Review of experimental approaches for improving zT of thermoelectric materials

Z Ma, J Wei, P Song, M Zhang, L Yang, J Ma… - Materials Science in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past years, various work has been devoted to improving the thermoelectric figure of
merit zT, and remarkable advances have been achieved. In 2019, an abnormal zT value …

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 …

Scalable and physical synthesis of 2D silicon from bulk layered alloy for lithium-ion batteries and lithium metal batteries

Y An, Y Tian, C Wei, H Jiang, B Xi, S Xiong, J Feng… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Owing to its distinctive structure and properties, 2D silicon (2DSi) has been widely applied in
hydrogen storage, sensors, electronic device, catalysis, electrochemical energy storage, etc …

Recent advances and perspectives of 2D silicon: synthesis and application for energy storage and conversion

Y An, Y Tian, C Wei, Y Zhang, S Xiong, J Feng… - Energy Storage …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene have sparked great attention
and research in every field. Among them, 2D silicon has wide potential applications in …

Silicene: Genesis, remarkable discoveries, and legacy

ME Dávila, G Le Lay - Materials Today Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
In the realm of two-dimensional (2D) materials, besides the ones initially peeled from
lamellar crystals, the artificial emerging elemental ones, called Xenes, appear as strong …

Topochemical deintercalation of Li from layered LiNiB: toward 2D MBene

G Bhaskar, V Gvozdetskyi, M Batuk… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The pursuit of two-dimensional (2D) borides, MBenes, has proven to be challenging, not the
least because of the lack of a suitable precursor prone to the deintercalation. Here, we …

2D elemental nanomaterials beyond graphene

P Vishnoi, K Pramoda, CNR Rao - ChemNanoMat, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene is a well‐known 2D material with potential applications. In recent years, 2D
materials of other elements have come to the fore. These are borophene in group III …

Sensing applications of atomically thin group iv carbon siblings xenes: Progress, challenges, and prospects

K Khan, AK Tareen, L Wang, M Aslam… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The 2D graphene (G) nanosheets (NSs) discovery is amound the foremost revolutionary
incidents in materials science history. This discovery has stimulated huge attention in the …

A review on metastable silicon allotropes

L Fan, D Yang, D Li - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diamond cubic silicon is widely used for electronic applications, integrated circuits, and
photovoltaics, due to its high abundance, nontoxicity, and outstanding physicochemical …