Searching van der Waals ferroic materials that can work under ambient conditions is of
critical importance for developing ferroic devices at the two-dimensional limit. Here we report …

Amorphous solids do not exhibit long-range order due to the disordered arrangement of
atoms. They lack translational and rotational symmetry on a macroscopic scale and are …

Abstract 2D van der Waals (vdW) layered semiconductor vertical heterostructures with
controllable band alignment are highly desired for nanodevice applications including …

We have investigated the effects of weak interactions on structural, electronic properties with
mechanical and dynamical stability on naturally layered α-, β-, and γ-phases of GeSe …

Monocrystalline chalcogenide thin films in freestanding forms are very much needed in
advanced electronics such as flexible phase change memories (PCMs). However, they are …

A new ternary amorphous GeSnSe (GSS) nanopowder was effectively synthesized by using
ball milling under inert atmosphere. Its topographical, microstructural and elemental …

Ge-Sb-Te compounds (GST), the well-known phase-change materials, are considered to be
promising thermoelectric (TE) materials due to their decent thermoelectric performance …

Monolayer semiconductors with unique mechanical responses are promising candidates for
novel electromechanical applications. Here, through first-principles calculations, we …

Over the past few decades, semiconductor materials of the group IV–VI monochalcogenides
have attracted considerable interest from researchers due to their rich structural …

Among the IV–VI compounds, GeSe has wide applications in nanoelectronics due to its
unique photoelectric properties and adjustable band gap. Even though modulation of its …