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  • Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Structural defects critically influence the physical and chemical properties of low-dimensional materials.
  • Inversion domain boundaries (IDBs), a type of intrinsic defect, significantly alter electronic transport in layered compounds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the atomic structures of inversion domain grain boundaries (IDBs) in layered transition metal dichalcogenides (MoSe2 and MoS2).
  • To understand the impact of IDBs on the electronic properties of these materials.

Main Methods:

  • Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) for atomic-scale observation.
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations to determine electronic structure and properties.

Main Results:

  • Observed IDBs composed of 4-fold ring point-shared and 8-fold ring edge-shared chains.
  • DFT calculations revealed IDBs behave as metallic one-dimensional chains within the semiconducting MoSe2 matrix.
  • A new electronic state within the band gap was identified at the IDB.

Conclusions:

  • The atomic structure of IDBs in MoSe2 and MoS2 is characterized by specific chain configurations.
  • IDBs introduce metallic characteristics and localized electronic states, significantly modifying the material's electronic properties.