文摘
A metal-semiconductor phase transition in a ternary transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayer is achieved by alloying Te into WSe<sub>2sub> (WSe<sub>2(1−x)sub>Te<sub>2xsub>, where x = 0%–100%). The optical bandgaps of the WSe<sub>2(1−x)sub>Te<sub>2xsub> monolayer can be tuned from 1.67 to 1.44 eV (2H semiconductor) and drops to 0 eV (1Td metal), which opens up an exciting opportunity in functional electronic/optoelectronic devices.