Direct visualization of defect-controlled diffusion in van der Waals gaps
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| author | Thomsen, Joachim Dahl Wang, Yaxian Flyvbjerg, Henrik Park, Eugene Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Narang, Prineha Ross, Frances M. |
| author_facet | Thomsen, Joachim Dahl Wang, Yaxian Flyvbjerg, Henrik Park, Eugene Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Narang, Prineha Ross, Frances M. |
| contents | Diffusion processes govern fundamental phenomena such as phase transformations, doping, and intercalation in van der Waals (vdW) bonded materials. Here, we quantify the diffusion dynamics of W atoms by visualizing the motion of individual atoms at three different vdW interfaces: BN/vacuum, BN/BN, and BN/WSe2, by recording scanning transmission electron microscopy movies. Supported by density functional theory calculations, we infer that in all cases diffusion is governed by intermittent trapping at electron beam-generated defect sites. This leads to diffusion properties that depend strongly on the number of defects. These results suggest that diffusion and intercalation processes in vdW materials are highly tunable and sensitive to crystal quality. The demonstration of imaging, with high spatial and temporal resolution, of layers and individual atoms inside vdW heterostructures offers possibilities for direct visualization of diffusion and atomic interactions, as well as for experiments exploring atomic structures, their in-situ modification, and electrical property measurements of active devices combined with atomic resolution imaging. |
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| spellingShingle | Direct visualization of defect-controlled diffusion in van der Waals gaps Thomsen, Joachim Dahl Wang, Yaxian Flyvbjerg, Henrik Park, Eugene Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Narang, Prineha Ross, Frances M. Materials Science Diffusion processes govern fundamental phenomena such as phase transformations, doping, and intercalation in van der Waals (vdW) bonded materials. Here, we quantify the diffusion dynamics of W atoms by visualizing the motion of individual atoms at three different vdW interfaces: BN/vacuum, BN/BN, and BN/WSe2, by recording scanning transmission electron microscopy movies. Supported by density functional theory calculations, we infer that in all cases diffusion is governed by intermittent trapping at electron beam-generated defect sites. This leads to diffusion properties that depend strongly on the number of defects. These results suggest that diffusion and intercalation processes in vdW materials are highly tunable and sensitive to crystal quality. The demonstration of imaging, with high spatial and temporal resolution, of layers and individual atoms inside vdW heterostructures offers possibilities for direct visualization of diffusion and atomic interactions, as well as for experiments exploring atomic structures, their in-situ modification, and electrical property measurements of active devices combined with atomic resolution imaging. |
| title | Direct visualization of defect-controlled diffusion in van der Waals gaps |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02494 |