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22 Oct 10:26

Directional massless Dirac fermions in a layered van der Waals material with one-dimensional long-range order

by T. Y. Yang

Nature Materials, Published online: 07 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0494-1

A one-dimensional Dirac-like band is observed in a layer van der Waals material, expanding the arsenal of 2D systems.
22 Oct 08:41

Electronic properties of polymorphic two-dimensional layered chromium disulphide

Nanoscale, 2019, 11,20123-20132
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR04449C, Paper
Mohammad Rezwan Habib, Shengping Wang, Weijia Wang, Han Xiao, Sk Md Obaidulla, Anabil Gayen, Yahya Khan, Hongzheng Chen, Mingsheng Xu
2D layered CrS2 flakes down to the monolayer are successfully synthesized, and different phases of CrS2 are observed and exhibit direct band gap p-type semiconducting, metallic, and semi-metallic behaviors, respectively.
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22 Oct 08:37

Two-dimensional MgX2Se4 (X = Al, Ga) monolayers with tunable electronic properties for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications

Nanoscale, 2019, 11,19806-19813
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07529A, Paper
Pengfei Li, Wei Zhang, Changhao Liang, Xiao Cheng Zeng
Two new two-dimensional (2D) layered materials, namely, MgX2Se4 (X = Al, Ga) monolayers, are predicted to possess novel electronic properties.
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12 Oct 12:43

[ASAP] B4C3 Monolayer with Impressive Electronic, Optical, and Mechanical Properties: A Potential Metal-Free Photocatalyst for CO2 Reduction under Visible Light

by Hao Chang†#, Kaixiong Tu‡#, Xiao Zhang†, Jingxiang Zhao§, Xiaomeng Zhou*†, and Haijun Zhang*†

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06744
12 Oct 12:43

[ASAP] Enhancing Nonradiative Energy Transfer between Nitridized Carbon Quantum Dots and Monolayer WS2

by Weitao Su*†‡, Jiake Li‡, Fei Chen‡, Li Fu‡, Su Ding‡, Shichao Zhao‡, Qi Zhang‡, and Yunhua Gao*§

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06685
12 Oct 12:43

[ASAP] Phonon Anharmonicity of Tungsten Disulfide

by Ya-Kang Peng†‡§, Zi-Yu Cao§, Liu-Cheng Chen§, Ning Dai†, Yan Sun*†, and Xiao-Jia Chen*§

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07553
12 Oct 12:41

[ASAP] S-Functionalized Mo2C Monolayer as a Novel Electrode Material in Li-Ion Batteries

by Veenu Mehta†‡, Hardev S. Saini*‡, Sunita Srivastava‡, Manish K. Kashyap§, and K. Tankeshwar‡

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05679
12 Oct 12:38

3D Strain in 2D Materials: To What Extent is Monolayer Graphene Graphite?

by Y. W. Sun, W. Liu, I. Hernandez, J. Gonzalez, F. Rodriguez, D. J. Dunstan, and C. J. Humphreys

Author(s): Y. W. Sun, W. Liu, I. Hernandez, J. Gonzalez, F. Rodriguez, D. J. Dunstan, and C. J. Humphreys

Atomically thin graphene is considered a prototypical 2D material, but high-pressure experiments now reveal the 3D nature of its mechanical properties.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 135501] Published Wed Sep 25, 2019

09 Oct 08:41

Novel polymorphic phase of two-dimensional VSe2: the 1T′ structure and its lattice dynamics

Nanoscale, 2019, 11,20096-20101
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR06076F, Paper
Ganbat Duvjir, Byoung Ki Choi, Trinh Thi Ly, Nguyen Huu Lam, Seung-Hyun Chun, Kyuha Jang, Aloysius Soon, Young Jun Chang, Jungdae Kim
Bilayer VSe2 shows polymorphic 1T′ structure which can transit to the dynamic state of lattice vibrations, triggered by tunneling current.
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06 Oct 08:05

[ASAP] Influence of Native Defects on the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of CVD Grown MoSe2 Single Layers

by Antal A. Koo´s*†, Pe´ter Vancso´†‡, Ma´rton Szendro?†, Gergely Dobrik†, David Antognini Silva‡, Zakhar I. Popov§?, Pavel B. Sorokin§¶, Luc Henrard‡, Chanyong Hwang?, La´szlo´ P. Biro´†, and Levente Tapaszto´†

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05921
06 Oct 08:01

[ASAP] Strain Gradient Mediated Magnetism and Polarization in Monolayer VSe2

by Wenhao Shi, Yufeng Guo*, Zhuhua Zhang, and Wanlin Guo

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b08445
06 Oct 08:01

[ASAP] Selective Selenium-Substituted Metallic MoTe2 toward Ternary Atomic Layers with Tunable Semiconducting Character

by Zia ur Rehman†‡, Wen Zhu†, Sheng Wang†, Yijie Niu?, Zahir Muhammad†, Oyawale Adetunji Moses†, Chuanqiang Wu†, Muhammad Habib§, Shuangming Chen†, Xiaojun Wu*?, Zhe Sun*†, Pulickel M. Ajayan?, and Li Song*†

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06881
06 Oct 07:39

Expression of concern: Controllable 2H-to-1T′ phase transition in few-layer MoTe2

Nanoscale, 2019, 11,18900-18900
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR90216C, Expression of Concern
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06 Oct 07:24

Micromagnetometry of two-dimensional ferromagnets

by M. Kim

Nature Electronics, Published online: 30 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41928-019-0302-6

Graphene-based Hall magnetometers can be used to study the magnetization of two-dimensional ferromagnets.
06 Oct 07:02

Graphene and two-dimensional materials for silicon technology

by Deji Akinwande

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1573-9

Progress in integrating atomically thin two-dimensional materials with silicon-based technology is reviewed, together with the associated opportunities and challenges, and a roadmap for future applications is presented.
06 Oct 07:01

The Chinese Academy of Sciences at 70

Nature, Published online: 01 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02950-5

Over the past few decades, the academy’s investments have made it one of the world’s richest. Could its financial autonomy be a model for others?
06 Oct 06:51

Evidence of high-temperature exciton condensation in two-dimensional atomic double layers

by Zefang Wang

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1591-7

Condensation of interlayer excitons at temperatures above 100 kelvin is demonstrated in a van der Waals heterostructure consisting of two-dimensional atomic double layers of transition metal chalcogenides.
06 Oct 06:51

Two-dimensional semiconductors host high-temperature exotic state

by Andrey Chaves

Nature, Published online: 02 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02906-9

The phenomenon of Bose–Einstein condensation is typically limited to extremely low temperatures. The effect has now been spotted at much higher temperatures for particles called excitons in atomically thin semiconductors.
23 Sep 04:00

Monolayer SnP3: an excellent p-type thermoelectric material

Nanoscale, 2019, 11,19923-19932
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR04726C, Paper
Xue-Liang Zhu, Peng-Fei Liu, Junrong Zhang, Ping Zhang, Wu-Xing Zhou, Guofeng Xie, Bao-Tian Wang
Monolayer SnP3 is a novel two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor material with high carrier mobility and large optical absorption coefficient, implying its potential applications in the photovoltaic and thermoelectric (TE) fields.
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23 Sep 03:59

Strain and defect engineered monolayer Ni-MoS2 for pH-universal hydrogen evolution catalysis

Nanoscale, 2019, 11,18329-18337
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR06541E, Paper
Dan Liang, Yong-Wei Zhang, Pengfei Lu, Zhi Gen Yu
The demonstrated monolayer Ni-MoS2 possesses a high HER performance in both acidic and alkaline solutions.
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23 Sep 03:11

15 years of graphene electronics

Nature Electronics, Published online: 17 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41928-019-0312-4

Work on two-dimensional materials continues to yield both surprises and new devices.
23 Sep 03:09

Van der Waals thin-film electronics

by Zhaoyang Lin

Nature Electronics, Published online: 17 September 2019; doi:10.1038/s41928-019-0301-7

This Perspective explores the development of solution-processable van der Waals thin films, examining their potential for application in large-area wearable electronics and the challenges that exist in delivering practical devices.