Laser-patterned 2D transparent amorphous phase

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162925

Laser-patterned 2D transparent amorphous phase

2025-07-01

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DOI：10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162925

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Fabricating disordered solids at atomic-scale thickness at the desired area is challenging because of the high energy cost of weakening the covalent bonds. Here, we demonstrate a low-power laser-patterning of a transparent amorphous phase on a two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenide alloy. Laser irradiation induces selective evaporation of elements in the crystalline 2H-Mo0.92W0.08Te2 (c-2H), resulting in the progressive phase transformation from crystalline 2H to amorphous MoWTe (a-MoWTe) phase with an intermediate polycrystalline 1T'-Mo0.92W0.08Te2-x (p-1T'). The a-MoWTe has multi-valent cations of Mo5+, W4+, and W6+, indicating that the local chemical environments of a-MoWTe are different from those of c-2H. The multi-valence states of cations could result in a significant lattice disorder by changing the coordination numbers, leading to the phase transformation from crystalline to amorphous phase. Our laser-patterned 2D amorphous phase enables a practical application for next-generation nanoelectronics and photonics, energy storage/conversion, and sensors.

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Amorphous phase

Transition metal dichalcogenide

Laser patterning

Laser-patterned 2D transparent amorphous phase

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