Biaxial strain-induced enhancement in the thermoelectric performance of monolayer WSe<sub>2</sub>

Biaxial strain-induced enhancement in the thermoelectric performance of monolayer WSe₂

Shen Wanhuizi¹, Zou Daifeng^{1, 2, †}, Nie Guozheng¹, Xu Ying¹

(color online) Band structures of the monolayer WSe₂ under different biaxial strains: (a) −6%, (b) −1%, (c) 0%, (d) 2%, (e) 4%, (f) 6%. The red arrows point from valence band maximum to conduction band minimum. The Fermi level is set to be 0 eV.