Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenide nanomaterials: synthesis, applications and future perspectives

M Samadi, N Sarikhani, M Zirak, H Zhang… - Nanoscale …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenides (G6-TMDs), most notably MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2,
WS2 and WSe2, constitute an important class of materials with a layered crystal structure …

Phonon and Raman scattering of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides from monolayer, multilayer to bulk material

X Zhang, XF Qiao, W Shi, JB Wu, DS Jiang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanosheets exhibit
remarkable electronic and optical properties. The 2D features, sizable bandgaps and recent …

Half-unit-cell ZnIn2S4 monolayer with sulfur vacancies for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

C Du, Q Zhang, Z Lin, B Yan, C **a, G Yang - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) photocatalytic materials have attracted extensive attention
due to the unique properties different from those of their bulk. 2D ZnIn 2 S 4 nanosheets with …

Robust epitaxial growth of two-dimensional heterostructures, multiheterostructures, and superlattices

Z Zhang, P Chen, X Duan, K Zang, J Luo, X Duan - Science, 2017 - science.org
We report a general synthetic strategy for highly robust growth of diverse lateral
heterostructures, multiheterostructures, and superlattices from two-dimensional (2D) atomic …

Large-scale quantum-emitter arrays in atomically thin semiconductors

C Palacios-Berraquero, DM Kara… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Quantum light emitters have been observed in atomically thin layers of transition metal
dichalcogenides. However, they are found at random locations within the host material and …

Few-layer transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, WS2, and WSe2) for water splitting and degradation of organic pollutants: Understanding the piezocatalytic effect

S Li, Z Zhao, D Yu, JZ Zhao, Y Su, Y Liu, Y Lin, W Liu… - Nano Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric materials have promising potential for converting mechanical energy into
chemical energy (ie piezocatalysis) by coupling the piezotronic effect with electrochemical …

2D transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures for p‐and n‐type photovoltaic self‐powered gas sensor

Y Kim, S Lee, JG Song, KY Ko, WJ Woo… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted much attention for their
gas sensing applications due to their superior responsivity at typical room temperature …

Exciton Binding Energy and Nonhydrogenic Rydberg Series in Monolayer

A Chernikov, TC Berkelbach, HM Hill, A Rigosi, Y Li… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
We have experimentally determined the energies of the ground and first four excited
excitonic states of the fundamental optical transition in monolayer WS 2, a model system for …

Tungsten dichalcogenides (WS 2, WSe 2, and WTe 2): materials chemistry and applications

A Eftekhari - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Tungsten is the heaviest transition metal in the family of common transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDCs). Despite the essential similarities of TMDCs, the considerable …

Universality of electronic characteristics and photocatalyst applications in the two-dimensional Janus transition metal dichalcogenides

C **a, W **ong, J Du, T Wang, Y Peng, J Li - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Due to mirror symmetry breaking, two-dimensional Janus transition metal dichalcogenides
MXY (M= Mo, W; X, Y= S, Se, Te) present charming electronic properties. However, there …