Moire-Assisted Realization of Octahedral MoTe₂ Monolayer.

ABSTRACT: A current key challenge in 2D materials is the realization of emergent quantum phenomena in hetero structures via controlling the moiré potential created by the periodicity mismatch between adjacent layers, as highlighted by the discovery of superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene. Generally, the lattice structure of the original host material remains unchanged even after the moiré superlattice is formed. However, much less attention is paid for the possibility that the moiré potential can also modify the original crystal structure itself. Here, it is demonstrated that octahedral MoTe₂ which is unstable in bulk is stabilized in a commensurate MoTe₂ /graphene hetero-bilayer due to the moiré potential created between the two layers. It is found that the reconstruc

SUBMITTER: Saruta Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700228 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature