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Moiré-induced lattice reconstruction at buried atomic interfaces
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Atomic reconstruction at twisted two-dimensional interfaces governs many of their emergent optical, electronic, and mechanical properties, including sliding ferroelectricity. Despite recent progress in understanding lattice reconstruction in suspended twisted bilayers, structural changes at van der Waals heterointerfaces between multilayer crystals remain largely unexplored. Here we use multi-slice electron ptychography to non-invasively recover the three-dimensional atomic structure at marginally twisted rhombohedral interfaces between thick transition-metal dichalcogenide crystals. With a position precision of ~3 pm and a depth resolution ~1 nm, we resolve the twist-induced lattice reconstruction field per layer, and the resulting dislocation network at the buried interface. Despite the bulk nature, we observe markedly strong in-plane interfacial reconstruction due to suppression of the out-of-plane bending by outer layers, exceeding predictions from our three-dimensional modelling. Furthermore, we extract the strain tensor evolution during the decay of the reconstruction into the bulk, providing a structural foundation for understanding multi-layer moiré systems.
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