Structural Changes in 2D BiSe Bilayers as n Increases in (BiSe)1+δ(NbSe2)n (n = 1–4) Heterostructures
- Gavin Mitchson ,
- Erik Hadland ,
- Fabian Göhler ,
- Martina Wanke ,
- Marco Esters ,
- Jeffrey Ditto ,
- Erik Bigwood ,
- Kim Ta ,
- Richard G. Hennig ,
- Thomas Seyller , and
- David C. Johnson
Abstract
(BiSe)1+δ(NbSe2)n heterostructures with n = 1–4 were synthesized using modulated elemental reactants. The BiSe bilayer structure changed from a rectangular basal plane with n = 1 to a square basal plane for n = 2–4. The BiSe in-plane structure was also influenced by small changes in the structure of the precursor, without significantly changing the out-of-plane diffraction pattern or value of the misfit parameter, δ. Density functional theory calculations on isolated BiSe bilayers showed that its lattice is very flexible, which may explain its readiness to adjust shape and size depending on the environment. Correlated with the changes in the BiSe basal plane structure, analysis of scanning transmission electron microscope images revealed that the occurrence of antiphase boundaries, found throughout the n = 1 compound, is dramatically reduced for the n = 2–4 compounds. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements showed that the Bi 5d3/2, 5d5/2 doublet peaks narrowed toward higher binding energies as n increased from 1 to 2, also consistent with a reduction in the number of antiphase boundaries. Temperature-dependent electrical resistivity and Hall coefficient measurements of nominally stoichiometric samples in conjunction with structural refinements and XPS data suggest a constant amount of interlayer charge transfer independent of n. Constant interlayer charge transfer is surprising given the changes in the BiSe in-plane structure. The structural flexibility of the BiSe layer may be useful in designing multiple constituent heterostructures as an interlayer between structurally dissimilar constituents.
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