Electronic; thermoelectric; transition metal dichalcogenides
Research Center/Unit :
CESAM - Complex and Entangled Systems from Atoms to Materials - ULiège
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Bilc, Daniel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique théorique des matériaux
Benea, Diana
Pop, Viorel
Ghosez, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique théorique des matériaux
Verstraete, Matthieu ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique des matériaux et nanostructures
Language :
English
Title :
Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
ISSN :
1932-7447
eISSN :
1932-7455
Publisher :
American Chemical Society, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
Volume :
125
Issue :
49
Pages :
27084-27097
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Tags :
Tier-1 supercomputer CÉCI : Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif
Funding text :
The authors acknowledge the financial support from a grant of
the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and
Innovation, CCCDIUEFISCDI, project number COFUNDFLAGERA
II-MELoDICA, within PNCDI III. Computational
resources were provided by the high-performance computational
facility of Babes-Bolyai University (MADECIP, POSCCE
COD SMIS 48801/1862) cofinanced by the European
Regional Development Fund.
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