On the Existence of Photoluminescence and Room-Temperature Spin Polarization in Ambipolar V doped MoS$_2$ Monolayers

Abstract

Opto-spintronics is an emerging field where ultra-thin magnetic-semiconductors having high spin-valley coupling play an important role. Here, we demonstrate substitutional vanadium (V) doping in MoS$_2$ lattice in different extent, leading to the coexistence of photoluminescence (PL), valleypolarization (~32%), and valley splitting (~28 meV shift in PL with helicity $\sigma^+$ and $\sigma^-$ of light excitation). A large V doping causes semiconductor to metal transition in MoS$_2$ but with medium level causing the existence of photoluminescence with high spin polarization. The ambipolar nature of medium level V doped MoS$_2$ is shown here indicating its potential as an opto-electronic material. The presence of V-dopants and their different level of content are proven by both spectroscopic and microscopic methods.A detailed temperature and power dependent photoluminescence studies along with density functional theory-based calculations in support unravels the emergence of the co-existence of spin-valley coupling and photoluminescence. This study shows the potential of doping MoS$_2$ for deriving new materials for next generation room temperature opto-spintronics.