The surface properties of carbon materials are very important since many complex physical
and chemical reactions take place on their surfaces. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy …

Atomic defects, being the most prevalent zero-dimensional topological defects, are
ubiquitous in a wide range of 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). They could be …

Chemical vapour deposition of carbon-containing precursors on metal substrates is currently
the most promising route for the scalable synthesis of large-area, high-quality graphene …

Identifying two-dimensional layered materials in the monolayer limit has led to discoveries of
numerous new phenomena and unusual properties. We introduced elemental silicon during …

Infrared photodetectors have been widely applied in various fields, including thermal
imaging, biomedical imaging, and communication. Van der Waals (vdW) integration based …

Monolayer graphene exhibits extraordinary properties owing to the unique, regular
arrangement of atoms in it. However, graphene is usually modified for specific applications …

The sp2 nature of graphene endows the hexagonal lattice with very high theoretical
stiffness, strength and resilience, all well-documented. However, the ultimate stretchability of …

Heat management has become more and more critical, especially in miniaturized modern
devices, so the exploration of highly thermally conductive materials with electrical insulation …

We present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene
and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures. We adopt …

The discovery of 2D layered MoSi2N4 and WSi2N4 without knowing their 3D parents by
chemical vapor deposition in 2020 has stimulated extensive studies of 2D MA2Z4 system …