Synthesis and Characterization of 2H and 1T’ Molybdenum Ditelluride (MoTe2)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorAjayan, Pulickel Madhavapanickeren_US
dc.creatorZhang, Xiangen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-01T16:40:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-05-01T05:01:09Zen_US
dc.date.created2017-05en_US
dc.date.issued2017-04-21en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2017en_US
dc.date.updated2017-08-01T16:40:47Zen_US
dc.description.abstractMolybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) is a member of the two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) family, which owns unique structures and interesting properties compared to other group VI TMDs. MoTe2 has two different stable structures at room temperature, the semiconducting 2H phase and metallic 1T’ phase. 2H MoTe2 has a small band gap of ~ 1 eV, which is quite similar to that of Si. Besides, due to the energy difference between the two phases is very small, theoretically, it is possible to reversibly switch from 2H phase to 1T’ phase in some conditions. In this thesis, controllable synthesis of 2H and 1T’ MoTe2 is demonstrated. As-grown samples are characterized by optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, AFM, XPS, XRD, UV-vis, etc. We also fabricated MoTe2-based electronic devices and measured their electrical properties.en_US
dc.embargo.terms2018-05-01en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationZhang, Xiang. "Synthesis and Characterization of 2H and 1T’ Molybdenum Ditelluride (MoTe2)." (2017) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96023">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/96023</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/96023en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectMolybdenum ditellurideen_US
dc.subjectMoTe2en_US
dc.subjecttwo-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenideen_US
dc.subjectTMDen_US
dc.subject2D materialsen_US
dc.titleSynthesis and Characterization of 2H and 1T’ Molybdenum Ditelluride (MoTe2)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentApplied Physicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.majorAppl Phys/Materials Sci NanoEnen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ZHANG-DOCUMENT-2017.pdf
Size:
3.79 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
PROQUEST_LICENSE.txt
Size:
5.84 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
LICENSE.txt
Size:
2.6 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Rice University Theses and Dissertations