Rhenium Disulfide Atomic Structure (IMAGE)

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Rhenium Disulfide Atomic Structure

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The atomic structure of a monolayer of rhenium disulphide shows the dimerization of the rhenium atoms as a result of the Peierls, forming a rhenium chain denoted by the red zigzag line.

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Image courtesy of Junqiao Wu, Berkeley Lab

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