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Electronic and dielectric properties of vapor-phase grown MoS_{2} have been investigated in metal/MoS_{2}/silicon capacitor structures by capacitance-voltage and conductancevoltage techniques. Analytical methods confirm the MoS_{2} layered…
Interface chemistry and defect formation in MoS2 thin films grown on single crystal substrates critically determine the electronic structure of MoS2 and thus can strongly modify material functionality relevant for many applications,…
Chemically and mechanically exfoliated MoS$_2$ single-layer samples have substantially different properties. While mechanically exfoliated single-layers are mono-phase (1H polytype with Mo in trigonal prismatic coordination), the chemically…
We investigated interlayer phonon modes of mechanically exfoliated few-layer 2H-SnS2 samples by using room temperature low-frequency micro-Raman spectroscopy. Raman measurements were performed using laser wavelength of 441.6, 514.4, 532 and…
Raman spectroscopy is a widely used, powerful, and nondestructive tool for studying the vibrational properties of bulk and low-dimensional materials. Raman spectra can be simulated using first-principles methods, but due to the high…
Raman scattering excitation (RSE) is an experimental technique in which the spectrum is made up by sweeping the excitation energy when the detection energy is fixed. We study the low-temperature ($T$=5~K) RSE spectra measured on four high…
Using first-principles calculations, we study the dependence of the electronic and vibrational properties of multi-layered PbI 2 crystals on the number of layers and focus on the electronic-band structure and the Raman spectrum.…
We have investigated atomic and electronic structure of grain boundaries in monolayer MoS2, where relative angles between two different grains are 0 and 60 degree. The grain boundaries with specific relative angle have been formed with…
Van der Waals single-layer materials are characterized by an inherent extremely low bending rigidity and therefore are prone to nanoscale structural modifications due to substrate interactions. Such interactions can induce excess charge…
Two-dimensional (2D) molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has attracted significant attention because of its outstanding properties, suitable for application in several critical technologies like, solar cells, photocatalysis, lithium-ion batteries,…
In this work, we reveal a curious type of moir\'e effect that selectively modifies the surface states of bulk crystal. We synthesize mixed-dimensional heterostructures consisting of a noble gas monolayer grow on the surface of bulk Bi(111),…
High quality electrical contact to semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as $MoS_2$ is key to unlocking their unique electronic and optoelectronic properties for fundamental research and device applications. Despite…
Semiconducting 2D materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), are emerging in nanomechanics, optoelectronics, and thermal transport. In each of these fields, perfect control over 2D material properties including strain,…
Silicon-based dielectric nanoantennas provide an effective platform for engineering light-matter interactions in van der Waals semiconductors. Here, we demonstrate near-field coupling between monolayer MoS2 and silicon nanoantennas arranged…
Two-dimensional layered materials offer the possibility to create artificial vertically stacked structures possessing an additional degree of freedom - $the$ $interlayer$ $twist$. We present a comprehensive optical study of artificially…
Here we report the properties of field-effect transistors based on few layers of chemical vapor transport grown alpha- MoTe_2 crystals mechanically exfoliated onto SiO_2. We performed field-effect and Hall mobility measurements, as well as…
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS$_2$) has attracted interest owing to its strain-tuned electronic and optical properties, making it a promising candidate for applications in strain engineering devices. In this study, we investigate the effect of…
In the present work, some MoS2 and WS2 nanosheets were prepared and characterized. Depending on the preparation procedures, trigonal prismatic (2H) or octahedral (1T) coordination of the metal atoms were obtained, exhibiting metallic (1T)…
We report on a modified transfer technique for atomically thin materials integrated onto microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for studying strain physics and creating strain-based devices. Our method tolerates the non-planar structures and…
With the advances in low dimensional transition metal dichalcolgenides (TMDCs) based metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), the interface between semiconductors and dielectrics has received considerable attention due to…