean spiral-like geometry with positive eccentricity. These were confirmed through transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. To probe the effect of reduction of interlayer interactions in multilayered MoS${}_2$ nanoscrolls, low-temperature PL spectroscopy was employed investigating the behaviour of K-point excitons. The effects of reduced interlayer interactions on exciton-phonon coupling (EXPC), exciton energy, and exciton oscillator strength are discussed, providing insights into the unique properties of TMD nanoscrolls.

arXiv commentS.C. and T.C. have contributed equally to this work

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