In the global trend towards carbon neutrality, sustainable energy conversion and storage
technologies are of vital significance to tackle the energy crisis and climate change …

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 …

Abstract 2D materials and the associated heterostructures define an ideal material platform
for investigating physical and chemical properties, and exhibiting new functional …

The unique electronic and catalytic properties emerging from low symmetry anisotropic (1D
and 2D) metal chalcogenides (MCs) have generated tremendous interest for use in next …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted increasing research interest because of the
abundant choice of materials with diverse and tunable electronic, optical, and chemical …

Friction is a phenomenon that exists extensively in nature and industry; it has proven
necessary in daily life and beneficial in energy scavenging but is also alleged to be the main …

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) is considered as one of the most effective materials which
can supersede the high cost and scarcity of metal platinum (Pt) for the hydrogen evolution …

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer fascinating opportunities for
fundamental nanoscale science and various technological applications. They are a …

The emergence of smart electronics, human friendly robotics and supplemented or virtual
reality demands electronic skins with both tactile and touchless perceptions for the …

MoS 2 is a promising anode material in sodium-ion battery technologies for possessing high
theoretical capacity. However, the sluggish Na+ diffusion kinetics and low electronic …