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Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 095(2024)

Atomically Substitutional Engineering of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Layers for Enhancing Tailored Properties and Superior Applications

Zhaosu Liu1... Si Yin Tee2, Guijian Guan1,* and Ming-Yong Han1,** |Show fewer author(s)

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¹Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People’s Republic of China

²Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore 138634, Singapore

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Zhaosu Liu, Si Yin Tee, Guijian Guan, Ming-Yong Han. Atomically Substitutional Engineering of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Layers for Enhancing Tailored Properties and Superior Applications[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 095

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Sep. 2, 2023

Accepted: Nov. 30, 2023

Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

The Author Email: Guan Guijian (guijianguan@tju.edu.cn), Han Ming-Yong (han_mingyong@tju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1007/s40820-023-01315-y

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