Emergent layer stacking arrangements in c-axis confined MoTe2

Hart, James L.; Bhatt, Lopa; Zhu, Yanbing; Han, Myung-Geun; Bianco, Elisabeth; Li, Shunran; Hynek, David J.; Schneeloch, John A.; Tao, Yu; Louca, Despina; Guo, Peijun; Zhu, Yimei; Jornada, Felipe; Reed, Evan J.; Kourkoutis, Lena F.; Cha, Judy J.

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40528-y

Title: Emergent layer stacking arrangements in c-axis confined MoTe₂

Journal Article · 09 August 2023 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40528-y · OSTI ID:2222890

^[1]; Bhatt, Lopa ^[1]; Zhu, Yanbing ^[2];

^[3]; Bianco, Elisabeth ^[1]; Li, Shunran ^[4];

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Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (United States)
Stanford University, CA (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States)
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)

The layer stacking order in 2D materials strongly affects functional properties and holds promise for next-generation electronic devices. In bulk, octahedral MoTe₂ possesses two stacking arrangements, the ferroelectric Weyl semimetal T_d phase and the higher-order topological insulator 1T' phase. However, in thin flakes of MoTe₂, it is unclear if the layer stacking follows the T_d, 1T', or an alternative stacking sequence. Here, we use atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy to directly visualize the MoTe₂ layer stacking. In thin flakes, we observe highly disordered stacking, with nanoscale 1T' and T_d domains, as well as alternative stacking arrangements not found in the bulk. We attribute these findings to intrinsic confinement effects on the MoTe₂ stacking-dependent free energy. Our results are important for the understanding of exotic physics displayed in MoTe₂ flakes. More broadly, this work suggests c-axis confinement as a method to influence layer stacking in other 2D materials.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2222890

Report Number(s):: BNL-225036-2023-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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