Unraveling the Photophysics of Liquid-Phase Exfoliated Two-Dimensional ReS2Nanoflakes

Journal Article (2021)
Authors

Pieter Schiettecatte (Universiteit Gent)

Deepika Poonia (TU Delft - ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials)

Ivo Tanghe (Universiteit Gent)

Sourav Maiti (TU Delft - ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials)

Michele Failla (TU Delft - ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials)

Sachin Kinge (TU Delft - ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials)

Z. Hens (Universiteit Gent)

L.D.A. Siebbeles (TU Delft - ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials)

Pieter Geiregat (Universiteit Gent)

Research Group
ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials
Copyright
© 2021 Pieter Schiettecatte, D. Poonia, Ivo Tanghe, S. Maiti, M. Failla, S.S. Kinge, Zeger Hens, L.D.A. Siebbeles, Pieter Geiregat
To reference this document use:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05268
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Publication Year
2021
Language
English
Copyright
© 2021 Pieter Schiettecatte, D. Poonia, Ivo Tanghe, S. Maiti, M. Failla, S.S. Kinge, Zeger Hens, L.D.A. Siebbeles, Pieter Geiregat
Research Group
ChemE/Opto-electronic Materials
Issue number
38
Volume number
125
Pages (from-to)
20993-21002
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05268
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Abstract

Few-layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are increasingly popular materials for optoelectronics and catalysis. Among the various types of TMDs available today, rhenium chalcogenides (ReX2) stand out due to their remarkable electronic structure, such as the occurrence of anisotropic excitons and potential direct band gap behavior throughout multilayered stacks. In this paper, we have analyzed the nature and dynamics of charge carriers in highly crystalline liquid-phase exfoliated ReS2, using a unique combination of optical pump-THz probe and broad-band transient absorption spectroscopy. Two distinct time regimes are identified, both of which are dominated by unbound charge carriers despite the high exciton binding energy. In the first time regime, the unbound charge carriers cause an increase and a broadening of the exciton absorption band. In the second time regime, a peculiar narrowing of the excitonic absorption profile is observed, which we assign to the presence of built-in fields and/or charged defects. Our results pave the way to analyze spectrally complex transient absorption measurements on layered TMD materials and indicate the potential for ReS2 to produce mobile free charge carriers, a feat relevant for photovoltaic applications.

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