We demonstrate the continuous tuning of the electronic structure of atomically thin MoS 2 on flexible substrates by applying a uniaxial tensile strain. A redshift at a rate of ~70 meV per percent applied strain for direct gap transitions, and at a rate 1.6 times larger for indirect gap transitions, have been determined by absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Our result, in excellent agreement with first principles calculations, demonstrates the potential of twodimensional crystals for applications in flexible electronics and optoelectronics.
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