Oscillating edge states in one-dimensional MoS2 nanowires

Hai Xu; Shuanglong Liu; Zijing Ding; Sherman J. R. Tan; Kah Meng Yam; Yang Bao; Chang Tai Nai; Man-Fai Ng; Jiong Lu; Chun Zhang; Kian Ping Loh

doi:10.1038/ncomms12904

Nature Communications (Oct 2016)

Oscillating edge states in one-dimensional MoS2 nanowires

Hai Xu,
Shuanglong Liu,
Zijing Ding,
Sherman J. R. Tan,
Kah Meng Yam,
Yang Bao,
Chang Tai Nai,
Man-Fai Ng,
Jiong Lu,
Chun Zhang,
Kian Ping Loh

Affiliations

Hai Xu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Shuanglong Liu: Department of Physics, National University of Singapore
Zijing Ding: Department of Physics, National University of Singapore
Sherman J. R. Tan: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Kah Meng Yam: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Yang Bao: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Chang Tai Nai: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Man-Fai Ng: Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Jiong Lu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Chun Zhang: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Kian Ping Loh: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12904
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Unusual properties arise in transition metal dichalcogenides as dimensionality decreases. Here, the authors introduce a templated growth approach to precisely control the width of MoS2nanowires on a substrate, allowing them to reveal a relationship between size and electronic properties.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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