Spontaneous self-intercalation of copper atoms into transition metal dichalcogenides

Liu, Xiao-Chen; Zhao, Shuyang; Sun, Xueping; Deng, Liangzi; Zou, Xiaolong; Hu, Youcheng; Wang, Yun-Xiao; Chu, Ching-Wu; Li, Jia; Wu, Jingjie; Ke, Fu-Sheng; Ajayan, Pulickel M.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aay4092

Title: Spontaneous self-intercalation of copper atoms into transition metal dichalcogenides

Journal Article · Fri Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay4092· OSTI ID:1600828

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Wuhan Univ. (China)
Tsinghua Univ., Shenzhen (China)
HuaZhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan, HB (China)
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Intercalated transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted substantial interest due to their exciting electronic properties. Here, we report a unique approach where copper (Cu) atoms from bulk Cu solid intercalate spontaneously into van der Waals (vdW) gaps of group IV and V layered TMDs at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. This distinctive phenomenon is used to develop a strategy to synthesize Cu species–intercalated layered TMD compounds. A series of Cu-intercalated 2H-NbS₂ compounds were obtained with homogeneous distribution of Cu intercalates in the form of monovalent Cu (I), occupying the tetrahedral sites coordinated by S atoms within the interlayer space of NbS₂. The Fermi level of NbS₂ shifts up because of the intercalation of Cu, resulting in the improvement of electrical conductivity in the z-direction. On the other hand, intercalation of Cu into vdW gaps of NbS₂ systematically suppresses the superconducting transition temperature (T_c) and superconducting volume fraction.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; Wuhan University; US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Key Research and Development Program of China; Local Innovative and Research Teams Project of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program; Shenzhen Projects for Basic Research

Grant/Contract Number:: FA9550-14-1-0268; FA9550-18-1-0072

OSTI ID:: 1600828

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Vol. 6, Issue 7; ISSN 2375-2548

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