Abstract
Effect of pressure on elastic, mechanical and electronic properties of WSe2 has been investigated using the first-principles calculations. The calculated lattice parameters, band structure and elastic constants of WSe2 at 0GPa are in good agreement with the available experimental and calculational values. With the increasing pressure, the lattice parameters and volume of WSe2 decrease whereas the total enthalpy increases. The bulk modulus, Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of WSe2 increase with the increasing pressure, except for a sharp decrease at the pressure of 40GPa. WSe2 under pressure has larger shear modulus and higher hardness than WSe2 at 0GPa. With the increase of pressure, the covalent bonding between Se and W atoms in the slabs is enhanced whereas the distance of the stacked slabs is decreased. Additionally, an isostructural semiconductor-semimetal phase transition of WSe2 is found to take place at 40GPa, which is consistent with the experimental observations.
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