Bilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides: Different stackings and heterostructures

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 373-382

  Terrones, Humberto ^a   Terrones, Mauricio ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dichalcogenides; Heterostructures; Layered materials

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; DICHALCOGENIDES; LAYERED MATERIAL; STACKINGS; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84894360926     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.284     Document Type: Article

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