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Suppressing a Charge Density Wave by Changing Dimensionality in the Ferecrystalline Compounds ([SnSe]<sub>1.15</sub>)<sub>1</sub>(VSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub><i>n</i></sub> with <i>n</i> = 1, 2, 3, 4
The compounds, ([SnSe]<sub>1.15</sub>)<sub>1</sub>(VSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub><i>n</i></sub> with <i>n</i> = 1, 2, 3,
and 4, were prepared using designed precursors in order to investigate
the influence of the thickness of the VSe<sub>2</sub> constituent
on the charge density wave transition. The structure of each of the
compounds was determined using X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission
electron microscopy. The charge density wave transition observed in
the resistivity of ([SnSe]<sub>1.15</sub>)<sub>1</sub>(VSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>1</sub> was confirmed. The electrical properties of the <i>n</i> = 2 and 3 compounds are distinctly different. The magnitude
of the resistivity change at the transition temperature is dramatically
lowered and the temperature of the resistivity minimum systematically
increases from 118 K (<i>n</i> = 1) to 172 K (<i>n</i> = 3). For <i>n</i> = 1, this temperature correlates with
the onset of the charge density wave transition. The Hall-coefficient
changes sign when <i>n</i> is greater than 1, and the temperature
dependence of the Hall coefficient of the <i>n</i> = 2 and
3 compounds is very similar to the bulk, slowly decreasing as the
temperature is decreased, while for the <i>n</i> = 1 compound
the Hall coefficient increases dramatically starting at the onset
of the charge density wave. The transport properties suggest an abrupt
change in electronic properties on increasing the thickness of the
VSe<sub>2</sub> layer beyond a single layer
Synthesis and Systematic Trends in Structure and Electrical Properties of [(SnSe)<sub>1.15</sub>]<sub><i>m</i></sub>(VSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>1</sub>, <i>m</i> = 1, 2, 3, and 4
Four compounds [(SnSe)<sub>1.15</sub>]<sub><i>m</i></sub>(VSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>1</sub>, where <i>m</i> = 1–4,
were synthesized to explore the effect of increasing the distance
between Se–V–Se dichalcogenide layers on electrical
transport properties. These kinetically stable compounds were prepared
using designed precursors that contained a repeating pattern of elemental
layers with the nanoarchitecture of the desired product. XRD and STEM
data revealed that the precursors self-assembled into the desired
compounds containing a Se–V–Se dichalcogenide layer
precisely separated by a SnSe layer. The 00<i>l</i> diffraction
data are used to determine the position of the Sn, Se, and V planes
along the <i>c</i>-axis, confirming that the average structure
is similar to that observed in the STEM images, and the resulting
data agrees well with results obtained from calculations based on
density functional theory and a semiempirical description of van der
Waals interactions. The in-plane diffraction data contains reflections
that can be indexed as <i>hk</i>0 reflections coming from
the two independent constituents. The SnSe layers diffract independently
from one another and are distorted from the bulk structure to lower
the surface free energy. All of the samples showed metallic-like behavior
in temperature-dependent resistivity between room temperature and
about 150 K. The electrical resistivity systematically increases as <i>m</i> increases. Below 150 K the transport data strongly indicates
a charge density wave transition whose onset temperature systematically
increases as <i>m</i> increases. This suggests increasing
quasi-two-dimensional behavior as increasingly thick layers of SnSe
separate the Se–V–Se layers. This is supported by electronic
structure calculations