Topical meeting on 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
Do not miss the topical meeting on transition metal dichalcogenides and two-dimensional semiconductors on June 5 in Geneva!
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Following the discovery of graphene, it has been realized that there exists a vast class of layered materials with interesting electronic properties, which can be exfoliated to produce nearly perfect 2D crystals, having thickness of only one or few atoms. These 2D crystals possess electronic properties that differ significantly from those of their bulk parent compounds, and are now at the focus of an intense experimental and theoretical research effort. It is now also just starting to be possible to assemble hetero-structures by laminating atomically thin layers of these different materials one by one. In the cases when these hetero-structures have been assembled successfully, interesting phenomena have been observed. These developments appear to indicate that we are at the beginning of a new way to look at electronic materials, which is opening unprecedented opportunities for future research and developments.
One class of materials to which considerable effort is devoted is that of the layered transition metal dichalcogenides. In the past, these materials have attracted (and are still attracting) interest because of their impressively rich electronic properties. These same materials are now being investigated systematically as a function of their thickness, down to individual monolayers. The topical meeting on June 5 will mainly focus on these systems. It aims at bringing together researchers in Switzerland that are active in the field, to exchange ideas and information, and to stimulate future activities.
