Exploring the stability of twisted van der Waals heterostructures
Exploring the stability of twisted van der Waals heterostructures
Recent research showed that the rotational degree of freedom in stacking 2D materials yields great changes in the electronic properties. Here, we focus on an often overlooked question: are twisted geometries stable and what defines their rotational energy landscape? Our simulations show how epitaxy theory breaks down in these systems, and we explain the observed behavior in terms of an interplay between flexural phonons and the interlayer coupling, governed by the moiré superlattice. Our argument, applied to the well-studied MoS2/graphene system, rationalizes experimental results and could serve as guidance to design twistronic devices.
Graphene, Heterostructures, Molecular Dynam- ics Simulations, Molybdenum Disulfide, Twist Deformation, Twistronics
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Silva, Andrea
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Claerbout, Victor Emile Phillippe
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Polcar, Tomas
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Kramer, Denis
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Nicolini, Paolo
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7 October 2020
Silva, Andrea
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Claerbout, Victor Emile Phillippe
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Polcar, Tomas
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Kramer, Denis
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Nicolini, Paolo
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Silva, Andrea, Claerbout, Victor Emile Phillippe, Polcar, Tomas, Kramer, Denis and Nicolini, Paolo
(2020)
Exploring the stability of twisted van der Waals heterostructures.
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 (40), .
(doi:10.1021/acsami.0c13971).
Abstract
Recent research showed that the rotational degree of freedom in stacking 2D materials yields great changes in the electronic properties. Here, we focus on an often overlooked question: are twisted geometries stable and what defines their rotational energy landscape? Our simulations show how epitaxy theory breaks down in these systems, and we explain the observed behavior in terms of an interplay between flexural phonons and the interlayer coupling, governed by the moiré superlattice. Our argument, applied to the well-studied MoS2/graphene system, rationalizes experimental results and could serve as guidance to design twistronic devices.
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Accepted/In Press date: 8 September 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 8 September 2020
Published date: 7 October 2020
Keywords:
Graphene, Heterostructures, Molecular Dynam- ics Simulations, Molybdenum Disulfide, Twist Deformation, Twistronics
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444015
ISSN: 1944-8244
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Victor Emile Phillippe Claerbout
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Paolo Nicolini
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