First-principles investigation of MoS2 monolayer adsorbed on SiO2 (0001) surface

In this paper, the geometric and electronic structure of MoS2 monolayer (ML) adsorbed on SiO2 (0001) surface were studied by using density functional theory calculations. The calculated interfacial binding energy shows that the MoS2/SiO2 hybrid system is stable. MoS2 ML is bound to the SiO2 surface with a big interlayer spacing and no covalent bonds form at the interface. The study of the density of states and the charge transfer indicates that the interaction between MoS2 ML and the SiO2 substrate is very weak. As a result, the electronic properties of MoS2 ML are almost not affected by the SiO2 substrate. This work will be beneficial to the design of MoS2 ML-based devices where a substrate is needed.