Mechanical Properties of Atomically Thin Tungsten Dichalcogenides: WS${}_2$, WSe${}_2$ and WTe${}_2$

Alexey Falin, Matthew Holwill, Haifeng Lv +10

Two-dimensional (2D) tungsten disulfide (WS${}_2$), tungsten diselenide (WSe${}_2$), and tungsten ditelluride (WTe${}_2$) draw increasing attention due to their attractive properties der…