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Effect of external strain and electric field regulation on electronic and optical properties of HfS2/MgCl2 heterostructures

Ming Luo, Xuanfeng Lv, Yuhang Wang, Heng Yu, Shaoqian Yin, Xiaoxin Sun, Yi Li, Yanan Tang, Yaqiang Ma, Xianqi Dai

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 4
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