While 1T′ phase-pure MX2 (M = Mo, W; X = Se, Te) have recently been reported to be superconductors, Weyl semimetals, or quantum spin Hall insulators, the electronic properties of phase-pure 1T′-WS2 samples are still lacking thorough investigation. Here, we report the study of single-layer 1T′-WS2 nanosheets prepared from lithium exfoliation of WS2. We confirmed the composition and structure of single layer 1T′-WS2 flakes using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and aberration corrected transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The distorted octahedral structure related to the 1T′ phase with a 2a × 2a superstructure is evidenced using STEM. Photoemission and electronic measurements uncover the presence of a narrow bandgap (>120 meV) in the 1T′-WS2 nanosheets, which is completely different from semiconducting bulk or single-layer 1H-WS2. The material is found to be ambipolar with a p-type nature. At low temperatures, a slow photoresponse is also observed.
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15 July 2019
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July 17 2019
Evidence for a narrow band gap phase in 1T′ WS2 nanosheet
Debora Pierucci
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Debora Pierucci
1
CELLS–ALBA Synchrotron Radiation Facility
, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
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Jihene Zribi;
Jihene Zribi
2
Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay
, C2N–Palaiseau, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Clément Livache
;
Clément Livache
3
Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, UPMC-CNRS UMR 7588
, 4 place Jussieu, boîte courrier 840, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Charlie Gréboval
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Charlie Gréboval
3
Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, UPMC-CNRS UMR 7588
, 4 place Jussieu, boîte courrier 840, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Mathieu G. Silly
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Mathieu G. Silly
4
Synchrotron-SOLEIL
, Saint-Aubin, BP48, F91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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Julien Chaste
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Julien Chaste
2
Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay
, C2N–Palaiseau, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Gilles Patriarche
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Gilles Patriarche
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Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay
, C2N–Palaiseau, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Damien Montarnal
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Damien Montarnal
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Univ Lyon. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5265, Chemistry, Catalysis, Polymers and Processes
, 43 Bvd du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69616 Villeurbanne, France
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Emmanuel Lhuillier
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Emmanuel Lhuillier
a)
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Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, UPMC-CNRS UMR 7588
, 4 place Jussieu, boîte courrier 840, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Abdelkarim Ouerghi
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Abdelkarim Ouerghi
a)
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Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay
, C2N–Palaiseau, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Benoit Mahler
Benoit Mahler
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Institut Lumière-Matière, CNRS UMR 5306, Université Lyon 1, Université de Lyon
, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 032102 (2019)
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February 07 2019
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June 27 2019
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Debora Pierucci, Jihene Zribi, Clément Livache, Charlie Gréboval, Mathieu G. Silly, Julien Chaste, Gilles Patriarche, Damien Montarnal, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Abdelkarim Ouerghi, Benoit Mahler; Evidence for a narrow band gap phase in 1T′ WS2 nanosheet. Appl. Phys. Lett. 15 July 2019; 115 (3): 032102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5091997
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