Heterostructure of graphene with a two-dimensional crystalline molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) layers

• Autorzy: Krukowski Paweł , Piskorski Michał , Rogala Maciej , Dąbrowski Paweł , Lutsyk Iaroslav , Kozłowski Witold , Krempiński Patryk , Ster Maxime Le , Nadolska Aleksandra , Łuszczyńska Beata , Kowalczyk Paweł J.

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DOI

10.24425/opelre.2025.154308

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The heterostructure consisting of graphene and two-dimensional (2D) crystalline molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) layers was fabricated through a wet transfer method using a polymer to transfer the MoO₃ layers from the mica crystal surface. Using a heating plate method, this crystalline MoO₃ was initially grown on mica under normal atmospheric air conditions. Furthermore, the authors demonstrated that the only MoO₃ phase forms on the molybdenum foil following annealing in air, as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study. The resulting graphene heterostructure was examined using optical and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The fabrication method introduced here offers a cost-effective alternative to the more costly and complex ultra-high vacuum techniques used for epitaxial layer fabrication. This graphene heterostructure holds potential as a conductive and transparent anode for the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

graphene; molybdenum trioxide; heterostructure; AFM

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 33, No. 2
• Strony: art. no. e154308
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Krukowski Paweł

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-6908

autor

Piskorski Michał

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0479-164X

autor

Rogala Maciej

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7898-5087

autor

Dąbrowski Paweł

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9298-7046

autor

Lutsyk Iaroslav

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-9969

autor

Kozłowski Witold

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0341-1481

autor

Krempiński Patryk

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-7030

autor

Ster Maxime Le

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3874-799X

autor

Nadolska Aleksandra

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5775-6533

autor

Łuszczyńska Beata

• Department of Molecular Physics, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-4222

autor

Kowalczyk Paweł J.

• Department of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-4366

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Uwagi

1. This work was financially supported by the National Science Centre (Poland) under grant 2020/37/B/ST5/03929.

2. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).