Research

6th August 2025

Unraveling the Augmented Field Emission Performance of Molybdenum Disulfide-Praseodymium Sulfide (MoS2@PrS) Heterostructure: A Combined Experimental and First Principles-Based Study - Prof. Santanu Ghosh

The molybdenum disulfide-praseodymium sulfide (MoS2-PrS) heterojunctions are optimally synthesized through a sophisticated three-step procedure. Initially, MoS2 rods are synthesized using the micellar route followed by a solid-state reaction, forming well-defined structures. Subsequently, PrS nanoparticles are synthesized using the same method. In the final stage, PrS nanoparticles are evenly self-assembled onto the MoS2 rods to create MoS2-PrS heterojunctions. This is accomplished using a combination of polyethylene glycol and ethanol as a cohesive substance, assisted by the spin coating process. The MoS2-PrS heterostructure has exceptional field emission characteristics, with a much lower turn-on field of 2.6 V µm−1. This is in sharp contrast to the turn-on fields of 3.5 and 4.3 V µm−1 reported in pure MoS2 and PrS, respectively. The emission current demonstrates remarkable stability at a predetermined value of 6 V µm−1 across 8 h, with variations limited to within ±2% of the mean value. The improved field emission (FE) capability of the MoS2-PrS heterostructure is attributed to its high enhancement factor (β) of 2.1 × 103. The results highlight the capability of the MoS2-PrS heterostructure emitter as a promising electron source in vacuum nano/microelectronic systems. Density functional theory calculation on electronic structure is performed to support the experimental results. .

Link : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.202408831

Contact Details

Santanu Ghosh
Department of Physics,
Santanu1@physics.iitd.ac.in