Strain Induced Phase Transition of WS2 by Local Dewetting of Au/Mica Film upon Annealing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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W 4f [at.%] | S 2p [at.%] | S 2p/W 4f | W 4f 2H [%] | W 4f 1T [%] | W 4f Metal [%] | S 2p 2H [%] | S 2p 1T [%] | 2H S 2p/W 4f | 1T S 2p/W 4f | |
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A1 RT | 32.9 | 67.1 | 2.04 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2.04 | - |
A2 750 K (basal site) | 33.4 | 66.6 | 1.99 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1.99 | - |
B1 750 K | 34.9 | 65.1 | 1.86 | 90.8 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 98.0 | 2.0 | 2.01 | 1.96 |
B2 750 K | 37.2 | 62.6 | 1.68 | 78.2 | 4.6 | 17.2 | 94.7 | 5.3 | 2.03 | 1.94 |
B3 830 K | 47.3 | 52.7 | 1.11 | 53.5 | 13.5 | 33.0 | 81.1 | 18.9 | 1.69 | 1.56 |
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Kosmala, T.; Palczynski, P.; Amati, M.; Gregoratti, L.; Sezen, H.; Mattevi, C.; Agnoli, S.; Granozzi, G. Strain Induced Phase Transition of WS2 by Local Dewetting of Au/Mica Film upon Annealing. Surfaces 2021, 4, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4010001
Kosmala T, Palczynski P, Amati M, Gregoratti L, Sezen H, Mattevi C, Agnoli S, Granozzi G. Strain Induced Phase Transition of WS2 by Local Dewetting of Au/Mica Film upon Annealing. Surfaces. 2021; 4(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleKosmala, Tomasz, Pawel Palczynski, Matteo Amati, Luca Gregoratti, Hikmet Sezen, Cecilia Mattevi, Stefano Agnoli, and Gaetano Granozzi. 2021. "Strain Induced Phase Transition of WS2 by Local Dewetting of Au/Mica Film upon Annealing" Surfaces 4, no. 1: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces4010001