Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayers have attracted considerable interest as
atomically thin sp 2-hybridized sheets that are readily synthesized on various metal …

Spectroscopic studies of electronic phenomena in graphene are reviewed. A variety of
methods and techniques are surveyed, from quasiparticle spectroscopies (tunneling …

Investigation of the transport properties of ions confined in nanoporous carbon is generally
difficult because of the stochastic nature and distribution of multiscale complex and imperfect …

Defects play a key role in determining the properties and technological applications of
nanoscale materials and, because they tend to be highly localized, characterizing them at …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) not only have potential applications on spin qubit, but also
serve as essential platforms to study the fundamental properties of Dirac fermions, such as …

The dielectric constant of a material is one of the fundamental features used to characterize
its electrostatic properties such as capacitance, charge screening, and energy storage …

Relativistic quantum mechanics predicts that when the charge of a superheavy atomic
nucleus surpasses a certain threshold, the resulting strong Coulomb field causes an …

The progressive stacking of chalcogenide single layers gives rise to two-dimensional
semiconducting materials with tunable properties that can be exploited for new field-effect …

Graphene, a single atomic layer of graphite, has been the focus of recent intensive studies
due to its novel electronic and structural properties. Metals grown on graphene also have …

Graphene's remarkable electronic properties have fuelled the vision of a graphene-based
platform for lighter, faster and smarter electronics and computing applications. One of the …