MOS2 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

MOS2 1

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Three gas-phase molecules react at high temperatures during chemical vapor deposition to form molybdenum disulfide, a two-dimensional semiconductor that could find use in next-generation electronics. In this illustration, molybdenum atoms are purple, oxygen is red and sulfur is yellow.

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Illustration by Jincheng Lei/Rice University

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