Atomically Unveiling the Phase Evolution in Weakly Coupled Layered Transition-Metal Phosphorus Trichalcogenide by Chalcogen Doping

IF 9.6 1区材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Nano Letters Pub Date : 2025-04-04 DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00826

Wing Ni Cheng, Ruihuan Duan, Mengmeng Niu, Xiaocang Han, Song Huang, Yu Liang, Jun Zhao, Zheng Liu, Jingsi Qiao, Xiaoxu Zhao

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Abstract

The stacking configuration significantly influences the properties of van der Waals (vdW) layered magnets by dictating crystallographic and magnetic symmetries. Transition-metal phosphorus trichalcogenides (MPX₃, X = S, Se) intrinsically exhibit diverse stacking polytypes, being an optimal platform for magnetic phase engineering. Unlike MX₂, where chalcogen doping has a minimal impact on stacking, MPX₃ allows stacking control via elemental substitution. However, the atomic-scale mechanisms governing stacking variations remain unclear. Using scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we reveal that in 3d transition metal MPX₃, tuning the S/Se ratio induces a transition from the C2/m to R3̅ phase due to modified interlayer S–S/Se–Se and P–P interactions. In contrast, stacking control becomes challenging for 4d CdPX₃, due to relatively weak interlayer coupling. These insights provide a stacking basis for stacking polytypes in MPX₃, paving the way for tuning magnetic couplings via stackingtronics.

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Nano Letters 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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16.80

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2.80%

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1182

审稿时长

1.4 months

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