Visualizing band offsets and edge states in bilayer–monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides lateral heterojunction

oleh: Chendong Zhang, Yuxuan Chen, Jing-Kai Huang, Xianxin Wu, Lain-Jong Li, Wang Yao, Jerry Tersoff, Chih-Kang Shih

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01

Deskripsi

Heterojunctions of two-dimensional materials are used to design electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, the authors show that zigzag terraces between monolayers and bilayers form atomically sharp type-I heterojunctions, resulting in a wire-like interface both in WSe2 and in MoSe2.