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A work-function-tunable 2D alloy for electrical contacts

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A two-dimensional metallic alloy that has a composition-tunable work function can be used to engineer metal–semiconductor contacts.

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Fig. 1: Growth of work-function-tunable metallic 2D alloys for electrical contact engineering.

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Wang, J., He, L., Tan, J. et al. A work-function-tunable 2D alloy for electrical contacts. Nat Electron 6, 795–796 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-023-01063-2

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