The band structure and state density of monolayer Mo Te_2 were calculated by the first-principles method based on the density functional theory. The effect of tensile strain on the electronic structure of monolayer Mo Te_2 was investigated. The calculated results indicate that the biaxial strain has a greater effect on the lattice parameters of Te–Te distance and Te–Mo–Te bond angle rather than the uniaxial strain. The change of bond length and bond angle affects the coupling strength between different atom...