Electronic structure and phase transition engineering in NbS<sub>2</sub>: Crucial role of van der Waals interactions

Electronic structure and phase transition engineering in NbS₂: Crucial role of van der Waals interactions

Wang Wei¹, Lei Wen¹, Zheng Xiaojun¹, Li Huan¹, Tang Xin², Ming Xing^{1, †}

Variations of the (a) lattice parameters, (b) c/a ratio, (c) inter-atomic distances, and (d) energy under tensile strains in ab-plane of the I4/mmm phase.