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02 Mar 08:11

Publisher Correction: Josephson coupled Ising pairing induced in suspended MoS2 bilayers by double-side ionic gating

by O. Zheliuk

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 16 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0610-z

Publisher Correction: Josephson coupled Ising pairing induced in suspended MoS2 bilayers by double-side ionic gating
02 Mar 08:11

Publisher Correction: Topological frustration induces unconventional magnetism in a nanographene

by Shantanu Mishra

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 17 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0621-9

Publisher Correction: Topological frustration induces unconventional magnetism in a nanographene
02 Jan 07:00

Composite super-moire lattices in double-aligned graphene heterostructures

by Wang, Z., Wang, Y. B., Yin, J., Tovari, E., Yang, Y., Lin, L., Holwill, M., Birkbeck, J., Perello, D. J., Xu, S., Zultak, J., Gorbachev, R. V., Kretinin, A. V., Taniguchi, T., Watanabe, K., Morozov, S. V., Anđelkovic, M., Milovanovic, S. P., Covaci, L., Peeters, F. M., Mishchenko, A., Geim, A. K., Novoselov, K. S., Falko, V. I., Knothe, A., Woods, C. R.

When two-dimensional (2D) atomic crystals are brought into close proximity to form a van der Waals heterostructure, neighbouring crystals may influence each other’s properties. Of particular interest is when the two crystals closely match and a moiré pattern forms, resulting in modified electronic and excitonic spectra, crystal reconstruction, and more. Thus, moiré patterns are a viable tool for controlling the properties of 2D materials. However, the difference in periodicity of the two crystals limits the reconstruction and, thus, is a barrier to the low-energy regime. Here, we present a route to spectrum reconstruction at all energies. By using graphene which is aligned to two hexagonal boron nitride layers, one can make electrons scatter in the differential moiré pattern which results in spectral changes at arbitrarily low energies. Further, we demonstrate that the strength of this potential relies crucially on the atomic reconstruction of graphene within the differential moiré super cell.

02 Jan 06:53

Two-dimensional semiconducting Lu2CT2 (T = F, OH) MXene with low work function and high carrier mobility

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,3795-3802
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10806H, Paper
Xiaojing Bai, Xian-Hu Zha, Yingjie Qiao, Nianxiang Qiu, Yiming Zhang, Kan Luo, Jian He, Qiuwu Li, Qing Huang, Joseph S. Francisco, Cheng-Te Lin, Shiyu Du
Potential structures for Lu-Based MXenes.
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02 Jan 06:53

Ultra-low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance of two-dimensional triphosphides (InP3, GaP3, SbP3 and SnP3): a comprehensive first-principles study

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,3330-3342
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08679J, Paper
Zhehao Sun, Kunpeng Yuan, Zheng Chang, Shipeng Bi, Xiaoliang Zhang, Dawei Tang
By performing first-principles calculations combined with the Boltzmann transport equation, we report a comprehensive study of the thermal and thermoelectric properties of monolayer triphosphides InP3, GaP3, SbP3 and SnP3.
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02 Jan 06:50

[ASAP] Nanoscale Variations in the Electrocatalytic Activity of Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides

by Binglin Tao, Patrick R. Unwin*, and Cameron L. Bentley*

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10279
30 Dec 00:19

Ultra-tough and highly ordered macroscopic fiber assembly from 2D functional metal oxide nanosheet liquid crystals and strong ionic interlayer bridging

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1374-1383
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08918G, Communication
Yalei Wang, Yuanchuan Zheng, Li Sheng, Jiupeng Zhao, Yao Li
The formation of liquid crystals with spinnability and the improvement of mechanical properties by ionic interlayer bridging in macroscopic fiber assembly will promise 2D nanosheets a new opportunity for structural-functional applications.
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30 Dec 00:19

Recent development and prospects of surface modification and biomedical applications of MXenes

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1325-1338
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07616F, Minireview
Hongye Huang, Ruming Jiang, Yulin Feng, Hui Ouyang, Naigen Zhou, Xiaoyong Zhang, Yen Wei
MXenes, as a novel kind of two-dimensional (2D) materials, were first discovered by Gogotsi et al. in 2011.
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30 Dec 00:18

Peptide interdigitation-induced twisted nanoribbons as chiral scaffolds for supramolecular nanozymes

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,2422-2433
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09492J, Paper
Shuxin Song, Jingyu Wang, Na Song, Huixia Di, Dingbin Liu, Zhilin Yu
Peptide interdigitation allows for precisely creating twisted nanoribbons driven by antiparallel β-sheet H-bonds, leading to chiral scaffolds for supramolecular nanozymes.
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24 Dec 01:48

Two-Dimensional Second-Order Topological Insulator in Graphdiyne

by Xian-Lei Sheng, Cong Chen, Huiying Liu, Ziyu Chen, Zhi-Ming Yu, Y. X. Zhao, and Shengyuan A. Yang

Author(s): Xian-Lei Sheng, Cong Chen, Huiying Liu, Ziyu Chen, Zhi-Ming Yu, Y. X. Zhao, and Shengyuan A. Yang

A second-order topological insulator (SOTI) in d spatial dimensions features topologically protected gapless states at its (d−2)-dimensional boundary at the intersection of two crystal faces, but is gapped otherwise. As a novel topological state, it has been attracting great interest, but it remains...


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 256402] Published Wed Dec 18, 2019

24 Dec 01:48

Diamagnetic Response of Potassium-Adsorbed Multilayer FeSe Film

by Gang Yao, Ming-Chao Duan, Ningning Liu, Yanfu Wu, Dan-Dan Guan, Shiyong Wang, Hao Zheng, Yao-Yi Li, Canhua Liu, and Jin-Feng Jia

Author(s): Gang Yao, Ming-Chao Duan, Ningning Liu, Yanfu Wu, Dan-Dan Guan, Shiyong Wang, Hao Zheng, Yao-Yi Li, Canhua Liu, and Jin-Feng Jia

Intrigued by the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in a single unit-cell layer of FeSe film on SrTiO3, researchers recently found large superconductinglike energy gaps in K-adsorbed multilayer FeSe films by angle-resolved photoemission and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. However, the ...


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 257001] Published Fri Dec 20, 2019

24 Dec 01:47

Recent advances in two-dimensional ferromagnetism: materials synthesis, physical properties and device applications

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,2309-2327
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08890C, Minireview
Pu Huang, Peng Zhang, Shaogang Xu, Huide Wang, Xiuwen Zhang, Han Zhang
The recent advances in 2D ferromagnets are reviewed, including materials synthesis, ferromagnetism modulation, physical properties, and potential device applications.
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24 Dec 01:46

2D material broadband photodetectors

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,454-476
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09070C, Review Article
Jiandong Yao, Guowei Yang
2D materials and their hybrid structures have high application prospects in broadband photodetection, making them promising complements to traditional schemes.
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24 Dec 01:46

Support interactions dictated active edge sites over MoS2–carbon composites for hydrogen evolution

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1109-1117
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09023A, Paper
Xiaobin Qiu, Yewei Huang, Zhenzhen Nie, Beibei Ma, Yongwen Tan, Zhenjun Wu, Nan Zhang, Xiuqiang Xie
Support interactions are critical for controlling the density of exposed MoS2 edge sites and the reactivity for HER.
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24 Dec 01:45

The visible nonlinear optical properties and passively Q-switched laser application of a layered PtSe2 material

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1061-1066
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08980B, Paper
Na Cui, Feng Zhang, Yuqing Zhao, Yongping Yao, Qiangguo Wang, Lulu Dong, Huiyun Zhang, Shande Liu, Jinlong Xu, Han Zhang
Platinum diselenide (PtSe2), a type-II Dirac semi-metal material, is a potential saturable absorber (SA) to generate visible pulsed lasers due to its prominent optoelectronic properties.
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24 Dec 01:45

Heterostructures of tellurium on NbSe2 from sub-monolayer to few-layer films

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1994-2001
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09445H, Paper
Jing-Jing Xian, Cong Wang, Zhi-Mo Zhang, Le Qin, Wei Ji, Fang-Chu Chen, Xuan Luo, Yu-Ping Sun, Wen-Hao Zhang, Ying-Shuang Fu
At atomic scale, we present the growth kinetics and tunability of electronic properties for two-dimensional tellurium on NbSe2 substrate from sub-monolayer to few-layer films.
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24 Dec 01:44

Semiconducting SN2 monolayer with three-dimensional auxetic properties: a global minimum with tetracoordinated sulfurs

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,85-92
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07263B, Paper
Fengyu Li, Xiaodong Lv, Jinxing Gu, Kaixiong Tu, Jian Gong, Peng Jin, Zhongfang Chen
A novel two-dimensional SN2 monolayer possessing tetracoordinated S, was predicted with good stability, tunable bandgap, high hole mobility and three-dimensional auxetic properties.
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23 Dec 02:42

Theoretical screening of efficient single-atom catalysts for nitrogen fixation based on a defective BN monolayer

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1541-1550
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08969A, Paper
Zuju Ma, Zhitao Cui, Chengwei Xiao, Wen Dai, Yaohui Lv, Qiaohong Li, Rongjian Sa
A single V atom anchored on h-BN exhibits outstanding catalytic activity for the NRR with a low onset potential of 0.25 V.
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23 Dec 02:42

Remarkable quality improvement of as-grown monolayer MoS2 by sulfur vapor pretreatment of SiO2/Si substrates

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,1958-1966
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09129G, Paper
Peng Yang, Yabing Shan, Jing Chen, Garel Ekoya, Jinkun Han, Zhi-Jun Qiu, Junjie Sun, Fei Chen, Haomin Wang, Wenzhong Bao, Laigui Hu, Rong-Jun Zhang, Ran Liu, Chunxiao Cong
High quality monolayer MoS2 with greatly improved optical and electrical performances can be directly grown by pretreating the growth SiO2/Si substrates with sulfur vapor.
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23 Dec 02:35

Large magnetic gap at the Dirac point in Bi2Te3/MnBi2Te4 heterostructures

by E. D. L. Rienks

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1826-7

In theory, the anomalous quantum Hall effect is observed in edge channels of topological insulators when there is a magnetic energy gap at the Dirac point; this gap has now been observed by low-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy in Mn-doped Bi2Te3.
18 Dec 13:51

[ASAP] Tuning Magnetism in Layered Magnet VI3: A Theoretical Study

by Ming An†, Yang Zhang†, Jun Chen†, Hui-Min Zhang†, Yunjun Guo†‡, and Shuai Dong*†

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b08706
18 Dec 13:49

[ASAP] Probing Angle-Dependent Interlayer Coupling in Twisted Bilayer WS2

by Wei Yan†§, Lan Meng‡§, Zhaoshun Meng†, Yakui Weng†, Lulu Kang†, and Xing-ao Li*†

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b08602
18 Dec 13:45

[ASAP] Vertical van der Waals Heterostructure of Single Layer InSe and SiGe

by I. Eren†, S. Ozen‡, Y. Sozen‡, M. Yagmurcukardes*§, and H. Sahin‡?

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06404
18 Dec 13:43

Ultrathin dielectrics for 2D devices

by Zhengdao Xie

Nature Electronics, Published online: 16 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41928-019-0344-9

Gate dielectrics with an equivalent oxide thickness of only one nanometre can be grown on two-dimensional semiconductors with the help of a monolayer molecular crystal.
16 Dec 02:38

Towards the evaluation of defects in MoS2 using cryogenic photoluminescence spectroscopy

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,3019-3028
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07246B, Paper
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Tim Verhagen, Valentino L. P. Guerra, Golam Haider, Martin Kalbac, Jana Vejpravova
Electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides are strongly influenced by defects. Cryogenic photoluminescence spectroscopy is a superb tool for characterization of the nature and density of these defects.
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16 Dec 00:00

Evaporated tellurium thin films for p-type field-effect transistors and circuits

by Chunsong Zhao

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 16 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41565-019-0585-9

Tellurium thin films thermally evaporated at cryogenic temperatures enable the fabrication of high-performance wafer-scale p-type field-effect transistors and three-dimensional circuits.
13 Dec 00:37

Negative effective excitonic diffusion in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,356-363
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07056G, Paper
Open Access Open Access
Roberto Rosati, Raül Perea-Causín, Samuel Brem, Ermin Malic
The bright exciton propagation in monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) shows at low temperatures a shrinking of the spatial profile, i.e. negative effective diffusion due to intervalley scattering in the TMDs excitonic landscape.
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13 Dec 00:36

Screening two dimensional materials for the transportation and delivery of diverse genetic materials

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,703-719
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR05930J, Paper
Titas Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Ayan Datta
Classical molecular dynamics simulation was employed for the benchmarking of h2D-C2N, graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) toward the adsorption, preservation and targeting of various classes of nucleic acids and the delivery phenomena was theoretically modelled.
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13 Dec 00:36

A self-driven approach for local ion intercalation in vdW crystals

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR08388J, Paper
Haojie Lai, Ruihui He, Xin Xu, Tingting Shi, Xi Wan, Hui Meng, Ke Chen, Yang Zhou, Qiulan Chen, Pengyi Liu, Jian Chen, Jianbin Xu, Weiguang Xie
Self-driven local ion intercalation with patterning ability was demonstrated in vdW crystals. Dual ions intercalation was found to significantly improve the ability of broadband photoresponse.
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13 Dec 00:35

Correlation between in situ structural and optical characterization of the semiconductor-to-metal phase transition of VO2 thin films on sapphire

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,851-863
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR09024J, Paper
Tiziana Cesca, Carlo Scian, Emilija Petronijevic, Grigore Leahu, Roberto Li Voti, Gianmario Cesarini, Roberto Macaluso, Mauro Mosca, Concita Sibilia, Giovanni Mattei
In situ XRD and IR optical measurements demonstrate the coexistence of M1 and R phases during the SMT transition of VO2 thin films.
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