Chemistry and Interfacial Structure Promoting Quasi-van der Waals Epitaxial-Growth of WS2 Nanosheets on Sapphire for Prospective Application in Field-Effect Transistors

Supriyo Majumder, Nitin Shinde, John Cavin, Chen Chen, Arka Bikash Dey, K.V.L.V Narayanachari, Jiaqi Zhang, David Garcia-Wetten, Oswaldo Diguez, Simon Hettler, Assael Cohen, Denis T. Keane, Raul Arenal, James M. Rondinelli, Ariel Ismach, Michael J. Bedzyk*, “Chemistry and Interfacial Structure Promoting Quasi-van der Waals Epitaxial-Growth of WS2 Nanosheets on Sapphire for Prospective Application in Field-Effect Transistors”, ACS Applied Nano Materials 8, 9256–9267 (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.5c00681