Multiple 2D Phase Transformations in Monolayer Transition Metal Chalcogenides.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Phase transformation lies at the heart of materials science because it allows for the control of structural phases of solids with desired properties. It has long been a challenge to manipulate phase transformations in crystals at the nanoscale with designed interfaces and compositions. Here in situ electron microscopy is employed to fabricate novel 2D phases with different stoichiometries in monolayer MoS<sub>2</sub> and MoSe<sub>2</sub> . The multiphase transformations: MoS<sub>2</sub> → Mo<sub>4</sub> S<sub>6</sub> and MoSe<sub>2</sub> → Mo<sub>6</sub> Se<sub>6</sub> which are highly localized with atomically sharp boundaries are observed. Their atomic mechanisms are determined as chalcogen 2H ↔ 1T sliding, cation shift, and commensurate lattice reconstructions, resulting in decreasing direct bandgaps and even a semiconductor-metal transition. These results will be a paradigm for the manipulation of multiphase heterostructures with controlled compositions and sharp interfaces, which will guide the future phase engineered electronics and optoelectronics of metal chalcogenides.