Nanoscale transition metal dichalcogenides: Structures, properties, and applications

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 319-367

  Sorkin, V ^a   Pan, H ^a   Shi, H ^a   Quek, S Y ^a   Zhang, Y W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

fullerene like nanoparticles; layered materials; nanoflakes; nanoribbons; nanotubes; transition metal dichalcogenides; two dimensional materials

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FULLERENES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; TRANSITION METALS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

DEFECT ENGINEERING; IONIC-COVALENT BONDS; LAYERED MATERIAL; NANO-FLAKES; STRAIN ENGINEERING; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

NANORIBBONS;

EID: 84900988183     PISSN: 10408436     EISSN: 15476561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2013.863176     Document Type: Review

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