A hydrothermally synthesized MoSSe alloy with deep-shallow level conversion for enhanced performance of photodetectors.

Nanoscale Adv

Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory for Quantum Engineering and Micro-Nano Energy Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xiangtan University Hunan 411105 P. R. China

Published: May 2020


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