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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of two-dimensional (2D) materials been widely studied for emerging electronic properties. In this work, we use computational simulations to examine the water adsorption on TMDs…
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Band alignment of metal contacts to 2D semiconductors often deviate from the ideal Shottky-Mott (SM) rule due to the non-ideal factors such as the formation of interface dipole and metal-induced gap states (MIGS). Although MIGS can be…
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) represent an entire new class of semiconducting 2D materials with exciting properties. Defects in 2D TMDs can crucially affect their physical and chemical properties. However, characterization of the…
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials have captured the attention of the scientific community due to the wide range of unique properties at nanometer-scale thicknesses. While significant exploratory research in 2D materials has been achieved, the…
Stacked van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures where semi-conducting two-dimensional (2D) materials are contacted by overlayed graphene electrodes enable atomically-thin, flexible electronics. We use first-principles quantum transport…
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are layered materials which show excellent potential for nanoelectronic and optoelectronic applications. However, as many of the exciting features of these materials are controlled by the anharmonic…
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We study the frictional adhesive contact of a rigid insulating sphere sliding past a multiferroic coating deposed onto a rigid substrate, based on the hybrid element method (HEM). The adhesion behavior is described based on the…
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