Faculty Publications
First Principles Study Of Nearly Strain-Free Ni/Wse2And Ni/Mos2Interfaces
Document Type
Article
Keywords
density functional calculations, interfaces, layered materials, transition metal dichalcogenide
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume
33
Issue
42
Abstract
Metal/transition metal dichalcogenide interfaces are the subject of active research, in part because they provide various possibilities for interplay of electronic and magnetic properties with potential device applications. Here, we present results of our first principles calculations of nearly strain-free Ni/WSe2 and Ni/MoS2 interfaces in thin-film geometry. It is shown that while both the WSe2 and MoS2 layers adjacent to Ni undergo metallic transition, the layers farther from the interface remain semiconducting. In addition, a moderate value of spin-polarization is induced on interfacial WSe2 and MoS2 layers. At the same time, the electronic and magnetic properties of Ni are nearly unaffected by the presence of WSe2 and MoS2, except a small reduction of magnetic moment at the interfacial Ni atoms. These results can be used as a reference for experimental efforts on epitaxial metal/transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures, with potential application in modern magnetic storage devices.
Department
Department of Physics
Original Publication Date
10-1-2021
DOI of published version
10.1088/1361-648X/ac1881
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Stollenwerk, Andrew J.; Stuelke, Lukas; Margaryan, Lilit; Kidd, Timothy E.; and Lukashev, Pavel V., "First Principles Study Of Nearly Strain-Free Ni/Wse2And Ni/Mos2Interfaces" (2021). Faculty Publications. 23.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/23
