Intrinsic Chirality and Optical Anisotropy in Single MoS 2 Nanoscroll: Implications for Wavelength-Selective Dichroic Materials

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Authors: Jiaxin Du, Hao Zhang, Yuhan Su, Xinyu Li, Zhiyu Zou, Bo Gao
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References: 46

Abstract

Engineering chirality in transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) materials, such as MoS 2, has attracted significant attention due to their promising applications in advanced optics, electronics, and spintronics. In this study, the single one-dimensional (1D) chiral MoS 2 nanoscroll was formed by rolling up a two-dimensional (2D) monolayer MoS 2 nanosheet after dropping ethanol–water solutions. As a 1D material, the MoS 2 nanoscroll shows anisotropy and chirality dependency using atomic force microscopy (AFM), angle-resolved polarized Raman spectroscopy (ARPRS), scanning polarized modulation microscopy (SPMM), and scanning circular dichroism microscopy (SCDM). Intrinsic circular dichroism (CD) and linear dichroism (LD) of the single MoS 2 nanoscroll both exhibit a strong dependence on excitation wavelengths (473, 633, and 671 nm), reaching maximum value (CD = 32.8 mdeg and LD = 0.20) at 671 nm near the A-exciton resonance. These findings highlight single nanoscrolls as a promising platform for chiral optoelectronics and motivate future exploration toward photodetectors and spin filters.

Fields of Study & Subjects

2D Materials and Applications Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties

Publication details

Journal / source
ACS Applied Nano Materials
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Volume
9
Issue
6
Pages
2908–2915
Publication date
3 February 2026
Language
EN