Origin of Hybrid 1T- and 2H-WS2 Ultrathin Layers by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27496-27504

  Loh, Tamie A J ^a   Chua, Daniel H C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEPOSITION; ELECTRONS; NICKEL; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; PULSED LASERS; SILVER;

A-STABLE; DOPING PROCESS; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON-DOPING; HYBRID STRUCTURE; METAL SURFACES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); ULTRATHIN LAYERS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84949495374     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09277     Document Type: Article

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