Abstract 2D materials with common hexagonal crystal structures, such as graphene,
hexagonal boron nitride, and transition metal dichalcogenides have attracted great interest …

Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic crystals show many fascinating physical properties and
have potential device applications in many fields. In this paper, the preparation, physical …

Insertion of metal layers between layered transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) enables
the design of new pseudo-2D nanomaterials. The general premise is that various metal …

Two-dimensional (2D) intrinsic ferromagnetic (FM) materials with high Curie temperature
(TC), half-metallicity, and ferroelasticity are promising for applications in spintronic devices …

Mismatched lattice constants at a van der Waals epitaxy interface often introduce in-plane
strains to the lattice of the epitaxial layer, termed epitaxy strain, wherein the strains do not …

The topological Hall effect has been observed in magnetic materials of complex spin
structures or bilayers of trivial magnets and strong spin–orbit-coupled systems. In view of …

Emerging 2D chromium-based dichalcogenides (CrX n (X= S, Se, Te; 0< n≤ 2)) have
provoked enormous interests due to their abundant structures, intriguing electronic and …

Constructing two-dimensional (2D) artificial superlattices based on single-atom and few-
atom nanoclusters is of great interest for exploring exotic physics. Here we report the …

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit promising application
prospects in the domains of electronic devices, optoelectronic devices and spintronic …

The development of two-dimensional (2D) magnetism is driven not only by the interest of low-
dimensional physics but also by potential applications in high-density miniaturized …