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The strong light-matter interaction in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is promising for nanoscale optoelectronics with their direct band gap nature and the ultra-fast radiative decay of the strongly bound excitons these…
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Increasing demands for renewable sources of energy has been a major driving force for developing efficient thermoelectric materials. Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have emerged as promising candidates for…
Monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) present high second-order optical nonlinearity, which is extremely desirable for, e.g., frequency conversion in nonlinear photonic devices. On the other hand, the atomic thickness of 2D…
2D semiconducting nanosheets of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides are attractive materials for solar energy conversion because of their unique absorption properties. Here, we propose Mo thio- and oxo-thio-complexes anchored on 2D p-WSe2…
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Transition-metal-based layered double hydroxides (TM-LDHs) nanosheets are promising electrocatalysts in the renewable electrochemical energy conversion system, which are regarded as alternatives to noble metal-based materials. In this…
In this letter, we highlight the enhanced functionalization of the electronic and optical properties in the hybrid heterojunction of 1D Tellurene with 2D monolayer of Graphene and MoS2 in both lateral and vertical geometries, having…
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The recent discovery of semiconducting two-dimensional materials has led to the prediction of a revolution in the field of optoelectronics, driven by the introduction of a series of new components that are just a few atoms thick. Key…
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