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Photonics Research
Vol. 13, Issue 4, 1021 (2025)

Bilayer MoS₂ nanoribbons: observation of optically inactive “exciton-free” regions and electrical gating of optical response

V. G. Kravets¹, Zhaolong Chen^2,3, Yashar Mayamei¹, K. S. Novoselov², and A. N. Grigorenko^1,*

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¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

²Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117544, Singapore

³School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China

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V. G. Kravets, Zhaolong Chen, Yashar Mayamei, K. S. Novoselov, A. N. Grigorenko, "Bilayer MoS₂ nanoribbons: observation of optically inactive “exciton-free” regions and electrical gating of optical response," Photonics Res. 13, 1021 (2025) Copy Citation Text

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