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Micro-ARPES study of RhSeCl and 1T-TaSe2 : from intrinsic electric field to quantum confinement

ContributorsMandloi, Salony
Imprimatur date2026-08-05
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Two-dimensional Janus transition metal dichalcogenides are a unique class of materials with broken inversion symmetry and an intrinsic electric field across the layer. In this thesis, we investigate RhSeCl, a newly synthesized Janus semiconductor with exceptionally low chalcogen mixing. Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), we demonstrate termination-dependent electronic structures. We directly probe the intrinsic electric field in atomic-scale p–n junctions realized by encapsulating few-layer RhSeCl between monolayer graphene electrodes. In addition, we investigate the charge-density-wave system 1T-TaSe2​. ARPES measurements reveal that charge transfer to the surrounding graphene/graphite environment suppresses the expected Mott insulating state in the monolayer limit. With increasing thickness, quantum well states emerge in few-layer 1T-TaSe2​ due to out-of-plane confinement.

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MANDLOI, Salony. Micro-ARPES study of RhSeCl and 1T-TaSe2 : from intrinsic electric field to quantum confinement. Thèse, 2026. doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:195680
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