Photoluminescence and surface photovoltage studies of MoS2/Au-nanogratings

We fabricated hybrid nanostructures consisting of MoS2 monolayers and plasmonic Au nanogratings. The polarization dependence of optical reflectivity showed a clear feature of surface plasmon polariton excitation. The MoS2 monolayers on Au nanogratings exhibited significantly enhanced photoluminescence intensity, compared with those on flat SiO2/Si substrates and Au thin films. Polarization-dependent surface photovoltage mapping was also obtained by Kelvin-probe force microscopy to study the exciton-plasmon coupling in the samples. In this presentation, we will discuss the interplay among photons, excitons, and surface plasmons in the MoS2-metal nanostructures.