Recent developments in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides: phase transition and applications of the (quasi-) metallic phases

X Yin, CS Tang, Y Zheng, J Gao, J Wu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The advent of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDs) has led to an
extensive amount of interest amongst scientists and engineers alike and an intensive …

Recent progress on phase engineering of nanomaterials

Q Yun, Y Ge, Z Shi, J Liu, X Wang, A Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …

Van der Waals contacts between three-dimensional metals and two-dimensional semiconductors

Y Wang, JC Kim, RJ Wu, J Martinez, X Song, J Yang… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
As the dimensions of the semiconducting channels in field-effect transistors decrease, the
contact resistance of the metal–semiconductor interface at the source and drain electrodes …

Recent advances in emerging Janus two-dimensional materials: from fundamental physics to device applications

L Zhang, Z Yang, T Gong, R Pan, H Wang… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Based on the extensive investigation on graphene and graphene derivatives asymmetrically
functionalized with a variety of molecular groups and the concept of Janus materials with …

Ohmic contact engineering for two-dimensional materials

Y Zheng, J Gao, C Han, W Chen - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021 - cell.com
One of the major areas of semiconductor device research is the development of transparent
or ohmic contacts between semiconductors and metal electrodes for the efficient injection of …

Direct synthesis of metastable phases of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides

MS Sokolikova, C Mattevi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The different polymorphic phases of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted
enormous interest in the last decade. The metastable metallic and small band gap phases of …

Recent progress of TMD nanomaterials: phase transitions and applications

HH Huang, X Fan, DJ Singh, WT Zheng - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) show wide ranges of electronic properties ranging
from semiconducting, semi-metallic to metallic due to their remarkable structural differences …

Heterointerface effects in the electrointercalation of van der Waals heterostructures

DK Bediako, M Rezaee, H Yoo, DT Larson, SYF Zhao… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Molecular-scale manipulation of electronic and ionic charge accumulation in materials is the
backbone of electrochemical energy storage,,–. Layered van der Waals (vdW) crystals are a …

Metastable MoS2: Crystal Structure, Electronic Band Structure, Synthetic Approach and Intriguing Physical Properties

W Zhao, J Pan, Y Fang, X Che, D Wang… - … A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The 2H molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), as a stable hexagonal phase, has been one of the
most studied transition metal dichalcogenides over the past decades. In the last five years …

Hidden vacancy benefit in monolayer 2D semiconductors

X Zhang, Q Liao, Z Kang, B Liu, X Liu, Y Ou… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Monolayer 2D semiconductors (eg, MoS2) are of considerable interest for atomically thin
transistors but generally limited by insufficient carrier mobility or driving current. Minimizing …