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Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers attract great attention due to their specific structural, electronic and mechanical properties. The formation of their lateral heterostructures allows a new degree of flexibility in…
The research field of two dimensional (2D) materials strongly relies on optical microscopy characterization tools to identify atomically thin materials and to determine their number of layers. Moreover, optical microscopy-based techniques…
Despite the weak nature of interlayer forces in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials, their properties are highly dependent on the number of layers in the few-layer two-dimensional (2D) limit. Here, we present a combined scanning…
Layered transition-metal dichalcogenides have emerged as exciting material systems with atomically thin geometries and unique electronic properties. Pressure is a powerful tool for continuously tuning their crystal and electronic structures…
We calculate from first principles the electronic structure and optical properties of a number of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) bilayer heterostructures consisting of MoS2 layers sandwiched with WS2, MoSe2, MoTe2, BN, or graphene…
The monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides have recently attracted much attention owing to their potential in valleytronics, flexible and low-power electronics and optoelectronic devices. Recent reports have demonstrated the growth of…
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…
Defects can strongly influence the electronic, optical and mechanical properties of 2D materials, making defect stability under different thermodynamic conditions crucial for material-property engineering. In this paper, we present an…
Atomically thin materials, like semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (S-TMDs), are highly sensitive to the environment. This opens up an opportunity to externally control their properties by changing their surroundings. We…
Single- and few-layer transition metal dichalcogenides have recently emerged as a new family of layered crystals with great interest, not only from the fundamental point of view, but also because of their potential application in ultrathin…
Among two-dimensional (2D) materials, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) stand out for their remarkable electronic, optical, and chemical properties. In addition to being variable bandgap semiconductor materials, the atomic thinness…
Dichalcogenides with the common formula MX2 are layered materials with electrical properties that range from semiconducting to superconducting. Here, we describe optimal imaging conditions for optical detection of ultrathin, two-dimensional…
Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) heterostructures have unique properties that depend on the twisting angle and stacking order of two or more monolayers. However, their practical applications are limited by the low photoluminescence…
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…
Lateral heterostructures of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide offer a powerful platform to investigate photonic and electronic phenomena at atomically sharp interfaces. However, their controlled engineering, including tuning lateral domain…
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…
Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (MX2)/metal oxide heterostructures have shown unique physical properties, making them promising materials for various applications ranging from photocatalysis to solar energy conversion.…