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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 4, 1021(2025)

Bilayer MoS₂ nanoribbons: observation of optically inactive “exciton-free” regions and electrical gating of optical response

V. G. Kravets¹, Zhaolong Chen^2,3, Yashar Mayamei¹, K. S. Novoselov², and A. N. Grigorenko^1、*

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¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

²Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117544, Singapore

³School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China

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Paper Information

Category: Nanophotonics and Photonic Crystals

Received: Jul. 18, 2024

Accepted: Oct. 27, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 31, 2025

The Author Email: A. N. Grigorenko (sasha@manchester.ac.uk)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.537107

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.537107

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