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This paper reveals how electronic, magnetic structure and topological phase of 2D, single-layer structures of bismuth are modified by point defects. We first showed that free standing, single-layer, hexagonal structure of bismuth, named as…
Van der Waals materials exhibit naturally passivated surfaces and can form versatile heterostructures, enabling observation of carrier transport mechanisms not seen in three-dimensional materials. Here we report observation of a "band…
Using first-principles plane wave calculations, we investigate two dimensional honeycomb structure of Group IV elements and their binary compounds, as well as the compounds of Group III-V elements. Based on structure optimization and phonon…
Monolayer MoS$_2$ has emerged as an interesting material for nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices. The effect of substrate screening and defects on the electronic structure of MoS$_2$ are important considerations in the design of such…
Correlated oxides and related heterostructures are intriguing for developing future multifunctional devices by exploiting their exotic properties, but their integration with other materials, especially on Si-based platforms, is challenging.…
The remarkable properties of layered materials such as MoS2 strongly depend on their dimensionality. Beyond manipulating their dimensions, it has been predicted that the electronic properties of MoS2 can also be tailored by carefully…
We investigate electrical gating of photoluminescence and optical absorption in monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS$_2$) configured in field effect transistor geometry. We observe an hundredfold increase in photoluminescence intensity and…
We calculate the excitation spectrum of single-layer MoS$_2$ at several hydrogen coverages by using a method based on first-principles Density-Matrix Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory (TDDFT). Our results show that the fully…
We show how to correctly extract from the ellipsometric data the surface susceptibility and the surface conductivity that describe the optical properties of monolayer $\rm MoS_2$. Theoretically, these parameters stem from modelling a…
Effects of electron many-body interactions amplify in an electronic system with a narrow bandwidth opening a way to exotic physics. A narrow band in a two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb lattice is particularly intriguing as combined with Dirac…
Two dimensional semiconductor such as single-layer transition metal dichalcogenides (SL-TMD) have attracted most attentions as an atomically thin layer semiconductor materials. Typically, lattice point defects (sulfur vacancy) created by…
The concept of alloy engineering has emerged as a viable technique towards tuning the bandgap as well as engineering the defect levels in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcognides (TMDC). Possibility to synthesize these ultrathin TMDC…
Using {\em ab initio} density functional theory calculations, we characterize changes in the electronic structure of MoS$_{2}$ monolayers introduced by missing or additional adsorbed sulfur atoms. We furthermore identify the chemical and…
Geometrical confinement effect in exfoliated sheets of layered materials leads to significant evolution of energy dispersion with decreasing layer thickness. Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) was recently found to exhibit indirect to direct gap…
Atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors such as molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) hold great promise in electrical, optical, and mechanical devices and display novel physical phenomena such as coupled spin-valley physics and the…
We present an analytical investigation of the optical absorption spectrum of monolayer molybdenumdisulfide. Based on the density matrix formalism, our approach gives insights into the microscopic origin of excitonic transitions, their…
We performed density functional theory (DFT) calculations for a bi-layered heterostructure combining a graphene layer with a MoS2 layer with and without intercalated Li atoms. Our calculations demonstrate the importance of the van der Waals…
Motivated by recent STM experiments, we present a theoretical study of the electronic and magnetic properties of the Mn-induced acceptor level obtained by substituting a single Ga atom in the (110) surface layer of GaAs or in one of the…
Ultrathin layers of semiconducting molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) offer significant prospects in future electronic and optoelectronic applications. Although an increasing number of experiments bring light into the electronic transport…
Ultrathin lateral heterostructures of monolayer MoS2 and WS2 have successfully been realized with the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition method. Atomic-resolution HAADF-STEM observations have revealed that the junction widths of…