Abstract

Energy band alignments at heterostructure interfaces play key roles in device performance, especially between two-dimensional atomically thin materials. Herein, van der Waals PbI2-MoSe2 heterostructures fabricated by in situ PbI2 deposition on monolayer MoSe2 are comprehensively studied using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, photoemission spectroscopy, and Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. PbI2 grows on MoSe2 in a quasi layer-by-layer epitaxial mode. A type-II interface band alignment is proposed between PbI2 and MoSe2 with the conduction band minimum (valence band maximum) located at PbI2 (MoSe2), which is confirmed by first-principles calculations and the existence of interfacial excitons revealed using temperature-dependent PL. Our findings provide a scalable method to fabricate PbI2-MoSe2 heterostructures and new insights into the electronic structures for future device design.

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