Table 1.

The calculated band gap energies of all composites at the absorbance edge.

TMD Amount in WS2/MoS2/MoSe2 + PAAm Composite Gel (mg)	Bandgap Energy of WS2 + PAAm (eV, from Absorbance Edge)	Bandgap Energy of MoS2 + PAAm (eV, from Absorbance Edge)	Bandgap Energy of MoSe2 + PAAm (eV, from Absorbance Edge)
0.5	2.91	2.73	2.56
1	2.73	2.66	2.53
1.5	2.69	2.55	2.49
2	2.59	2.40	2.46
2.5	2.50	2.35	2.43