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http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2019.56.1.12

Recent Progresses in the Growth of Two-dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides  

Jung, Yeonjoon (Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University)
Ji, Eunji (Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University)
Capasso, Andrea (Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University)
Lee, Gwan-Hyoung (Department of Material Science and Engineering, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society / v.56, no.1, 2019 , pp. 24-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, considerable progress and many breakthroughs have been achieved in the growth of two-dimensional materials, especially transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), which attract significant attention owing to their unique properties originating from their atomically thin layered structure. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) has shown great promise to fabricate large-scale and high-quality TMDC films with exceptional electronic and optical properties. However, the scalable growth of high-quality TMDCs by CVD is yet to meet industrial criteria. Therefore, growth mechanisms should be unveiled for a deeper understanding and further improvement of growth methods are required. This review summarizes the recent progress in the growth methods of TMDCs through CVD and other modified approaches to gain insights into the growth of large-scale and high-quality TMDCs.
Keywords
Two-dimensional materials; Transition metal dichalcogenides; Growth; Chemical vapor deposition; Coalescence;
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