Taxol molecules hold considerable potential for enhancing the optoelectronic performance of 2D materials.
Taxol can effectively passivate the interfacial defects of MoS2 while preserving its crystalline integrity.
Establishing interfacial Mo-O bonding pathways enables directional electron transfer.
Taxol modification strategy enables increased carrier mobility and reduced electronic noise.
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Growth and characterisation of MoS2 films
Optoelectronic performance of n-MoS2 photodetectors prepared by one-step method
Optoelectronic performance of p-MoS2 photodetectors prepared by two-step method
Photodetection performance of n-MoS2 FETs before and after Taxol modification
Photodetection performance of p-MoS2 FETs before and after Taxol modification
XPS characterisation and interaction mechanism of Taxol/MoS2.
First-principles calculation models (top and side views) and the corresponding variations in carrier mobility