Two-dimensional nanomaterials with engineered bandgap: Synthesis, properties, applications

Y Wang, L Wang, X Zhang, X Liang, Y Feng, W Feng - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Encouraged by its excellent electronic, optical, and mechanical properties, two-dimensional
nanomaterials, including graphene, germanene, silicene, phosphorene, transition metal …

Si and Ge‐based anode materials for Li‐, Na‐, and K‐ion batteries: a perspective from structure to electrochemical mechanism

LC Loaiza, L Monconduit, V Seznec - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon and germanium are among the most promising candidates as anodes for Li‐ion
batteries, meanwhile their potential application in sodium‐and potassium‐ion batteries is …

Germanium‐based monoelemental and binary two‐dimensional materials: Theoretical and experimental investigations and promising applications

F Zhao, Y Feng, W Feng - InfoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials based on group IVA elements have attracted
extensive attention owing to their rich chemical structures and novel properties. This …

Recent progress on germanene and functionalized germanene: preparation, characterizations, applications, and challenges

N Liu, G Bo, Y Liu, X Xu, Y Du, SX Dou - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A new family of single‐atom‐thick 2D germanium‐based materials with graphene‐like
atomic arrangement, germanene and functionalized germanene, has attracted intensive …

MXene, silicene and germanene: preparation and energy storage applications

A Zia, ZP Cai, AB Naveed, JS Chen, KX Wang - Materials Today Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries have gained great attention
due to their high capacity, good recyclability, long life span and ease of use. There is a …

2D functionalized germananes: Synthesis and applications

S Ng, M Pumera - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the realm of 2D layered materials, the monoelemental group 14 Xene, germanene, as the
germanium analog of graphene, has emerged as the next prospective candidate. Preceded …

Synthesis of 1T, 2H, and 6R germanane polytypes

ND Cultrara, Y Wang, MQ Arguilla… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polytypism, or the ability for materials to crystallize with different stacking sequences, often
leads to fundamentally different properties in families of two-dimensional materials. Here, we …

Covalent functionalization of two-dimensional group 14 graphane analogues

WLB Huey, JE Goldberger - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The sp3-hybridized group 14 graphane analogues are a unique family of 2D materials in
which every atom requires a terminal ligand for stability. Consequently, the optical …

Functionalized germanane/SWCNT hybrid films as flexible anodes for lithium-ion batteries

B Wu, J Šturala, M Veselý, T Hartman… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Germanium, with a high theoretical capacity based on alloyed lithium and germanium (1384
mA hg− 1 Li15Ge4), has stimulated tremendous research as a promising candidate anode …

[HTML][HTML] Optoelectronic properties of methyl-terminated germanane

C Livache, BJ Ryan, U Ramesh, V Steinmetz… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Germanane is a two-dimensional, strongly confined form of germanium. It presents an
interesting combination of (i) ease of integration with CMOS technology,(ii) low toxicity, and …