Group IVB transition metal trichalcogenides: a new class of 2D layered materials beyond graphene

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 211-222

  Dai, Jun ^a   Li, Ming ^a,b   Zeng, Xiao Cheng ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NORTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHEMICAL STABILITY; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE TRANSISTORS; MONOLAYERS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; WIRE;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FETS); FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HIGH CARRIER MOBILITY; MECHANICAL EXFOLIATION; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RESEARCH INTERESTS; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84955437721     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1243     Document Type: Article

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