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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) are currently among the most interesting two-dimensional (2D) materials due to their outstanding properties. MoTe2 involves attractive polymorphic TMD crystals which can exist in three different 2D…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-02-05 Bohayra Mortazavi , Golibjon R Berdiyorov , Meysam Makaremi , Timon Rabczuk

We study in-plane lateral heterostructures of commensurate transition-metal dichalcogenides, such as MoS$_{2}$-WS$_{2}$ and MoSe$_{2}$-WSe$_{2}$, and find interfacial and edge states that are highly localized to these regions of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-01-04 Oscar Ávalos-Ovando , Diego Mastrogiuseppe , Sergio E. Ulloa

Two-dimensional (2D) Janus Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted much interest due to their exciting quantum properties arising from their unique two-faced structure, broken-mirror symmetry, and consequent colossal…

The unique electrical and optical properties of emerging two-dimensional transition metal dichal-cogenides (TMDs) present compelling advantages over conventional semiconductors, including Si, Ge, and GaAs. Nevertheless, realising the full…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-23 Yusuf Kerem Bostan , Elanur Hut , Cem Sanga , Nadire Nayir , Ayse Erol , Yue Wang , Fahrettin Sarcan

This article reviews recent progress in two-dimensional (2D) hybrid structures that integrate transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with photochromic molecules for photodetector applications. Atomically thin TMD semiconductors offer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-16 Sewon Park , Jaehoon Ji , Joakim Andreasson , Jeong Ho You , Jong Hyun Choi

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have become a fertile playground for the exploration and manipulation of novel collective electronic states. Recent experiments have unveiled a variety of robust 2D orders in highly-crystalline materials…

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted significant attention for optoelectronic, photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical applications. The properties of TMDCs are highly dependent on the number of stacked atomic layers, which…

The monolithic integration of electronics and photonics has attracted enormous attention due to its potential applications. However, the realization of such hybrid circuits has remained a challenge because it requires optical communication…

Two-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as promising materials for electronic, optoelectronic, and valleytronic applications. Recent work suggests drastic changes of the band gap and exciton binding…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 Eric Parzinger , Martin Hetzl , Ursula Wurstbauer , Alexander W. Holleitner

Two-dimensional (2D) binary transition-metal chalcogenides (TMCs) like molybdenum disulfide exhibits excellent properties as materials for light adsorption devices. Alloying binary TMCs can form 2D compositionally complex TMC alloys…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-10-14 Duo Wang , Lei Liu , Neha Basu , Houlong L. Zhuang

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) attract significant attention due to their exceptional optical and excitonic properties. It was understood already in the 1960s, and recently rediscovered, that many TMDs possess high refractive index…

All-optical signal processing based on nonlinear optical devices is promising for ultrafast information processing in optical communication systems. Recent advances in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials with unique structures and…

Optics · Physics 2024-03-07 David J. Moss

Nonlinear light sources are central to a myriad of applications, driving a quest for their miniaturisation down to the nanoscale. In this quest, nonlinear metasurfaces hold a great promise, as they enhance nonlinear effects through their…

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dicakcoganite (TMD) materials have unique electronic and optical properties. The electronic band structures of the materials alter as a function of layer numbers, which results in modifications to the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-02-18 Bilal Bera Meric , Ayse Erol , Fahrettin Sarcan

The discovery of archetypal two-dimensional (2D) materials provides enormous opportunities in both fundamental breakthroughs and device applications, as evident by the research booming in graphene, atomically thin transition-metal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-11-27 Chenqiang Hua , Feng Sheng , Qifeng Hu , Zhu-An Xu , Yunhao Lu , Yi Zheng

Monolayers (ML) of Group-6 transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are semiconducting two-dimensional materials with direct bandgap, showing promising applications in various fields of science and technology, such as nanoelectronics and…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Mohammad Bahmani , Mahdi Faghihnasiri , Michael Lorke , Agnieszka-Beata Kuc , Thomas Frauenheim

Atomically thin polycrystalline transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are relevant to both fundamental science investigation and applications. TMD thin-films present uniquely difficult challenges to effective nanoscale crystalline…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-31 Brian Shevitski , Christopher T. Chen , Christoph Kastl , Tevye Kuykendall , Adam Schwartzberg , Shaul Aloni , Alex Zettl

We developed a six-band $k \cdot p$ model that describes the electronic states of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) in $K$-valleys. The set of parameters for the $k \cdot p$ model is uniquely determined by decomposing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-12 D. V. Rybkovskiy , I. C. Gerber , M. V. Durnev

We calculate the binding energy, transition energies, oscillator strength, and absorption coefficient of indirect excitons in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) double layers separated by an integer number of hexagonal boron nitride…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-19 Matthew N. Brunetti , Oleg L. Berman , Roman Ya. Kezerashvili

Layer number-dependent band structures and symmetry are vital for the electrical and optical characteristics of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). Harvesting 2D TMDCs with tunable thickness and properties can be…