Unique properties of two-dimensional crystal bring potential for optoelectronics, solar cells, valleytronics
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 13:01
in Physics & Chemistry
When the dry lubricant, molybdenum disulfide, is stripped down to a single layer of atoms, a tightly bound quasi-particle comprised of two electrons and a hole forms with unique spin and valley properties, researchers from Case Western Reserve University and colleagues discovered.