Computational 2D Materials Database: Electronic Structure of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides and Oxides

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 13169-13183

  Rasmussen, Filip A ^a   Thygesen, Kristian S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATION THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MONOLAYERS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; EFFECTIVE ELECTRONS; EXCITON-BINDING ENERGY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HETEROSTRUCTURE INTERFACES; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84935903154     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02950     Document Type: Article

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