journal article·2025-07Open access

Commensurate, Incommensurate, and Reconstructed Structures of Multilayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenide and Their Applications

Hyun‐Geun Oh, Younghyun You, Seungyun Lee, Sangheon Lee, Fan Ren, Stephen J. Pearton, Jihyun Kim, Gwan‐Hyoung Lee

Small· Volume 21· Issue 30

Abstract

Abstract Multilayer transition metal dichalcogenides (ML‐TMDs) with commensurate, incommensurate, and reconstructed structures, have emerged as a class of 2D materials with unique properties that differ significantly from their monolayer counterparts. While previous research has focused on monolayers, the discovery of various novel properties has sparked interest in multilayers with diverse structures engineered through stacking. These materials are characterized by interactions between layers and exhibit remarkable tunability in their structural, optical, and electronic behaviors depending on stacking order, twist angle, and interlayer coupling. This review provides an overview of ML‐TMDs and explores their properties such as electronic band structure, optical responses, ferroelectricity, and anomalous Hall effect. Various synthetic methods employed to fabricate ML‐TMDs, including mechanical stacking and chemical vapor deposition techniques, with an emphasis on achieving precise control of the twist angles and layer configurations, are discussed. This study further explores potential applications of ML‐TMDs in nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, and quantum devices, where their unique properties can be harnessed for next‐generation technologies. The critical role played by these materials in the development of future electronic and quantum devices is highlighted.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: 2D Materials and Applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties

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Affiliations

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea

HBM Package Development Group Samsung Electronics Suwon 16677 Republic of Korea

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Seoul National University Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Republic of Korea

Department of Chemical Engineering University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA

Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611 USA

Funding

National Research Foundation · Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

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