One-step sputtering of MoSSe metastable phase as thin film and predicted thermodynamic stability by computational methods

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We present the fabrication of a MoS2-xSex thin film from a co-sputtering process using MoS2 and MoSe2 commercial targets with 99.9% purity. The sputtering of the MoS2 and MoSe2 was carried out using a straight and low-cost magnetron radio frequency sputtering recipe to achieve a MoS2-xSex phase with x = 1 and sharp interface formation as confirmed by Raman spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy, and cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy. The sulfur and selenium atoms prefer to distribute randomly at the octahedral geometry of molybdenum inside the MoS2-xSex thin film, indicated by a blue shift in the A1g and E1g vibrational modes at 355 cm-1 and 255 cm-1, respectively. This work is complemented by computing the thermodynamic stability of a MoS2-xSex phase whereby density functional theory up to a maximum selenium concentration of 33.33 at.% in both a Janus-like and random distribution. Although the Janus-like and the random structures are in the same metastable state, the Janus-like structure is hindered by an energy barrier below selenium concentrations of 8 at.%. This research highlights the potential of transition metal dichalcogenides in mixed phases and the need for further exploration employing low-energy, large-scale methods to improve the materials' fabrication and target latent applications of such structures.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 26. März, Seite 7104

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Englisch

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López-Galán, Oscar A [VerfasserIn]
Boll, Torben [VerfasserIn]
Nogan, John [VerfasserIn]
Chassaing, Delphine [VerfasserIn]
Welle, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Heilmaier, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Ramos, Manuel [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41598-024-57243-3

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NLM370215036