Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO3 into Few-Layers MoS2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Raman Characterization
3.2. XRD Characterization
3.3. STEM Characterization
3.4. Electrical Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Carrascoso, F.; Sánchez-Santolino, G.; Hsu, C.-w.; Nemes, N.M.; Torres-Pardo, A.; Gant, P.; Mompeán, F.J.; Kalantar-zadeh, K.; Alonso, J.A.; García-Hernández, M.; et al. Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO3 into Few-Layers MoS2. Materials 2020, 13, 2293. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102293
Carrascoso F, Sánchez-Santolino G, Hsu C-w, Nemes NM, Torres-Pardo A, Gant P, Mompeán FJ, Kalantar-zadeh K, Alonso JA, García-Hernández M, et al. Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO3 into Few-Layers MoS2. Materials. 2020; 13(10):2293. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102293
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarrascoso, Felix, Gabriel Sánchez-Santolino, Chun-wei Hsu, Norbert M. Nemes, Almudena Torres-Pardo, Patricia Gant, Federico J. Mompeán, Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, José A. Alonso, Mar García-Hernández, and et al. 2020. "Direct Transformation of Crystalline MoO3 into Few-Layers MoS2" Materials 13, no. 10: 2293. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102293