Novel High Current-Carrying Quasi-1D Material: Nb 2 PdS 6 .

A quasi-one-dimensional van der Waals metallic nanowire Nb 2 PdS 6 is synthesized, and its electrical characteristics are analyzed. The chemical vapor transport method is applied to produce centimeter-scale Nb 2 PdS 6 crystals with needle-like structures and X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms their high crystallinity. Scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals the crystal orientation and atomic arrangement of the specific region with atomic resolution. The electrical properties are examined by delaminating bulk Nb 2 PdS 6 crystals into a few nanometer-scale wires onto 100 nm-SiO 2 /Si substrates using a mechanical exfoliation process. Ohmic behavior is confirmed at the low-field measurements regardless of their thickness variation, and 4.64 nm-thick Nb 2 PdS 6 shows a breakdown current density (J BD ) of 52 MA cm -2 when the high electrical field is delivered. Moreover, with further exfoliation down to a single atomic chain, the J BD of Nb 2 PdS 6 is predicted to have a value of 527 MA cm -2 . The breakdown of Nb 2 PdS 6 proceeds due to the Joule heating mechanism, and the Nb 2 PdS 6 nanowires are well fitted to the 1D thermal dissipating model.