Direct Growth of Continuous and Uniform MoS2 Film on SiO2/Si Substrate Catalyzed by Sodium Sulfate.

Because of its unique electronic band structure, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has been regarded as a star semiconducting material. However, direct growth of continuous and high-quality MoS2 films on SiO2/Si substrates is still very challenging. Here, we report a facile chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method based on synergistic modulation of precursor and Na2SO4 catalysis, realizing the centimeter scale growth of a continuous MoS2 film on SiO2/Si substrates. The as-grown MoS2 film had an excellent spatial homogeneity and crystal quality, with an edge length of the composite domain as large as 632 μm. Both experimental and theoretical results proved that Na tended to bond with SiO2 substrates rather than to interfere with as-grown MoS2. Thus, they showed decent and uniform electrical performance, with electron mobilities as high as 5.9 cm2 V-1 s-1. We believe our method will pave a new way for MoS2 toward real application in modern electronics.