Electronic structure, optical properties, and lattice dynamics in atomically thin indium selenide flakes

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1556-1568

  Sánchez Royo, Juan F ^a   Muñoz Matutano, Guillermo ^a   Brotons Gisbert, Mauro ^a   Martínez Pastor, Juan P ^a   Segura, Alfredo ^a   Cantarero, Andrés ^a   Mata, Rafael ^a   Canet Ferrer, Josep ^a   Tobias, Gerard ^b   Canadell, Enric ^b   Marqués Hueso, Jose ^c   Gerardot, Brian D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

electronic structure; indium selenide; micro photoluminescence; micro Raman spectroscopy; two dimensional flakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915815251     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0516-x     Document Type: Article

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