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Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

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This chapter discusses magnetism in few-layer transition metal dichalcogenides associated with the presence of edges, defects, dislocations and grain boundaries as well as dopants.

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Kolobov, A.V., Tominaga, J. (2016). Magnetism in 2D TMDC. In: Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 239. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31450-1_10

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