New First Order Raman-active Modes in Few Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Terrones, H ^a,e   Del Corro, E ^b   Feng, S ^a   Poumirol, J M ^c   Rhodes, D ^c   Smirnov, D ^c   Pradhan, N R ^c   Lin, Z ^a   Nguyen, M A T ^a   Elias A L ^a   Mallouk, T E ^a   Balicas, L ^c   Pimenta, M A ^b   Terrones, M ^a,d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84926387042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04215     Document Type: Article

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