Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films

Consecutively tailoring few‐layer transition metal dichalcogenides MX2 from 2H to T d phase may realize the long‐sought topological superconductivity in a single material system by incorporating superconductivity and the quantum spin Hall effect together. Here, this study demonstrates that a consecu...

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Main Authors: Li, Peiling, Cui, Jian, Zhou, Jiadong, Guo, Dong, Zhao, Zhenzheng, Yi, Jian, Fan, Jie, Ji, Zhongqing, Jing, Xiunian, Qu, Fanming, Yang, Changli, Lu, Li, Lin, Junhao, Liu, Zheng, Liu, Guangtong
Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143182
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author Li, Peiling
Cui, Jian
Zhou, Jiadong
Guo, Dong
Zhao, Zhenzheng
Yi, Jian
Fan, Jie
Ji, Zhongqing
Jing, Xiunian
Qu, Fanming
Yang, Changli
Lu, Li
Lin, Junhao
Liu, Zheng
Liu, Guangtong
author2 School of Materials Science and Engineering
author_facet School of Materials Science and Engineering
Li, Peiling
Cui, Jian
Zhou, Jiadong
Guo, Dong
Zhao, Zhenzheng
Yi, Jian
Fan, Jie
Ji, Zhongqing
Jing, Xiunian
Qu, Fanming
Yang, Changli
Lu, Li
Lin, Junhao
Liu, Zheng
Liu, Guangtong
author_sort Li, Peiling
collection NTU
description Consecutively tailoring few‐layer transition metal dichalcogenides MX2 from 2H to T d phase may realize the long‐sought topological superconductivity in a single material system by incorporating superconductivity and the quantum spin Hall effect together. Here, this study demonstrates that a consecutive structural phase transition from T d to 1T ′ to 2H polytype can be realized by increasing the Se concentration in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films. More importantly, the Se‐substitution is found to dramatically enhance the superconductivity of the MoTe2 thin film, which is interpreted as the introduction of two‐band superconductivity. The chemical‐constituent‐induced phase transition offers a new strategy to study the s+− superconductivity and the possible topological superconductivity, as well as to develop phase‐sensitive devices based on MX2 materials.
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spelling ntu-10356/1431822023-07-14T15:55:29Z Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films Li, Peiling Cui, Jian Zhou, Jiadong Guo, Dong Zhao, Zhenzheng Yi, Jian Fan, Jie Ji, Zhongqing Jing, Xiunian Qu, Fanming Yang, Changli Lu, Li Lin, Junhao Liu, Zheng Liu, Guangtong School of Materials Science and Engineering Science::Physics Phase Evolution MoSeTe Consecutively tailoring few‐layer transition metal dichalcogenides MX2 from 2H to T d phase may realize the long‐sought topological superconductivity in a single material system by incorporating superconductivity and the quantum spin Hall effect together. Here, this study demonstrates that a consecutive structural phase transition from T d to 1T ′ to 2H polytype can be realized by increasing the Se concentration in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films. More importantly, the Se‐substitution is found to dramatically enhance the superconductivity of the MoTe2 thin film, which is interpreted as the introduction of two‐band superconductivity. The chemical‐constituent‐induced phase transition offers a new strategy to study the s+− superconductivity and the possible topological superconductivity, as well as to develop phase‐sensitive devices based on MX2 materials. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) Accepted version This work has been supported by the National Basic Research Program of China from the MOST under the grant Nos. 2016YFA0300600 and 2015CB921101, by the NSFC under the grant Nos. 11527806 and 11874406. Research in Singapore was funded by the AcRF Tier 3 (2018-T3-1- 002), MOE Tier 2 MOE2016-T2-2-153, MOE2015-T2-2-007 and the A*Star QTE Programme. This research is partially supported by the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (No. ZDSYS20170303165926217). 2020-08-11T08:00:54Z 2020-08-11T08:00:54Z 2019 Journal Article Li, P., Cui, J., Zhou, J., Guo, D., Zhao, Z., Yi, J., ... Liu, G. (2019). Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films. Advanced Materials, 31(48), 1904641-. doi:10.1002/adma.201904641 1521-4095 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143182 10.1002/adma.201904641 48 31 1904641 en 2018‐T3‐1‐002 MOE2016‐T2‐2‐153 Advanced Materials This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Li, P., Cui, J., Zhou, J., Guo, D., Zhao, Z., Yi, J., ... Liu, G. (2019). Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films. Advanced Materials, 31(48), 1904641-. doi:10.1002/adma.201904641, which has been published in final form at 10.1002/adma.201904641. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. application/pdf
spellingShingle Science::Physics
Phase Evolution
MoSeTe
Li, Peiling
Cui, Jian
Zhou, Jiadong
Guo, Dong
Zhao, Zhenzheng
Yi, Jian
Fan, Jie
Ji, Zhongqing
Jing, Xiunian
Qu, Fanming
Yang, Changli
Lu, Li
Lin, Junhao
Liu, Zheng
Liu, Guangtong
Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films
title Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films
title_full Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films
title_fullStr Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films
title_full_unstemmed Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films
title_short Phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in Se‐substituted MoTe2 thin films
title_sort phase transition and superconductivity enhancement in se substituted mote2 thin films
topic Science::Physics
Phase Evolution
MoSeTe
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143182
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