Texture-Induced Strain in a WS2 Single Layer to Monitor Spin–Valley Polarization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Substrate Patterning and Sample Preparation
2.2. Photoluminescence, Reflectivity, and Photoluminescence Excitation Spectroscopy
2.3. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
2.4. Raman Spectroscopy
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kourmoulakis, G.; Michail, A.; Anestopoulos, D.; Christodoulides, J.A.; Tripathi, M.; Dalton, A.Β.; Parthenios, J.; Papagelis, K.; Stratakis, E.; Kioseoglou, G. Texture-Induced Strain in a WS2 Single Layer to Monitor Spin–Valley Polarization. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171437
Kourmoulakis G, Michail A, Anestopoulos D, Christodoulides JA, Tripathi M, Dalton AΒ, Parthenios J, Papagelis K, Stratakis E, Kioseoglou G. Texture-Induced Strain in a WS2 Single Layer to Monitor Spin–Valley Polarization. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(17):1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171437
Chicago/Turabian StyleKourmoulakis, George, Antonios Michail, Dimitris Anestopoulos, Joseph A. Christodoulides, Manoj Tripathi, Alan Β. Dalton, John Parthenios, Konstantinos Papagelis, Emmanuel Stratakis, and George Kioseoglou. 2024. "Texture-Induced Strain in a WS2 Single Layer to Monitor Spin–Valley Polarization" Nanomaterials 14, no. 17: 1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14171437