Bulk synthesis of misfit layer compounds in the ternary systems V-Se-Bi and V-Se-Sn

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are of interest in numerous applications due to their interesting physical properties. Especially, in thin films they are superior to graphene, due to their ability to be functionalised. Incorporation of that thin film properties in the bulk is challenging. One method is the creation of metastable ferecrystals or stable misfit layer compounds (MLCs), which both are composed of an alternating stack of thin TMD layers and chalcogenide-pnictide layers, according to this formula [(MX)1+δ]m(TX2)n.