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Pressure-triggered stacking dependence of interlayer coupling in bilayer WS2

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Tungsten disulfide (WS2) has been reported to show negligible stacking dependence under ambient conditions, impeding its further explorations on physical properties and potential applications. Here, we realize efficient modulation of interlayer coupling in bilayer WS2 with 3R and 2H stackings by high pressure, and find that the pressure-triggered interlayer coupling and pressure-induced resonant-to-nonresonant transition exhibit prominent stacking dependence, which are experimentally observed for the first time in WS2. Our work may unleash the stacking degree of freedom in designing WS2 devices with tailored properties correlated to interlayer coupling.

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  1. School of Integrated Sciences and Engineering (Exemplary School of Microelectronics), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China

    Zejuan Zhang & Wanli Zhang

  2. Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China

    Chenyin Jiao, Shenghai Pei, Jiaze Qin, Zenghui Wang & Juan **a

  3. State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China

    Wanli Zhang & Zenghui Wang

  4. School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. T2325007, 62250073, U21A20459, 62004026, 61774029, 62104029, 12104086, 62150052, U23A20570, and 51902346), the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (Grant Nos. 2021JDTD0028, 2023NSFSC1334, 24NSFSC5852, and 24NSFSC5853), and the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province (Grant No. 2021RC3021).

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Zhang, Z., Jiao, C., Pei, S. et al. Pressure-triggered stacking dependence of interlayer coupling in bilayer WS2. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 67, 288211 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-024-2376-9

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