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Metastable Polymorphic Phases in Monolayer TaTe₂.

Iolanda Di Bernardo^1,2,3,4, Joan Ripoll-Sau^1,4, Jose Angel Silva-Guillén⁴

¹Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain.

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Researchers discovered a new 1H phase in tantalum ditelluride (TaTe2) using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). This finding allows control over material phases and charge density waves (CDWs) for advanced electronic applications.

Keywords:

TaTe 2 density functional theory molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)

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Surface Science

Background:

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit diverse physical and electronic properties governed by their polymorphic phases and collective phenomena like charge density waves (CDWs).
While most TMDs exist in a single native phase, advanced synthesis techniques like molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) enable the creation of metastable polymorphic structures.
Understanding the morphology and electronic characteristics of novel TMD phases is crucial for their integration into next-generation technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

To report the first observation of the 1H polymorphic phase in monolayer (ML) tantalum ditelluride (TaTe2) grown by MBE.
To investigate the coexistence of 1H and 1T phases and demonstrate control over their relative abundance through synthesis parameter adjustments.
To explore superperiodic structures indicative of CDWs on the 1T phase and provide theoretical insights into phase stability.

Main Methods:

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was employed to characterize the surface morphology of MBE-grown ML TaTe2.
Systematic variation of MBE growth conditions was performed to control phase formation and coverage.
Theoretical calculations were conducted to analyze the interactions governing phase stability.

Main Results:

The coexistence of the 1H and 1T polymorphic phases of ML TaTe2 was experimentally confirmed.
The relative coverage of the 1H and 1T phases was successfully tuned by modifying synthesis parameters.
Multiple superperiodic structures, consistent with CDWs, were observed on the 1T phase of TaTe2.

Conclusions:

TaTe2 serves as an excellent material platform for studying competing interactions and accessing metastable states.
Precise control over MBE growth conditions is essential for unlocking and stabilizing novel polymorphic phases in TMDs.
The discovery of the 1H phase and associated CDW phenomena in TaTe2 opens avenues for tailored electronic properties.