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</span><span><i><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Imaging the invisible: Controlled exciton binding and dissociation in a tunable type-I to type-II TMD heterojunction</span></i></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>
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</span><span><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><br>  <span><b><i></i></b></span></span><span><b><i><span style="font-size:28pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jedediah Kistner-Morris</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size:28pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
</span><span><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University of California, Riverside</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Abstract: </span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Effective
 control of the energy topography of nanoscale semiconductors is 
valuable for both next generation devices and for developing a deeper 
understanding of fundamental electronic principles. We show evidence for
 a high level of control over the band alignment</span></span>

















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<span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> and thereby the excitonic behavior</span></span>

















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<span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white"> in 2D van der Waals heterojunctions of MoSe</span></span>_{<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2</span>}



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 This control can only be established through holistic imaging. By 
stitching together complimentary measurements we develop a deep 
understanding of both the energetic topography and the electronic 
behavior and interactions within this semiconductor system.</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></p>
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