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Leaving defects out of 2D molybdenum disulfide

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By incorporating oxygen into the chemical vapour deposition growth of molybdenum disulfide, sulfur vacancies can be passivated and contact resistances lowered.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of the atomic structure of molybdenum disulfide.

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    Saptarshi Das

  2. Department of Physics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA

    Ana Laura Elías

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Das, S., Elías, A.L. Leaving defects out of 2D molybdenum disulfide. Nat Electron 5, 19–20 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00695-6

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