Electron transport of WS 2 transistors in a hexagonal boron nitride dielectric environment

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Withers, Freddie ^a   Bointon, Thomas Hardisty ^a   Hudson, David Christopher ^a   Craciun, Monica Felicia ^a   Russo, Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84901020179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04967     Document Type: Article

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