Scientists uncover ‘flipping’ layers in heterostructures to trigger modifications of their properties

Transition metallic dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors are particular supplies which have lengthy fascinated researchers with their distinctive properties. For one, they’re flat, one-atom-thick two-dimensional (2D) supplies much like that of graphene. They’re compounds that comprise totally different mixtures of the transition metallic group (e.g., molybdenum, tungsten) and chalcogen components (e.g., sulfur, selenium, tellurium).