Transition metal dichalcogenides and beyond: Synthesis, properties, and applications of single- and few-layer nanosheets

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-64

  Lv, Ruitao ^a   Robinson, Joshua A ^b   Schaak, Raymond E ^b   Sun, Du ^b   Sun, Yifan ^b   Mallouk, Thomas E ^b   Terrones, Mauricio ^b,c  

^a Ministry of Education   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84921374161     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar5002846     Document Type: Article

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