@inproceedings{219f5e33448643788c91b4fbb76c48c5,
title = "Review of optical properties of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides",
abstract = "Two dimensional (2D) materials have become a growing subject in the last 15 years mainly due to the isolation of graphene, which created a completely different class of material based on its unique, monolayer design. Since then, various stable materials of few atoms thick are showing emerging capabilities in optical electronics and photonics. Semiconducting monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) such as MoS2, Mo1-xWxS2, and WS2 exhibit direct electronic band gaps; bulk crystals display indirect band gaps. Interestingly, these 2D materials show significant light interaction over a broad bandwidth ranging from infrared to ultraviolet wavelengths. The materials allow photodetection in this bandwidth without the need of cooling, thus creating new potential for uncooled detection. In this review, we discuss various 2D materials and their interaction with light for photodetection applications.",
author = "Andrew Voshell and Mauricio Terrones and Mukti Rana",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 SPIE.; Wide Bandgap Power and Energy Devices and Applications III 2018 ; Conference date: 20-08-2018 Through 21-08-2018",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1117/12.2323132",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Mohammad Matin and Srabanti Chowdhury and Dutta, {Achyut K.}",
booktitle = "Wide Bandgap Power and Energy Devices and Applications III",
address = "United States",
}