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Morphological and structural evolution of WS2 nanosheets irradiated with an electron beam

Abstract

The morphological and structural evolution of WS2 nanosheets under electron irradiation is investigated using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. During irradiation, the sulfur atoms that interacted with the electrons were sputtered first and the tungsten atoms began to sputter when the surrounding sulfur atoms had been sputtered. With an increasing irradiation time, the remaining tungsten atoms rearranged to form new structures. In addition, the damage to the WS2 nanosheets became more severe with increasing electron energies and irradiation times.

Graphical abstract: Morphological and structural evolution of WS2 nanosheets irradiated with an electron beam

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Sep 2014
Accepted
05 Dec 2014
First published
05 Dec 2014

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015,17, 2678-2685

Author version available

Morphological and structural evolution of WS2 nanosheets irradiated with an electron beam

Y. Wang, Y. Feng, Y. Chen, F. Mo, G. Qian, D. Yu, Y. Wang and X. Zhang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 2678 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP04251D

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