Not exact matches
The material belongs to a class called transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs), which show promise
in replacing silicon
in transistors.
Hersam's research is described
in the paper «Thickness sorting of two - dimensional transition metal
dichalcogenides via copolymer - assisted gradient ultracentrifugation,» which was published
in the Nov. 13 issue of Nature Communications.
This technique works not just for MoS2, but for other materials
in the transition metal
dichalcogenides family.
«From the synthesis point of view, we have shown that certain transition metal
dichalcogenides can be exfoliated
in strong acids,» Singh said.
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has uncovered a direct link between sample quality and the degree of valley polarization
in monolayer transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs).
Transition - metal
dichalcogenide monolayers have naturally terminated surfaces and can exhibit a near - unity photoluminescence quantum yield
in the presence of suitable defect passivation.