Conspectus In the wake of the discovery of the remarkable electronic and physical
properties of graphene, a vibrant research area on two-dimensional (2D) layered materials …

This special issue is about two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs), a
family of materials consisting of over 40 compounds with the generalized formula of MX2 …

Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), such as MoS 2 and WS 2, have
recently triggered worldwide research interest due to their remarkable optical and electronic …

The discovery of graphene has ignited intensive interest in two-dimensional layered
materials (2DLMs). These 2DLMs represent a new class of nearly ideal 2D material systems …

Ultrathin two-dimensional nanosheets of layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)
are fundamentally and technologically intriguing. In contrast to the graphene sheet, they are …

Abstract Graphene-like two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs)
have been attracting a wide range of research interests. Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) is …

The remarkable properties of graphene have renewed interest in inorganic, two-dimensional
materials with unique electronic and optical attributes. Transition metal dichalcogenides …

Recently, graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDCs) have been widely explored due to their unique optical, mechanical, electrical and …

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have become the focus of
intense research due to their unique physical and chemical properties. These features arise …

Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a diverse group of materials whose
properties vary from semiconducting to metallic with a variety of many body phenomena …