Effect of stacking type and magnetic moment in spin-valley polarized MoS2–MoSe2 heterobilayers

In this work, we focused on engineering the bandgap of the MoS2–MoSe2 heterobilayer via either stacking type or induced magnetic moment with the aid of density functional theory. We have computed the electronic properties of different stacking MoS2–MoSe2 heterobilayers and their magnetization compon...

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Published in:AIP advances 2022-10, Vol.12 (10), p.105214-105214-6
Main Authors: Wu, Yanwei, Liu, Tao, Hao, Ning, Long, Mingsheng, Zhang, Min, Sun, Qingqing, Shan, Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Density functional theory
Energy gap
Magnetic moments
Magnetic properties
Molybdenum compounds
Molybdenum disulfide
Polarization (spin alignment)
Stacking
Valleys
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Summary:In this work, we focused on engineering the bandgap of the MoS2–MoSe2 heterobilayer via either stacking type or induced magnetic moment with the aid of density functional theory. We have computed the electronic properties of different stacking MoS2–MoSe2 heterobilayers and their magnetization components, in which all situations retain spin-valley locking. Calculations show that different stacking types can cause a bandgap change of a maximum of 0.1 eV. On the other hand, a micro-enhanced magnetic moment in the heterobilayer increases the bandgap (in some cases, there are changes close to 0.3 eV) significantly. Results suggest that the stacking type and induced magnetic moment make MoS2–MoSe2 heterobilayers potential candidates for valleytronics applications. This study provides a new pathway in tuning spin-valley polarization of valleytronics devices.
ISSN:2158-3226
2158-3226
DOI:10.1063/5.0105206