Transition metal chalcogenides: Ultrathin inorganic materials with tunable electronic properties

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-72

  Heine, Thomas ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84921341507     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar500277z     Document Type: Article

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