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  > molybdenum disulfide for n-type transistors and tungsten diselenide for p-type transistors

Isn't this rather unusual?

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Yes? But it’s been in research for a decade or two, based on a quick search.

It’s confusing to me because moly d is a very common lubricant, even for home uses.

Isn't it a good lubricant because it's easily split into 2D layers?

Something that is nice with MoS2 and the others are transition metal dichalcogenides and have some beneficial physical properties like a natural electronic bandgap, unlike silicon.

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