Abstract
Owing to different nonlinear optical (NLO) motifs with diverse structural and symmetrical assemblies, two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) transition metal ternary chalcogenides (TMTCs) have unique advantages in nano-NLO modulation compared to 2D vdW transition metal dichalcogenides (e.g., MoS2). Based on first-principles calculations, in this study, we discover that layered Cu2MoS4 with two tetrahedral [MoS4] and [CuS4] motifs, as a representative 2D vdW TMTC, has an extremely rare sliding-modulated second harmonic effect with nearly 70% fluctuation, much larger than 5% in MoS2 with a single octahedral [MoS6] motif because of different synergistic effects among intra- and interlayer NLO polarizations induced by the [CuS4] and [MoS4] NLO-active motifs. Furthermore, the Cu2MoS4 layers exhibit a low energy barrier in interlayer sliding with a robust SHG response against large strains, displaying a novel and applicable NLO-modulation mechanism in nano-optoelectronics.
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