Molybdenum disulfide

IJD is emerging as cost-efficient and versatile thin-film deposition technique for the fabrication of transition metal dichalcogenides thin films, such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2).

A recent publication by IMEM-CNR Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism (Trento, Italy) demonstrated the deposition of homogenous and continuous films of stoichiometric MoS2 [1] paving the way for applications using different substrates and TMDCs, such as other sulfides and selenides, solving well-known problems regarding the selenization process.

In another disrupting work IMEM-CNR scientists [2] demonstrated an IJD enabled process to produce MoS2 thin films with 2D electronic and optical properties establishing a solid base for the development of a large area and high throughput industrial process for 2D-like materials.


[1] Ghiami, A.; Timpel, M.; Chiappini, A.; Nardi, M.V.; Verucchi (2020), R. Synthesis of MoS2 Thin Film by Ionized Jet Deposition: Role of Substrate and Working Parameters. Surfaces 2020, 3, 683-693.

[2] Timpel, M., Ligorio, G., Ghiami, A. et al. 2D-MoS2 goes 3D: transferring optoelectronic properties of 2D MoS2 to a large-area thin film. npj 2D Mater Appl 5, 64 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-021-00244-x