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Title: | Bilayer SnS2: Tunable stacking sequence by charging and loading pressure | Authors: | Bacaksız, Cihan Cahangirov, Seymur Rubio, Angel Senger, Ramazan Tugrul Peeters, François M. Şahin, Hasan |
Keywords: | Bilayer structures Stacking order |
Publisher: | American Physical Society | Source: | Bacaksız, C., Cahangirov, S., Rubio, A., Senger, R.T., Peeters, F. M., and Şahin, H. (2016). Bilayer SnS2: Tunable stacking sequence by charging and loading pressure. Physical Review B, 93(12). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.125403 | Abstract: | Employing density functional theory-based methods, we investigate monolayer and bilayer structures of hexagonal SnS2, which is a recently synthesized monolayer metal dichalcogenide. Comparison of the 1H and 1T phases of monolayer SnS2 confirms the ground state to be the 1T phase. In its bilayer structure we examine different stacking configurations of the two layers. It is found that the interlayer coupling in bilayer SnS2 is weaker than that of typical transition-metal dichalcogenides so that alternative stacking orders have similar structural parameters and they are separated with low energy barriers. A possible signature of the stacking order in the SnS2 bilayer has been sought in the calculated absorbance and reflectivity spectra. We also study the effects of the external electric field, charging, and loading pressure on the characteristic properties of bilayer SnS2. It is found that (i) the electric field increases the coupling between the layers at its preferred stacking order, so the barrier height increases, (ii) the bang gap value can be tuned by the external E field and under sufficient E field, the bilayer SnS2 can become a semimetal, (iii) the most favorable stacking order can be switched by charging, and (iv) a loading pressure exceeding 3 GPa changes the stacking order. The E-field tunable band gap and easily tunable stacking sequence of SnS2 layers make this 2D crystal structure a good candidate for field effect transistor and nanoscale lubricant applications. | URI: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.125403 http://hdl.handle.net/11147/6113 |
ISSN: | 2469-9950 2469-9950 2469-9969 |
Appears in Collections: | Physics / Fizik Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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