Role of Fe-Doping Effect in 2-D MoS2 Magnetic Semiconductor

Two 2-D Mo
_1-x
Fe
_x
S
₂
(x = 0, 0.01) nanosheets were fabricated by the hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction shows both samples are formed in hexagonal P6
₃
/mmc (2H structure) phase with 2-D morphology. Raman spectra displayed that the peak widths were broadening in the iron-doped sample. AC conductivity experiments revealed that both samples obeyed the small polaron hopping model. The activation energies of x = 0 are 0.121(3) and 0.066(1) eV above and below 200 K. Similarly, two different activation energies, 0.140(2) and 0.082(1) eV above and below 240 K are also found in x = 0.01 sample. The effect of iron-doped may raise the activation energies of small polaron. Diamagnetism and paramagnetism were observed in pure MoS
₂
and iron-doped sample, respectively. Magnetic hysteresis experiments show no loop in both samples, which is evidence that there was not any magnetic domain formed. For x = 0.01 sample, the Brillouin function is conducted to fit the M-H curve. The fit <; μ
_z
> of the x = 0.01 sample is about 0.038(1) μ
_B
/f.u., which matched the value of 1% Fe
⁴⁺
(S = 2) ion-doped.