DOI: 10.1126/science.1235547. Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Films

Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Films

10.1126/science.1235547

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Abstract

Atomic Layer Heterostructures—More Is More The isolation of stable layers of various materials, only an atom or several atoms thick, has provided the opportunity to fabricate devices with novel functionality and to probe fundamental physics. Britnell et al. (p. 1311 , published online 2 May; see the Perspective by Hamm and Hess ) sandwiched a single layer of the transition metal dichalcogenide WS 2 between two sheets of graphene. The photocurrent response of the heterostructure device was enhanced, compared to that of the bare layer of WS 2 . The prospect of combining single or several-atom-thick layers into heterostructures should help to develop materials with a wide range of properties.

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Britnell, L., Ribeiro, R. M., Eckmann, A., Jalil, R., Belle, B. D., Mishchenko, A., Kim, Y.-J., Gorbachev, R. V., Georgiou, T., Morozov, S. V., Grigorenko, A. N., Geim, A. K., Casiraghi, C., Neto, A. H. C., & Novoselov, K. S. (2013). Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Films. Science, 340(6138), 1311â1314.

Authors 15

L. Britnell (first)
R. M. Ribeiro (additional)
A. Eckmann (additional)
R. Jalil (additional)
B. D. Belle (additional)
A. Mishchenko (additional)
Y.-J. Kim (additional)
R. V. Gorbachev (additional)
T. Georgiou (additional)
S. V. Morozov (additional)
A. N. Grigorenko (additional)
A. K. Geim (additional)
C. Casiraghi (additional)
A. H. Castro Neto (additional)
K. S. Novoselov (additional)

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Created	12 years, 3 months ago (May 3, 2013, 3:50 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 9:32 a.m.)
Indexed	6 minutes ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 6:42 a.m.)
Issued	12 years, 2 months ago (June 14, 2013)
Published	12 years, 2 months ago (June 14, 2013)
Published Print	12 years, 2 months ago (June 14, 2013)

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@article{Britnell_2013, title={Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Heterostructures of Atomically Thin Films}, volume={340}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1235547}, DOI={10.1126/science.1235547}, number={6138}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Britnell, L. and Ribeiro, R. M. and Eckmann, A. and Jalil, R. and Belle, B. D. and Mishchenko, A. and Kim, Y.-J. and Gorbachev, R. V. and Georgiou, T. and Morozov, S. V. and Grigorenko, A. N. and Geim, A. K. and Casiraghi, C. and Neto, A. H. Castro and Novoselov, K. S.}, year={2013}, month=jun, pages={1311–1314} }

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