Semiconductor-metal transition in semiconducting bilayer sheets of transition metal dichalcogenides

Abstract

Using first-principles calculations we show that the band gap of bilayer sheets of semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) can be reduced smoothly by applying vertical compressive pressure. These materials undergo a universal reversible semiconductor to metal (S-M) transition at a critical pressure. S-M transition is attributed to lifting the degeneracy of the bands at fermi level caused by inter-layer interactions via charge transfer from metal to chalcogens. The S-M transition can be reproduced even after incorporating the band gap corrections using hybrid functionals and GW method. The ability to tune the band gap of TMDs in a controlled fashion over a wide range of energy, opens-up possibility for its usage in a range of applications.

Accepted in Phys. Rev. B

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