Room-Temperature NO2 Sensing of CVD-Modified WS2-WSe2 Heterojunctions

Abderrahim Moumen; Rajashree Konar; Dario Zappa; Eti Teblum; Gilbert Daniel Nessim; Elisabetta Comini

doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c00435

Room-Temperature NO₂ Sensing of CVD-Modified WS₂-WSe₂ Heterojunctions

Abderrahim Moumen, Rajashree Konar, Dario Zappa, Eti Teblum, Gilbert Daniel Nessim, Elisabetta Comini

Department of Chemistry

University of Brescia

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Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting heterojunction chemical sensors are in high demand because of their enhanced response, stability, and selectivity. However, fine-tuning heterojunctions using vapor deposition growth still needs further research. Our present study focuses on the ambient pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesis of hexagonal tungsten sulfide-tungsten selenide (WS₂-WSe₂) p-p heterojunctions (as a 2D-2D arrangement). We use the liquid-phase exfoliation method to disperse bulk WS₂ and WSe₂ and decorate large flakes of WS₂ with smaller WSe₂ nanosheets in CVD. Electron microscopy and related surface investigations reveal their homogeneity on drop-casting. Two drops from the exfoliated heterojunction dispersion were drop-cast on a transducer to study the NO₂ response and related sensing properties. The sensor showed long-term stability (>2 months), even at high humidity levels (40-90%). The gas-sensing properties of this layered p-p heterojunction-based nanocomposite strongly suggest an affinity toward NO₂ gas, leading to improved response, high stability, independent of humidity effects, and high selectivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7323-7329
Number of pages	7
Journal	ACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume	6
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c00435
State	Published - 12 May 2023

Bibliographical note

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© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.

Funding

G.D.N. thanks the Israel Science Foundation and Israel Prime Ministry Office for the alternative initiative for partial funding of this study under the Israel Research Center for Electrochemical Propulsion (INREP) (Grant: ISF 2797/11). E.C. thanks the support from NATO Science for Peace and Security Programmer (S.P.S.) under grant G5634 AMOXES─“Advanced Electro-Optical Chemical Sensors.” R.K. thanks the International Staff Mobility under the Erasmus+ Program.

Funders	Funder number
Israel Prime Ministry Office
NATO Science for Peace and Security Programmer	G5634
Israel Science Foundation
Erasmus+
Israel National Research Center for Electrochemical Propulsion	ISF 2797/11

Keywords

NO
WS−WSe
chemical vapor deposition
conductometric sensors
heterostructures
selectivity
transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDCs)

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