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Transition metal ditellurides make for better 2D contacts

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Metal–semiconductor junctions formed between a transition metal ditelluride and monolayer molybdenum disulfide exhibit nearly ideal Schottky–Mott conditions.

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Fig. 1: Production of patterned metallic transition metal ditellurides.

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Liu, W. Transition metal ditellurides make for better 2D contacts. Nat Electron 3, 187–188 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-020-0403-2

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