Electrical properties and applications of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and graphene/h-BN heterostructures

J Wang, F Ma, W Liang, M Sun - Materials Today Physics, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) graphene has unique electrical properties such as high
mobility and ballistic transport at room temperature. Two-dimensional hexagonal boron …

Graphene-like two-dimensional materials

M Xu, T Liang, M Shi, H Chen - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Graphene is composed of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional
(2D) honeycomb lattice. It is a fundamental building block for a range of well-known carbon …

Field-effect tunneling transistor based on vertical graphene heterostructures

L Britnell, RV Gorbachev, R Jalil, BD Belle, F Schedin… - Science, 2012 - science.org
An obstacle to the use of graphene as an alternative to silicon electronics has been the
absence of an energy gap between its conduction and valence bands, which makes it …

Ultrathin high-temperature oxidation-resistant coatings of hexagonal boron nitride

Z Liu, Y Gong, W Zhou, L Ma, J Yu, JC Idrobo… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Hexagonal boron nitride is a two-dimensional layered material that can be stable at 1,500°
C in air and will not react with most chemicals. Here we demonstrate large-scale, ultrathin …

Advances in 2D boron nitride nanostructures: nanosheets, nanoribbons, nanomeshes, and hybrids with graphene

Y Lin, JW Connell - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The recent surge in graphene research has stimulated interest in the investigation of various
2-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. Among these materials, the 2D boron nitride (BN) …

Graphene-analogous low-dimensional materials

Q Tang, Z Zhou - Progress in materials science, 2013 - Elsevier
Graphene, an atomic monolayer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb lattice realized in 2004,
has rapidly risen as the hottest star in materials science due to its exceptional properties …

Electron tunneling through ultrathin boron nitride crystalline barriers

L Britnell, RV Gorbachev, R Jalil, BD Belle… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We investigate the electronic properties of ultrathin hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN)
crystalline layers with different conducting materials (graphite, graphene, and gold) on either …

Hybrid graphene and graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite: gap opening, electron–hole puddle, interfacial charge transfer, and enhanced visible light response

A Du, S Sanvito, Z Li, D Wang, Y Jiao… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Opening up a band gap and finding a suitable substrate material are two big challenges for
building graphene-based nanodevices. Using state-of-the-art hybrid density functional …

Emerging chemical strategies for imprinting magnetism in graphene and related 2D materials for spintronic and biomedical applications

J Tuček, P Błoński, J Ugolotti, AK Swain… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene, a single two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms with an arrangement mimicking
the honeycomb hexagonal architecture, has captured immense interest of the scientific …

New materials graphyne, graphdiyne, graphone, and graphane: review of properties, synthesis, and application in nanotechnology

Q Peng, AK Dearden, J Crean, L Han… - Nanotechnology …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Plenty of new two-dimensional materials including graphyne, graphdiyne, graphone, and
graphane have been proposed and unveiled after the discovery of the “wonder material” …