Chemical Growth of 1T-TaS<sub>2</sub> Monolayer and Thin Films: Robust Charge Density Wave Transitions and High Bolometric Responsivity.

Wang, Xinsheng; Liu, Haining; Wu, Juanxia; Lin, Junhao; He, Wen; Wang, Hui; Shi, Xinghua; Suenaga, Kazutomo et al. · Adv Mater · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) charge density wave (CDW) materials, with sharp resistance change at the phase-transition temperature, yet with ultrathin thickness, hold great potential for electrical device applications. However, chemical synthesis of high-quality samples and observation of the CDW states down to the monolayer limit is still of great challenge. Chemical vapor deposition of 1T-TaS<sub>2</sub> sheets on hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) with robust CDW states even down to the monolayer extreme is reported here. Further, based on the near commensurate CDW to incommensurate CDW phase transition with a high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), highly responsive room-temperature bolometers are fabricated by suspending the as-grown 1T-TaS<sub>2</sub> sheets.