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We report the first direct observation of a disordered vortex matter phase existing near the edge of a bulk type-II superconductor Nb using a novel position-sensitive neutron diffraction technique. This "edge-contaminated" vortex state was…
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Three Mo-based transition metal dichalcogenides MoS$_2$, MoSe$_2$ and MoTe$_2$ share at ambient conditions the same structure 2H$_c$, consisting of layers where Mo atoms are surrounded by six chalcogen atoms in trigonal prism coordination.…
Recent results on the optical properties of mono- and few-layers of semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides are reviewed. Experimental observations are presented and discussed in the frame of existing models, highlighting the limits…
Using ab initio methods based on density functional theory, the electronic and magnetic structure of layered hexagonal NbSe$_{2}$ is studied. In the case of single-layer NbSe$_{2}$ it is found that, for all the functionals considered, the…
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