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Two-Dimensional 2M-WS2 Nanolayers for Superconductivity.


ABSTRACT: Recently, a newly discovered VIB group transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material, 2M-WS2, has attracted extensive attention due to its interesting physical properties such as topological superconductivity, nodeless superconductivity, and anisotropic Majorana bound states. However, the techniques to grow high-quality 2M-WS2 bulk crystals and the study of their physical properties at the nanometer scale are still limited. In this work, we report a new route to grow high-quality 2M-WS2 single crystals and the observation of superconductivity in its thin layers. The crystal structure of the as-grown 2M-WS2 crystals was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The chemical composition of the 2M-WS2 crystals was determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. At 77 K, we observed the spatial variation of the local tunneling conductance (dI/dV) of the 2M-WS2 thin flakes by scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). Our low temperature transport measurements demonstrate clear signatures of superconductivity of a 25 nm-thick 2M-WS2 flake with a critical temperature (T C) of ?8.5 K and an upper critical field of ?2.5 T at T = 1.5 K. Our work may pave new opportunities in studying the topological superconductivity at the atomic scale in simple 2D TMD materials.

SUBMITTER: Samarawickrama P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Recently, a newly discovered VIB group transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material, 2M-WS<sub>2</sub>, has attracted extensive attention due to its interesting physical properties such as topological superconductivity, nodeless superconductivity, and anisotropic Majorana bound states. However, the techniques to grow high-quality 2M-WS<sub>2</sub> bulk crystals and the study of their physical properties at the nanometer scale are still limited. In this work, we report a new route to grow high-  ...[more]

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