The past decades have witnessed a rapid expansion in investigations of two-dimensional
(2D) monoelemental materials (Xenes), which are promising materials in various fields …

The development of a multi‐functional solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) system
remains a significant challenge for its large‐scale applications. By taking advantage of high …

MXenes, the most recent addition to the 2D material family, have attracted significant
attention owing to their distinctive characteristics, including high surface area, conductivity …

Atomic clusters, consisting of a few to a few thousand atoms, have emerged over the past 40
years as the ultimate nanoparticles, whose structure and properties can be controlled one …

We report the successful preparation of a purely honeycomb, graphene-like borophene, by
using an Al (1 1 1) surface as the substrate and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth in …

Water shortage is one of the most concerning global challenges in the 21st century. Solar‐
inspired vaporization employing photothermal nanomaterials is considered to be a feasible …

In this work, we adopt first-principles calculations and ab-initio molecular dynamics
simulations to investigate the potential of borophene as an anode material for lithium-ion …

Two-dimensional inorganic materials, such as exfoliated graphene, have been under much
research attention as of late, for their high surface-to-mass ratio and unique physical and …

Tellurium (Te), as one of the rarest stable solid elements far more common in the universe
than on earth, is ap‐type semiconductor with excellent optical properties. Herein, a novel …

Because of their interesting structures and bonding and potentials as motifs for new
nanomaterials, size-selected boron clusters have received tremendous interest in recent …