Magnetism in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials has recently emerged as
one of the most promising areas in condensed matter research, with many exciting emerging …

Sluggish reaction kinetics and severe shuttling effect of lithium polysulfides seriously hinder
the development of lithium‐sulfur batteries. Heterostructures, due to unique properties, have …

Abstract 2D semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides comprise an emerging class of
materials with distinct properties, including large exciton binding energies that reach …

With the ever‐increasing adaption of large‐scale energy storage systems and electric
devices, the energy storage capability of batteries and supercapacitors has faced increased …

Abstract van der Waals materials have greatly expanded our design space of
heterostructures by allowing individual layers to be stacked at non-equilibrium …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have attracted tremendous interest as
atomically thin channels that could facilitate continued transistor scaling. However, despite …

The physics of quantum materials is dictated by many-body interactions and mathematical
concepts such as symmetry and topology that have transformed our understanding of matter …

Solid-state quantum devices use quantum entanglement for various quantum technologies,
such as quantum computation, encryption, communication and sensing. Solid-state …

Atomic defects, being the most prevalent zero-dimensional topological defects, are
ubiquitous in a wide range of 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). They could be …

The scaling of silicon-based transistors at sub-ten-nanometre technology nodes faces
challenges such as interface imperfection and gate current leakage for an ultrathin silicon …