GROWTH & STUDY OF CrxMo1-xSe2 (x=0.25 0.50 0.75) SINGLE CRYSTALS

Over the past 20 years transition metal dichalcogenides have been the subject of intense research. These materials range in qualities from insulators to conductors and they feature a wide variety of intercalation chemistry superconductivity charge density waves and activity. Molybdenum dichalcogenides are used in a variety of catalytic processes and as lubricants under extreme conditions of heat and pressure. Due to its narrow band gap and good chemical stability MoSe2 has been extensively used in Photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar cells for the conversion of solar energy.