Growth and synthesis of mono and few-layers transition metal dichalcogenides by vapour techniques: A review

RSC Advances

Volumn 5, Issue 92, 2015, Pages 75500-75518

  Bosi, Matteo ^a  

^a IMEM CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DEPOSITION; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; METALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

BOTTOM-UP SYNTHESIS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; GROWTH AND SYNTHESIS; METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY; SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNIQUE; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES;

TRANSITION METALS;

EID: 84941312771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra09356b     Document Type: Article

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