Abstract The pillars of Green Chemistry necessitate the development of new chemical
methodologies and processes that can benefit chemical synthesis in terms of energy …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted tremendous research interest since the
breakthrough of graphene. Their unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties hold …

The first-principles band theory paradigm has been a key player not only in the process of
discovering new classes of topologically interesting materials, but also for identifying salient …

Graphene's success has shown that it is possible to create stable, single and few-atom-thick
layers of van der Waals materials, and also that these materials can exhibit fascinating and …

Topological insulators represent a new quantum state of matter which is characterized by
peculiar edge or surface states that show up due to a topological character of the bulk wave …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit a wide range of atomic structures, compositions, and
associated versatility of properties. Furthermore, for a given composition, a variety of …

Tetradymites are M 2 X 3 compounds—in which M is a group V metal, usually Bi or Sb, and
X is a group VI anion, Te, Se or S—that crystallize in a rhombohedral structure. Bi 2 Se 3, Bi …

The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new frontier in condensed matter
physics: topological materials with an electronic band structure belonging to a different …

Electric-field manipulation of magnetic order has proved of both fundamental and
technological importance in spintronic devices. So far, electric-field control of …

Bi 2 Te 3 has been recognized as an important cooling material for thermoelectric
applications. Yet its thermoelectric performance could still be improved. Here we propose a …