Thickness-dependent magnetotransport properties in 1T VSe2 single crystals prepared by chemical vapor deposition

Yunzhou Xue, Yi Zhang, Huichao Wang, Shenghuang Lin, Yanyong Li, Ji Yan Dai, Shu Ping Lau

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Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) metallic transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit fascinating quantum effects, such as charge-density-wave (CDW) and weak antilocalization (WAL) effect. Herein, low temperature synthesis of 1T phase VSe2 single crystals with thickness ranging from 3 to 41 nm by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is reported. The VSe2 shows a decreasing phase transition temperature of the CDW when the thickness is decreased. Moreover, low-temperature magnetotransport measurements demonstrate a linear positive and non-saturating magnetoresistance (MR) of 35% from a 35 nm thick VSe2 at 15 T and 2 K due to CDW induce mobility fluctuations. Surprisingly, Kohler's rule analysis of the MR reveals the non-applicability of Kohler's rule for temperature above 50 K indicating that the MR behavior cannot be described in terms of semiclassical transport on a single Fermi surface with a single scattering time. Furthermore, WAL effect is observed in the 4.2 nm thick VSe2 at low magnetic fields at 2 K, revealing the contribution of the quantum interference effect at the 2D limit. The phase coherence length and spin-orbit scattering length were determined to be 73 nm and 18 nm at 2 K, respectively. Our work opens new avenues to study the fundamental quantum phenomena in CVD-deposited TMDs.

Original languageEnglish
Article number145712
JournalNanotechnology
Volume31
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • charge density wave
  • chemical vapor deposition
  • magnetoresistance
  • vanadium diselenide
  • weak antilocalization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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