1. Probing excitonic mechanics in suspended and strained transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers Open Access Author: Xie, Hongchao Title: Probing excitonic mechanics in suspended and strained transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers Graduate Program: Physics Keywords: 2D semiconductorsTransition metal dichalcogenidesoptomechanicsValleyExcitonstrainsuspended monolayers File: Download Hongchao_Xie_Dissertation_2019.pdf Committee Members: Chaoxing Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorChaoxing Liu, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKin Fai Mak, Committee MemberMikael Caleb Rechtsman, Committee MemberVenkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member