Examining Experimental Raman Mode Behavior in Mono- and Bi-layer 2H-TaSe${}_2$ via Density Functional Theory

Abstract

Tantalum diselenide (TaSe${}_2$) is a metallic transition metal dichalcogenide whose equilibrium structure and vibrational behavior strongly depends on temperature and thickness, including the emergence of charge density wave (CDW) states at very low T. In this work, observed modes for mono- and bi-layer are described across several spectral regions and com-pared to the bulk ones. Such modes, including an experimentally observed forbidden Raman mode and low frequency CDW modes, are then matched to corresponding density functional theory (DFT) predicted vibrations, to unveil their inner working. The excellent match between experimental and computational results justifies the presented vibrational visualizations of these modes. Additional support is provided by experimental phonons seen in Raman spectra as a function of temperature and thickness. These results highlight the importance of understanding interlayer interactions and their effects on mode behaviors.

arXiv commentarXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2005.11350

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