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Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogendes $MX_2$ (es. MoS$_2$, WS$_2$, MoSe$_2$, \ldots) are among the most promising materials for bandgap engineering. Widely studied in these compounds, by means of ab-initio techniques, is the…