Optical limiting performances of transitional metal dichalcogenides MX2 (M = V, Nb, Ta; X = S, Se) with ultralow initial threshold and optical limiting threshold

Chenglu Liang; Enze Wang; Xian Li; Jing Wang; Yijun Liu; Binyi Chen; Hongxiang Chen; Yang Liu; Xiangfang Peng

doi:10.3788/COL202220.021901

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