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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Contact interface properties critically impact device performance, especially in short-channel 2D materials.
  • Understanding these interfaces is crucial for designing advanced electronic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the electronic structures and properties of the metallic (1T′)-semiconducting (2H) MoTe₂ coplanar phase boundary.
  • To correlate these electronic properties with atomic structures at the phase boundary.

Main Methods:

  • Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM)
  • Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)
  • First-principles calculations

Main Results:

  • Excitonic peaks in 2H-MoTe₂ extend into the 1T′ phase up to ~150 nm.
  • The 1T′ crystal field penetrates ~2 unit cells into the 2H phase.
  • Plasmonic oscillations show angle dependence, with a red-shift at large tilt angles (1T′/2H-MoTe₂ boundaries).

Conclusions:

  • Atomic-scale structure-property relationships at the 1T′/2H-MoTe₂ boundary are revealed.
  • Findings provide insights for phase boundary engineering and device development in 2D materials.