SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT
Using the Advanced Light Source (ALS), researchers found a unique insulating state in an atomically thin material, driven by the combined effects of lattice–electron interactions and atomic-bond formation.
SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT
The work provides a better understanding of charge ordering in two-dimensional materials and opens up new possibilities for achieving designer electronic properties.
A material smorgasbord
Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are materials characterized by atomically thin, weakly bonded layers. The basic TMD building block—a...
