Salt-Assisted MoS 2 Growth: Molecular Mechanisms from the First Principles

Lei, Jincheng; Xie, Yu; Kutana, Alex; Bets, Ksenia V.; Yakobson, Boris I.

doi:10.1021/jacs.2c02497

Salt-Assisted MoS ₂ Growth: Molecular Mechanisms from the First Principles

Journal Article · 15 April 2022 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c02497· OSTI ID:1978477

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Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States; OSTI
Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States; Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0012547

OSTI ID:: 1978477

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 144; ISSN 0002-7863

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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