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¹Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK.

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Atomically sharp tilt grain boundaries (GBs) were discovered in bilayer tungsten disulfide (WS₂) crystals. These sharp GBs, distinct from typical overlapping types, offer new insights into 2D material interfaces.

Keywords:

2D materials STEM bilayer dislocations grain boundaries transition metal dichalcogenides

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Nanotechnology

Background:

Grain boundaries (GBs) are critical defects in 2D materials.
Previous studies focused on large overlapping GBs in bilayer 2D crystals.
Understanding GBs in bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) like WS₂ is crucial for their applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the atomic structure of tilt grain boundaries in bilayer WS₂.
To characterize the stability and unique dislocation structures within these sharp GBs.
To expand the understanding of GBs beyond conventional overlapping types.

Main Methods:

Atomic-resolution annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF-STEM).
In situ heating experiments within the ADF-STEM.
Analysis of different bilayer stacking configurations (3R/2H and 2H/2H).

Main Results:

Discovery of atomically sharp tilt grain boundaries in bilayer WS₂, with layers within sub-nanometer proximity.
Distinguished atomic structures in dual GBs for 3R/2H and 2H/2H interfaces.
Observed GB stability up to 800 °C with minimal thermal reconstruction.
Identified unique dislocation structures in the second WS₂ layer, including metal-rich clusters, to accommodate stacking mismatch.

Conclusions:

Atomically sharp dual bilayer GBs represent a new class of GBs in 2D materials.
The study reveals a competition between maintaining bilayer stacking and forming dislocation cores at GBs.
These findings provide fundamental insights into the behavior of defects in multilayer 2D systems.