Synthesis of Large-Area WS 2 monolayers with Exceptional Photoluminescence

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  McCreary, Kathleen M ^a   Hanbicki, Aubrey T ^a   Jernigan, Glenn G ^a   Culbertson, James C ^a   Jonker, Berend T ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84955153656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep19159     Document Type: Article

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