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Title: Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2

Abstract

AbstractLithium intercalation of MoS2 is generally believed to introduce a phase transition from H phase (semiconducting) to T phase (metallic). However, during the intercalation process, a spatially sharp boundary is usually formed between the fully intercalated T phase MoS2 and non-intercalated H phase MoS2. The intermediate state, i.e., lightly intercalated H phase MoS2 without a phase transition, is difficult to investigate by optical-microscope-based spectroscopy due to the narrow size. Here, we report the stabilization of the intermediate state across the whole flake of twisted bilayer MoS2. The twisted bilayer system allows the lithium to intercalate from the top surface and enables fast Li-ion diffusion by the reduced interlayer interaction. The E2g Raman mode of the intermediate state shows a peak splitting behavior. Our simulation results indicate that the intermediate state is stabilized by lithium-induced symmetry breaking of the H phase MoS2. Our results provide an insight into the non-uniform intercalation during battery charging and discharging, and also open a new opportunity to modulate the properties of twisted 2D systems with guest species doping in the Moiré structures.

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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1870342
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1877897; OSTI ID: 1880277
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Volume: 13 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Wu, Yecun, Wang, Jingyang, Li, Yanbin, Zhou, Jiawei, Wang, Bai Yang, Yang, Ankun, Wang, Lin-Wang, Hwang, Harold Y., and Cui, Yi. Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2. United Kingdom: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30516-z.
Wu, Yecun, Wang, Jingyang, Li, Yanbin, Zhou, Jiawei, Wang, Bai Yang, Yang, Ankun, Wang, Lin-Wang, Hwang, Harold Y., & Cui, Yi. Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30516-z
Wu, Yecun, Wang, Jingyang, Li, Yanbin, Zhou, Jiawei, Wang, Bai Yang, Yang, Ankun, Wang, Lin-Wang, Hwang, Harold Y., and Cui, Yi. Mon . "Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30516-z.
@article{osti_1870342,
title = {Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2},
author = {Wu, Yecun and Wang, Jingyang and Li, Yanbin and Zhou, Jiawei and Wang, Bai Yang and Yang, Ankun and Wang, Lin-Wang and Hwang, Harold Y. and Cui, Yi},
abstractNote = {AbstractLithium intercalation of MoS2 is generally believed to introduce a phase transition from H phase (semiconducting) to T phase (metallic). However, during the intercalation process, a spatially sharp boundary is usually formed between the fully intercalated T phase MoS2 and non-intercalated H phase MoS2. The intermediate state, i.e., lightly intercalated H phase MoS2 without a phase transition, is difficult to investigate by optical-microscope-based spectroscopy due to the narrow size. Here, we report the stabilization of the intermediate state across the whole flake of twisted bilayer MoS2. The twisted bilayer system allows the lithium to intercalate from the top surface and enables fast Li-ion diffusion by the reduced interlayer interaction. The E2g Raman mode of the intermediate state shows a peak splitting behavior. Our simulation results indicate that the intermediate state is stabilized by lithium-induced symmetry breaking of the H phase MoS2. Our results provide an insight into the non-uniform intercalation during battery charging and discharging, and also open a new opportunity to modulate the properties of twisted 2D systems with guest species doping in the Moiré structures.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-022-30516-z},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 13,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Mon May 30 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}

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