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New Layered Intergrowths in the Sn-Mo-Se System

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Several new metastable layered intergrowths based on tin monoselenide and molybdenum diselenide, [(SnSe)1+δ ] m [MoSe2] n , have been prepared by self-assembly from elemental nanolaminate precursors deposited by physical vapor deposition. The thin-film specimens were characterized by laboratory x-ray reflectivity and diffraction, synchrotron x-ray diffraction, electron probe microanalysis, and scanning transmission electron microscopy techniques, all of which indicate the formation of intergrowths with precise layering and well-defined composition. Analysis of in-plane diffraction originating from the individual components yields a structural misfit of δ = 0.06 and suggests turbostratic misorientation of the individual layers. In contrast to most known [(MX)1+δ ] m [TX2] n -type chalcogenide compounds, electrical transport data for the [(SnSe)1+δ ]1[MoSe2]1 composition are consistent with semiconducting behavior.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

    M. Beekman, G. Cogburn, C. Heideman, W. Neumann & D.C. Johnson

  2. Department of Physics, Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA

    S. Rouvimov

  3. Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Lab, Argonne, IL, USA

    P. Zschack

  4. Department of Natural Sciences, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR, USA

    M. Beekman

  5. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR, USA

    C. Heideman

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Beekman, M., Cogburn, G., Heideman, C. et al. New Layered Intergrowths in the Sn-Mo-Se System. J. Electron. Mater. 41, 1476–1480 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-1971-3

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