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Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2

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  • Yecun Wu

    (Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Stanford University)

  • Jingyang Wang

    (Stanford University
    Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory)

  • Yanbin Li

    (Stanford University)

  • Jiawei Zhou

    (Stanford University)

  • Bai Yang Wang

    (Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Stanford University)

  • Ankun Yang

    (Stanford University)

  • Lin-Wang Wang

    (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory)

  • Harold Y. Hwang

    (Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Stanford University)

  • Yi Cui

    (Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
    Stanford University)

Abstract

Lithium intercalation of MoS2 is generally believed to introduce a phase transition from H phase (semiconducting) to T phase (metallic). However, during the intercalation process, a spatially sharp boundary is usually formed between the fully intercalated T phase MoS2 and non-intercalated H phase MoS2. The intermediate state, i.e., lightly intercalated H phase MoS2 without a phase transition, is difficult to investigate by optical-microscope-based spectroscopy due to the narrow size. Here, we report the stabilization of the intermediate state across the whole flake of twisted bilayer MoS2. The twisted bilayer system allows the lithium to intercalate from the top surface and enables fast Li-ion diffusion by the reduced interlayer interaction. The E2g Raman mode of the intermediate state shows a peak splitting behavior. Our simulation results indicate that the intermediate state is stabilized by lithium-induced symmetry breaking of the H phase MoS2. Our results provide an insight into the non-uniform intercalation during battery charging and discharging, and also open a new opportunity to modulate the properties of twisted 2D systems with guest species doping in the Moiré structures.

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  • Yecun Wu & Jingyang Wang & Yanbin Li & Jiawei Zhou & Bai Yang Wang & Ankun Yang & Lin-Wang Wang & Harold Y. Hwang & Yi Cui, 2022. "Observation of an intermediate state during lithium intercalation of twisted bilayer MoS2," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-30516-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30516-z
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