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Influence of Nanoarchitecture on Charge Donation and the Electrical-Transport Properties in [(SnSe)1+δ][TiSe2]q Heterostructures

Journal Article · · Chemistry of Materials

A series of [(SnSe)1+δ][TiSe2]q heterostructures with systematic changes in the number of TiSe2 layers in the repeating unit were synthesized, and both the structure and electronic-transport properties were characterized. The c-axis lattice parameter increased linearly as q increased, and the slope was consistent with the thickness of a TiSe2 layer. In-plane lattice constants for SnSe and TiSe2 were independent of q. Temperature-dependent resistivity and Hall coefficient data varied systematically as q was increased. The low-temperature electrical data was modeled assuming that only electrons were involved, and the data was fit to a variable range hopping mechanism. The number of carriers involved in this low-temperature transport decreased as q increased, indicating that approximately 1/10th of an electron per SnSe bilayer was transferred to the TiSe2. Calculations also indicated that there was charge donation from the SnSe layer to the TiSe2 layer, resulting in an ionic bond between the layers, which aided in stabilizing the heterostructures. The charge donation created a TiSe2–SnSe–TiSe2 block with the properties distinct from the constituent bulk properties. At high temperatures in large q samples, the transport data required holes to be activated across a band gap to be successfully modeled. Furthermore, this high-temperature transport scales with the number of TiSe2 layers that are not adjacent to SnSe. Using a consistent model across all of the samples significantly constrained the adjustable parameters. The charge transfer between the two constituents results in the stabilization of the heterostructure by an ionic interaction and the formation of a conducting TiSe2–SnSe–TiSe2 block. We find this is consistent with prior reports, where interactions between two-dimensional (2D) layers and their surroundings (i.e., adjacent layers, substrate, or atmosphere) have been shown to strongly influence the properties.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1667408
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1638728
Report Number(s):
SAND--2020-8910J; 690193
Journal Information:
Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 32; ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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