Silicene, a silicon analogue of graphene, has attracted increasing attention during the past
few years. As early as in 1994, the possibility of stage corrugation in the Si analogs of …

Boosted by the great success of graphene, the past decade has witnessed the rapid
development of graphene-analogous two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. Despite the high …

The fascinating electronic and optoelectronic properties of free‐standing graphene has led
to the exploration of alternative two‐dimensional materials that can be easily integrated with …

Almost 15 years have gone ever since the discovery of graphene as a single atom layer.
Numerous papers have been published to demonstrate its high electron mobility, excellent …

Strain engineering is one of the most promising and effective routes toward continuously
tuning the electronic and optic properties of materials, while thermal properties are generally …

It has been argued that stanene has lowest lattice thermal conductivity among two-
dimensional (2D) group-IV materials because of its largest atomic mass, weakest interatomic …

There has been great interest in two-dimensional materials, beyond graphene, for both
fundamental sciences and technological applications. Silicene, a silicon counterpart of …

Monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a new two-dimensional material beyond
graphene, has attracted tremendous attention recently. Its applications in nanoelectronic …

Phosphorene, a single layer of black phosphorus, has attracted considerable attention
recently due to its intriguing structures and fascinating electronic properties. In particular, its …

As a new two-dimensional (2D) material, phosphorene has drawn growing attention owing
to its novel electronic properties, such as layer-dependent direct bandgaps and high carrier …