An ion strikes molybdenum disulfide (VIDEO)

Princeton University

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An argon ion (purple) strikes a single layer of molybdenum disulfide (blue and green) coated in oxygen (red), causing a molecule of sulfur dioxide to form and separate from the molybdenum disulfide.

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Yury Polyachenko / PPPL

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