Effects of in-plane stiffness and charge transfer on thermal expansion of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenide*
Wang Zhan-Yua),b), Zhou Yan-Lic), Wang Xue-Qingb), Wang Feia),b), Sun Qianga),b), Guo Zheng-Xiaoa),b),d), Jia Yua),b)†
       
Frequencies of the optical modes at Γ -point for monolayer STMD. Experimental data are cited from Refs. [ 35 ], [ 40 ], and [ 41 ]. The insets show the symmetry representations and the corresponding atomic displacements.