Two-dimensional layered materials (2DLMs) have been a central focus of materials
research since the discovery of graphene just over a decade ago. Each layer in 2DLMs …

Following a significant number of graphene studies, other two‐dimensional (2D) layered
materials have attracted more and more interest for their unique structures and distinct …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted a great deal of interest in recent years. This
family of materials allows for the realization of versatile electronic devices and holds promise …

Van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) based on 2D layered materials with selectable
materials properties pave the way to integration at the atomic scale, which may give rise to …

With advances in exfoliation and synthetic techniques, atomically thin films of
semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides have recently been isolated and …

The rise of two-dimensional (2D) materials research took place following the isolation of
graphene in 2004. These new 2D materials include transition metal dichalcogenides, mono …

Phosphorene, a elemental 2D material, which is the monolayer of black phosphorus, has
been mechanically exfoliated recently. In its bulk form, black phosphorus shows high carrier …

The p–n junction is the functional element of many electronic and optoelectronic devices,
including diodes, bipolar transistors, photodetectors, light-emitting diodes and solar cells. In …

The p–n diodes represent the most fundamental device building blocks for diverse
optoelectronic functions, but are difficult to achieve in atomically thin transition metal …

Semiconductor heterostructures are the fundamental platform for many important device
applications such as lasers, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and high-electron-mobility …