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Weyl semimetal Td-phase WTe2, a novel topological matter, possesses a strong spin-orbit coupling and non-trivial topological band structure, and thus becomes a very promising superior spin current source material. By constructing the WTe2/Ti heterostructures, the issue that the ferromagnetic layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy cannot be directly prepared on WTe2 layer can be well addressed, and meet the requirements for high-performance spin-orbit torque devices. To be compatible with the semiconductor technology, the device integration usually involves a high temperature process. Therefore, the thermal stability of WTe2/Ti is critical for practical device fabrication and performance. However, the thermal stability of WTe2/Ti interface has not been very clear yet. In this work, the micro-Raman scattering technique is used to systematically study the WTe2/Ti interface annealed at different temperatures. It is found that the thermal stability of the interface between WTe2 and Ti is related to the thickness of WTe2 flake; appropriate increase of the WTe2 thickness can lead to the improvement of thermal stability in WTe2/Ti heterostructures. In addition, high temperature annealing can cause a significant interfacial reaction. After annealed at 473 K for 30 min, the interface between WTe2 (12 nm) and Ti changes dramatically, leading to the formation of Ti-Te interface layer. This observation is highly consistent with the observations by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and the elemental analysis results as well. This study will provide useful information for further exploring the influence of the WTe2/Ti interface on the spin-orbit torque effect, and greatly invigorate the research area of energy efficient spintronic devices based on WTe2 and other novel topological materials.
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Keywords:
- Weyl semimetal WTe2 /
- WTe2/Ti heterostructure /
- thermal stability /
- Raman scattering
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图 1 (a) 外尔半金属Td-WTe2单晶的晶体结构示意图; (b)机械剥离的WTe2纳米片的光学显微镜照片; (c) 机械剥离的WTe2纳米片的室温拉曼光谱图, 测量区域为图(b)中红色虚线框所示
Figure 1. (a) Schematic diagram of the crystal structure of Weyl semimetal Td-WTe2 single crystal; (b) optical image of mechanically exfoliated WTe2 flake; (c) room temperature Raman spectra of mechanically exfoliated WTe2 flake, the measurement area is indicated by the red dashed box in panel (b).
图 2 (a) WTe2/Ti异质结的光学显微镜照片, 图中①—⑤代表具有不同WTe2厚度的异质结区域; (b) AFM扫描图, 测量区域为图(a)中红色虚线框所示; (c)从AFM扫描图中沿着红色虚线的异质结台阶高度图
Figure 2. (a) Optical image of WTe2/Ti heterostructures with different WTe2 thickness denoted by ①–⑤; (b) AFM image of WTe2/Ti heterostructure, the scanned area is denoted by the red dashed box in panel (a); (c) the height of one WTe2/Ti step along the red dashed line in panel (b).
图 3 室温下WTe2 (12—32 nm)/Ti异质结的(a) 非偏振拉曼光谱图, (b) 垂直偏振拉曼光谱图, (c) 平行偏振拉曼光谱图. 图中数字代表不同的WTe2厚度, “WTe2”代表机械剥离的WTe2单晶对照样品, 其厚度大于100 nm
Figure 3. (a) Unpolarized Raman spectra, (b) vertically polarized Raman spectra, and (c) parallel polarized Raman spectra of WTe2 (12–32 nm)/Ti heterostructures at room temperature. The numbers in all figures represent WTe2 thickness, “WTe2” denotes the mechanically exfoliated WTe2 single crystal with thickness larger than 100 nm.
图 4 不同温度退火的WTe2 (12—32 nm)/Ti异质结的室温拉曼光谱 (a) WTe2 (12 nm)/Ti异质结分别在制备态和323—523 K退火后的非偏振拉曼光谱图; (b) WTe2 (12 nm)/Ti异质结在473 K退火后界面反应生成Ti-Te化合物的非偏振拉曼光谱放大图; (c) WTe2 (32 nm)/Ti异质结分别在制备态和 323—523 K退火后的非偏振拉曼光谱图; (d) WTe2 (12, 18, 19, 20, 32 nm)/Ti异质结退火后界面生成Ti-Te的拉曼峰峰强随着退火温度的变化曲线
Figure 4. Room temperature Raman spectra of WTe2 (12–32 nm)/Ti heterostructures annealed at different temperatures: (a) Unpolarized Raman spectra of WTe2 (12 nm)/Ti heterostructure at as-grown state and annealed at 323-523 K, respectively; (b) enlarged unpolarized Raman spectra of Ti-Te interfacial reaction layer in WTe2 (12 nm)/Ti heterostructure annealed at 473 K; (c) unpolarized Raman spectra of WTe2 (32 nm)/Ti heterostructure at as-grown state and annealed at 323–523 K, respectively; (d) Raman intensity of the Ti-Te interfacial reaction layer in WTe2 (12, 18, 19, 20, 32 nm)/Ti heterostructures as a function of the annealing temperature.
图 5 (a) WTe2/Ti (30 nm) 异质结的高分辨TEM图片, 样品在473 K退火30 min; (b) 放大的WTe2/Ti界面高分辨TEM图片; (c) EDS元素分析图像; (d) 沿着图 (c) 中箭头方向的EDS线扫结果
Figure 5. (a) High-resolution TEM image of WTe2/Ti (30 nm) heterostructure annealed at 473 K for 30 min; (b) enlarged high-resolution TEM image of WTe2/Ti interface; (c) EDS mapping image; (d) EDS line scanning along the arrow direction in panel (c).
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