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Super-resolved Optical Mapping of Reactive Sulfur-Vacancies in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Zhang, Miao  
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Lihter, Martina  
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Chen, Tzu-Heng  
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April 27, 2021
Acs Nano

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) represent a class of semiconducting two-dimensional (2D) materials with exciting properties. In particular, defects in 2D-TMDs and their molecular interactions with the environment can crucially affect their physical and chemical properties. However, mapping the spatial distribution and chemical reactivity of defects in liquid remains a challenge. Here, we demonstrate large area mapping of reactive sulfur-deficient defects in 2D-TMDs in aqueous solutions by coupling single-molecule localization microscopy with fluorescence labeling using thiol chemistry. Our method, reminiscent of PAINT strategies, relies on the specific binding of fluorescent probes hosting a thiol group to sulfur vacancies, allowing localization of the defects with an uncertainty down to 15 nm. Tuning the distance between the fluorophore and the docking thiol site allows us to control Foster resonance energy transfer (FRET) process and reveal grain boundaries and line defects due to the local irregular lattice structure. We further characterize the binding kinetics over a large range of pH conditions, evidencing the reversible adsorption of the thiol probes to the defects with a subsequent transitioning to irreversible binding in basic conditions. Our methodology provides a simple and fast alternative for large-scale mapping of nonradiative defects in 2D materials and can be used for in situ and spatially resolved monitoring of the interaction between chemical agents and defects in 2D materials that has general implications for defect engineering in aqueous condition.

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DOI
10.1021/acsnano.1c00373
Web of Science ID

WOS:000645436800105

Author(s)
Zhang, Miao  
Lihter, Martina  
Chen, Tzu-Heng  
Macha, Michal  
Rayabharam, Archith
Banjac, Karla  
Zhao, Yanfei  
Wang, Zhenyu  
Zhang, Jing  
Comtet, Jean  
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Date Issued

2021-04-27

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Published in
Acs Nano
Volume

15

Issue

4

Start page

7168

End page

7178

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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2d materials

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defects

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super-resolution

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thiol chemistry

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sulfur vacancy

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interface

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superresolution microscopy

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hydrogen evolution

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grain-boundaries

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monolayer mos2

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defects

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photoluminescence

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growth

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molecules

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repair

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