Pentagon-based 2D materials: Classification, properties and applications

Y Shen, Q Wang - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since penta-graphene (PG), a two-dimensional (2D) carbon allotrope exclusively
composed of five-membered rings, was proposed in 2015, a great deal of effort has been …

Liquid‐phase exfoliation of nonlayered non‐van‐der‐waals crystals into nanoplatelets

H Kaur, JN Coleman - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For nearly 15 years, researchers have been using liquid‐phase exfoliation (LPE) to produce
2D nanosheets from layered crystals. This has yielded multiple 2D materials in a solution …

Composition and phase engineering of metal chalcogenides and phosphorous chalcogenides

J Zhou, C Zhu, Y Zhou, J Dong, P Li, Z Zhang… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials with multiphase, multielement crystals such as
transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs)(based on V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cd, Pt and Pd) and transition …

Graphene and beyond: recent advances in two-dimensional materials synthesis, properties, and devices

Y Lei, T Zhang, YC Lin, T Granzier-Nakajima… - ACS Nanoscience …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Since the isolation of graphene in 2004, two-dimensional (2D) materials research has
rapidly evolved into an entire subdiscipline in the physical sciences with a wide range of …

Exfoliation mechanisms of 2D materials and their applications

MA Islam, P Serles, B Kumral, PG Demingos… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Due to the strong in-plane but weak out-of-plane bonding, it is relatively easy to separate
nanosheets of two-dimensional (2D) materials from their respective bulk crystals. This …

Non-van der Waals quasi-2D materials; recent advances in synthesis, emergent properties and applications

AP Balan, AB Puthirath, S Roy, G Costin, EF Oliveira… - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
The discovery of novel materials that are stable at ambient conditions with emergent
functionalities is a pressing need of the 21st century to keep the pace of social and …

Data-driven quest for two-dimensional non-van der Waals materials

R Friedrich, M Ghorbani-Asl, S Curtarolo… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are frequently associated with the sheets forming bulk
layered compounds bonded by van der Waals (vdW) forces. The anisotropy and weak …

Origin of electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction activity over transition metal disulfides: critical role of in situ generation of S vacancy

T Wang, Z Guo, H Oka, A Kumatani, C Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR) is a promising and sustainable
alternative to conventional Haber–Bosch ammonia (NH3) synthesis. Pursuing high …

Phase Engineering of Two‐Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

JH Kim, H Sung, GH Lee - Small Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since the successful isolation of single‐layer graphene with an atomic thickness, various
van der Waals (vdW) materials have been intensively studied owing to their unique …

Theoretically unraveling the performance of 2D-FeS2 as cathode material for Li-S batteries

FN Zhao, HT Xue, XJ Yao, L Wan, FL Tang - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction of electrode materials with high conductivity and satisfactory safety for
lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries remains critical to enhancing the performance of energy …