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Layering effects on low frequency modes in n-layered MX2 transition metal dichalcogenides

Layering effects on low frequency modes in n-layered MX2 transition metal dichalcogenides
Layering effects on low frequency modes in n-layered MX2 transition metal dichalcogenides
n-Layered (n = 2, 3, 4) MX2 transition metal dichalcogenides (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) have been studied using DFT techniques. Long-range van der Waals forces have been modeled using the Grimme correction to capture interlayer interactions. We study the dynamic and electronic dependence of atomic displacement on the number of layers. We find that the displacement patterns mainly affected by a change in the layer number are low-frequency modes at Γ and A k-points; such modes are connected with the intrinsic tribological response. We disentangle electro–phonon coupling by combining orbital polarization, covalency and cophonicity analysis with phonon band calculations. We find that the frequency dependence on the number of layers and the atomic type has a non-trivial relation with the electronic charge distribution in the interlayer region. We show that the interlayer electronic density can be adjusted by appropriately tuning M–X cophonicity, acting as a knob to control vibrational frequencies, hence the intrinsic frictional response. The present results can be exploited to study the electro–phonon coupling effects in TMD-based materials beyond tribological applications.
1463-9076
4807-4813
Cammarata, Antonio
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Polcar, Tomas
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Cammarata, Antonio
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Polcar, Tomas
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Cammarata, Antonio and Polcar, Tomas (2016) Layering effects on low frequency modes in n-layered MX2 transition metal dichalcogenides. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 4807-4813. (doi:10.1039/c5cp06788j).

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n-Layered (n = 2, 3, 4) MX2 transition metal dichalcogenides (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) have been studied using DFT techniques. Long-range van der Waals forces have been modeled using the Grimme correction to capture interlayer interactions. We study the dynamic and electronic dependence of atomic displacement on the number of layers. We find that the displacement patterns mainly affected by a change in the layer number are low-frequency modes at Γ and A k-points; such modes are connected with the intrinsic tribological response. We disentangle electro–phonon coupling by combining orbital polarization, covalency and cophonicity analysis with phonon band calculations. We find that the frequency dependence on the number of layers and the atomic type has a non-trivial relation with the electronic charge distribution in the interlayer region. We show that the interlayer electronic density can be adjusted by appropriately tuning M–X cophonicity, acting as a knob to control vibrational frequencies, hence the intrinsic frictional response. The present results can be exploited to study the electro–phonon coupling effects in TMD-based materials beyond tribological applications.

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Published date: 19 January 2016
Organisations: nCATS Group

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Local EPrints ID: 407698
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/407698
ISSN: 1463-9076
PURE UUID: 471bec5f-5aa9-4d0f-b2db-bce3db79c6f7
ORCID for Tomas Polcar: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0863-6287

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Date deposited: 22 Apr 2017 01:08
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:08

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Author: Antonio Cammarata
Author: Tomas Polcar ORCID iD

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