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Synthesis of monolayer MoS2 is essential for fulfilling the potential of MoS2 in catalysis, optoelectronics and valleytronics, etc. Herein, we report for the first time the scalable growth of high quality, domain size tunable (edge length…

We designed solution-processed, flexible hybrid graphene flake/2H-MoS2 quantum dot (QD) heterostructures, showing enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with respect to their native individual…

The ability to efficiently evolve hydrogen via electrocatalysis at low overpotentials holds tremendous promise for clean energy. Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) can be easily achieved from water if a voltage above the thermodynamic…

Designing electrocatalysts for HER in alkaline conditions to overcome the sluggish kinetics associated with the additional water dissociation step is a recognized challenge in promoting the hydrogen economy. To this end, delicately tuning…

We investigate a vertically-stacked hybrid photodiode consisting of a thin n-type molybdenum disulfide (MoS$_{2}$) layer transferred onto p-type silicon. The fabrication is scalable as the MoS$_{2}$ is grown by a controlled and tunable…

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a layered material of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) with a high refractive index in the visible and infrared spectral range. Therefore, by constructing MoS2 into dielectric nanoresonators, one can…

Recently, avalanche multiplication has been observed in TMDC-based FETs, enhancing sensor performance with high sensitivity. However, the high voltage required for operation can damage the FETs, making it crucial to reduce the breakdown…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-09-13 Xiaofan Cai , Ruichang Chen , Xu Gao , Meili Yuan , Haixia Hu , Hang Yin , Yuanyuan Qu , Yang Tan , Feng Chen

The increasing prevalence of pharmaceutical contaminants within the aquatic environment has generated considerable environmental concerns, especially regarding persistent anticancer medications like the kinase inhibitor sorafenib (SRF),…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-31 I. Agnes Felicia Roy , Kuo Yuan Hwa , Aravindan Santhan , Slava V Rotkin

Achieving tunability of two dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) functions calls for the introduction of hybrid 2D materials by means of localized interactions with zero dimensional (0D) materials. A metal-semiconductor…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-06-25 Udai Bhanu , Muhammad R. Islam , Laurene Tetard , Saiful I. Khondaker

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a widely studied layered material for electronic, optical, and catalytic applications. It can host lithium ions between the van der Waals layers, which triggers a phase transition between the semiconducting 2H…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-21 Yerin Hong , Juhwan Lim , Jinhong Min , Nishkarsh Agarwal , Robert Hovden , Ageeth A. Bol , Yiyang Li

Molybdenum Disulphide (MoS2) is an interesting material which exists in atomically thin multilayers and can be exfoliated into monolayer or a few layers for multiple applications. It has emerged as a promising material for development of…

The strong spin$-$orbit coupling (SOC) and numerous crystal phases in few$-$layer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) MX$_2$ (M$=$W, Mo, and X$=$Te, Se, S) has led to a variety of novel physics, such as Ising superconductivity and…

Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are an emerging class of atomically-thin superconductors, whose characteristics are highly prone to tailoring by surface functionalization. Here we explore the use of hydrogen…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-04-11 Jonas Bekaert , Cem Sevik , Milorad V. Milosevic

Monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides recently emerge as a new family of two-dimensional material potentially suitable for numerous applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices due to the presence of finite band gap. Many…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-01-21 Yongqing Cai , Zhaoqiang Bai , Hui Pan , Yuan Ping Feng , Boris I. Yakobson , Yong-Wei Zhang

Transition-metal dichalcogenides open novel opportunities for the exploration of exciting new physics and devices. As a representative system, 2H-MoS$_2$ has been extensively investigated owing to its unique band structure with a large band…

Now-a-days, the development of clean and green energy sources is the prior interest of research due to increasing global energy demand and extensive usage of fossil fuels that create pollutants. Hydrogen has the highest energy density by…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-06-28 Vikash Kumar , Shrish Nath Upadhyay , Dikeshwar Halba , Srimanta Pakhira

Two-dimensional semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) like molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are generating significant excitement due to their unique electronic, chemical, and optical properties. Covalent chemical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-28 Ximo S. Chu , Ahmed Yousaf , Duo O. Li , Anli A. Tang , Abhishek Debnath , Duo Ma , Alexander A. Green , Elton J. G. Santos , Qing Hua Wang

Edge structures are highly relevant to the electronic, magnetic and catalytic properties of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and their one dimensional (1D) counterpart, i.e., nanoribbons, which should be…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-10-18 Wei Huang , Xiaowei Wang , Xujing Ji , Ze Zhang , Chuanhong Jin

Two-dimensional (2D) superconductivity is a fascinating phenomenon packed with rich physics and wide technological application. The vortices and their dynamics arising from classical and quantum fluctuations give rise to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-17 Chithra H. Sharma , Ananthu P. Surendran , Sangeeth S. Varma , Madhu Thalakulam

The usage of molten salts, e.g., Na2MoO4 and Na2WO4, has shown great success in the growth of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In comparison with the halide salt (i.e., NaCl,…