Synthesis of centimeter-scale monolayer tungsten disulfide film on gold foils

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 5510-5519

  Yun, Seok Joon ^a   Chae, Sang Hoon ^a   Kim, Hyun ^a   Park, Jin Cheol ^a   Park, Ji Hoon ^a   Han, Gang Hee ^a   Lee, Joo Song ^a   Kim, Soo Min ^a   Oh, Hye Min ^a   Seok, Jinbong ^a   Jeong, Mun Seok ^a   Kim, Ki Kang ^b,c   Lee, Young Hee ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bubbling transfer; chemical vapor deposition; field effect transistor; gold; transition metal dichalcogenides; tungsten disulfide

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; FILM GROWTH; MONOLAYERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; TUNGSTEN;

BUBBLING TRANSFER; COATED SUBSTRATES; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH GROWTH TEMPERATURES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SULFUR SOLUBILITY; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; TUNGSTEN DISULFIDE;

GOLD;

EID: 84930667045     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01529     Document Type: Article

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