Photonics and optoelectronics of 2D semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides

Nature Photonics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 216-226

  Mak, Kin Fai ^a   Shan, Jie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; INFRARED DEVICES; MOLYBDENUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; TUNGSTEN; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BONDED SOLIDS; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; EXCITONIC EFFECT; NEAR INFRARED; RECENT PROGRESS; SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSITION; VAN DER WAALS; VISIBLE REGION;

TRANSITION METALS;

EID: 84963553271     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.282     Document Type: Review

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