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Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: An Overview

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Two Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

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Two-dimensional materials attract enormous research attentions owing to the fascinating properties and great potential applications in electronics, optoelectronics, spintronics, energy conversion, and storage. Among them, two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenides exhibit exceptional properties such as tunable bandgaps, phase transition, and superconductivity. As such, two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenides have been extensively studied focusing on the property, synthesis, modification, and devices. Furthermore, the combination of different two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenides brings in versatile functionalities and the proof-of-concept electrical devices such as tunneling field-effect transistors, light-emitting diodes and photovoltaics have been demonstrated in the planar or vertical heterostructures. Thus in this chapter, we summarize the basic knowledge and previous research results about the two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenides, emphasizing the atom structure, band structure, and electrical applications.

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Liang, T., Cai, Y., Chen, H., Xu, M. (2019). Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: An Overview. In: Arul, N., Nithya, V. (eds) Two Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9045-6_1

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