Atomic-scale engineering of chemical-vapor-deposition-grown 2D transition metal dichalcogenides for electrocatalysis

Q Wang, Y Lei, Y Wang, Y Liu, C Song… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is recognized as a powerful tool to synthesize atomically
thin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with the merits of high quality and uniform …

Engineered 2D transition metal dichalcogenides—a vision of viable hydrogen evolution reaction catalysis

L Lin, P Sherrell, Y Liu, W Lei, S Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an emerging key technology to provide clean,
renewable energy. Current state‐of‐the‐art catalysts still rely on expensive and rare noble …

Nanostructured metal chalcogenides for energy storage and electrocatalysis

Y Zhang, Q Zhou, J Zhu, Q Yan… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Energy storage and conversion technologies are vital to the efficient utilization of
sustainable renewable energy sources. Rechargeable lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) and the …

Epitaxial growth of two-dimensional layered transition-metal dichalcogenides: growth mechanism, controllability, and scalability

H Li, Y Li, A Aljarb, Y Shi, LJ Li - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recently there have been many research breakthroughs in two-dimensional (2D) materials
including graphene, boron nitride (h-BN), black phosphors (BPs), and transition-metal …

Self-gating in semiconductor electrocatalysis

Y He, Q He, L Wang, C Zhu, P Golani, AD Handoko… - Nature Materials, 2019 - nature.com
The semiconductor–electrolyte interface dominates the behaviours of semiconductor
electrocatalysis, which has been modelled as a Schottky-analogue junction according to …

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides in supercapacitors and secondary batteries

L Lin, W Lei, S Zhang, Y Liu, GG Wallace… - Energy Storage Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Supercapacitors and secondary batteries are indispensable and widely used energy
storage components in modern electrical and electronic facilities/devices. However, they …

Recent advances in transition-metal dichalcogenide based nanomaterials for water splitting

F Wang, TA Shifa, X Zhan, Y Huang, K Liu, Z Cheng… - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The desire for sustainable and clean energy future continues to be the concern of the
scientific community. Researchers are incessantly targeting the development of scalable …

WSe2 2D p‐type semiconductor‐based electronic devices for information technology: Design, preparation, and applications

Q Cheng, J Pang, D Sun, J Wang, S Zhang, F Liu… - InfoMat, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The pioneering exfoliation of monolayer tungsten diselenide has greatly inspired
researchers toward semiconducting applications. WSe2 belongs to a family of transition …

Structure, preparation, and applications of 2D material‐based metal–semiconductor heterostructures

J Tan, S Li, B Liu, HM Cheng - Small Structures, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐dimensional (2D) materials' family with its many members and different properties has
recently drawn great attention. Thanks to their atomic thickness and smooth surface, 2D …

Self-supporting transition metal chalcogenides on metal substrates for catalytic water splitting

Y Zhao, S Wei, K Pan, Z Dong, B Zhang, HH Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) are the fascinating replacement of noble catalysts in
catalytic water splitting due to their unique physical and chemical properties and low cost …