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Uniform deposition of high-k dielectrics on two-dimensional (2D) crystals is highly desirable for their use in future nano-electronic devices. Here, the surface coverage of the Al2O3 films grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) was investigated on mechanically-exfoliated MoS2, WS2, WSe2, and h-BN flakes for exploring the deposition kinetics of the Al2O3 films on the 2D crystals. The film coverage followed a decreasing order of WSe2 > WS2 > MoS2 > h-BN, which was mainly determined by the ALD temperature and adsorption energy (Eads) of the ALD precursor (trimethyl-aluminum) during the initial ALD cycles. The obtained |Eads| values of the precursor on the 2D crystals corresponded well to a van der Waals physisorption energy of 0.05–0.26 eV. Furthermore, the magnitude of the extracted Eads values showed a strong dependence on the induced dipole polarizability of the 2D crystals. The obtained results demonstrate that the surface coverage of the ALD high-k dielectrics can be modulated by choosing the types of the 2D substrates, and could provide a pathway for the integration of high-k dielectrics in 2D crystal-based nano-electronic devices.

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Atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 on MoS2, WS2, WSe2, and h-BN: surface coverage and adsorption energy