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Exploring Metal‐Organic Molecular Beam Epitaxy as an Alternative Pathway towards 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides WSe2 and WS2

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A new approach for the growth of vertical 2D van‐der‐Waals heterostructures is reported: Using metal‐organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE), aspects of chemical and physical vapor deposition are combined to grow ultrathin films of WX2 (X = Se, S) on epitaxial graphene on SiC(0001). Thorough investigation of the films using a variety of spectroscopy, diffraction, and microscopy techniques reveals an island‐like growth of predominantly mono‐ and bilayer regions with crystallite size up to 300 nm, which show a preferred epitaxial alignment with the graphene substrate. Angle‐resolved photoemission reveals a well‐developed band structure of the heterostructure, with the growth process showing minimal effect on the electronic structure of the graphene sheet.

Source: Small Structures

DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202400306

Authors: Adrian Schütze, Philip Schädlich, Thomas Seyller, Fabian Göhler

Institution: Chemnitz University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: 2D Materials and Applications

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,250