Effect of the Substrate on MoS 2 Monolayer Morphology: An Integrated Computational and Experimental Study

Paul, Shiddartha; Torsi, Riccardo; Robinson, Joshua A.; Momeni, Kasra

doi:10.1021/acsami.2c03471

Effect of the Substrate on MoS ₂ Monolayer Morphology: An Integrated Computational and Experimental Study

Journal Article · 14 April 2022 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c03471· OSTI ID:1978269

^[1]; ^[2]; Robinson, Joshua A. ^[3]; ^[1]

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
2D Crystal Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
2D Crystal Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States; Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States; Center for 2D and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0001066

OSTI ID:: 1978269

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 14, Issue 16; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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