Efficient and Facile Synthetic Route of MoO(3):MoS(2) Hybrid Thin Layer via Oxidative Reaction of MoS(2) Nanoflakes

In the present study, MoO(3):MoS(2) hybrid thin layers have been synthesized through partial oxidation of MoS(2). We have demonstrated that the reaction requires darkness conditions to decrease the oxidation rate, thus obtaining the hybrid, MoO(3):MoS(2). A simple liquid-phase exfoliation (LPE) is carried out to achieve homogenous MoS(2) nanoflakes and high reproducibility of the results after MoS(2) oxidation. XPS analyses reveal the presence of MoO(3), MoS(2), and MoOxSy in the hybrid layer. These results are also confirmed by X-ray diffraction and high-resolution TEM. Optical absorbance reveals that the absorption peaks of the MoO(3):MoS(2) hybrid are slightly redshifted with the appearance of absorption peaks in the near-infrared region due to the defects created after the oxidation reaction. The composition and atomic percentages of each component in the hybrid layer as a function of reaction time have also been reported to give perspective guides for improving electronic and optoelectronic devices based on 2D-MoS(2).