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Structure and Physico-Chemical Properties of Single Layer and Few-Layer TMDCs

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Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

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Abstract

The structure and properties of ultimately thin layers are often different from the corresponding bulk. This chapter describes mono- and few-layers of transition metal dichalcogenides, including phase stability and transformations, defects, and the corresponding physico-chemical properties.

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Notes

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    A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top. The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the T-totum, a gambling toy found in many European cultures.

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    We preserve here the notations of the original publication [72], the relationship with the grain boundaries described above is obvious from comparing Figs. 5.21 and 5.23.

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