Two-dimensional group-VI transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors, such as MoS2,
WSe2, and others, exhibit strong light-matter coupling and possess direct band gaps in the …

Atomically thin materials such as graphene and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides
(TMDs) exhibit remarkable physical properties resulting from their reduced dimensionality …

We introduce the Computational 2D Materials Database (C2DB), which organises a variety
of structural, thermodynamic, elastic, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of around …

Ruddlesden–Popper halide perovskites are 2D solution-processed quantum wells with a
general formula A2A'n-1M n X3 n+ 1, where optoelectronic properties can be tuned by …

Hydrogen generation from the direct splitting of water by photocatalysis is regarded as a
promising and renewable solution for the energy crisis. The key to realize this reaction is to …

Van der Waals heterostructures are synthetic quantum materials composed of stacks of
atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) layers. Because the electrons in the atomically thin 2D …

The emergence of two-dimensional Dirac materials, particularly transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs), has reinvigorated interest in valleytronics, which utilizes the …

Graphene and two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have
attracted significant interest due to their unique properties that cannot be obtained in their …

Out-of-plane ferroelectricity with a high transition temperature in ultrathin films is important
for the exploration of new domain physics and scaling down of memory devices. However …

The optical properties of transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers are widely dominated
by excitons, Coulomb-bound electron–hole pairs. These quasi-particles exhibit giant …