Scanning probe microscopy

K Bian, C Gerber, AJ Heinrich, DJ Müller… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

A review on TiO2/g-C3N4 visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for sustainable energy generation and environmental remediation

R Acharya, K Parida - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Semiconductor based photocatalysis has been considered as a propitious technology to
resolve sustainably energy scarcity and environmental pollution across the globe. Though …

Engineering Single-Atomic Ni-N4-O Sites on Semiconductor Photoanodes for High-Performance Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

X Zhang, P Zhai, Y Zhang, Y Wu, C Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is a promising solution for solar energy
conversion; however, there is a pressing bottleneck to address the intrinsic charge transport …

2D layered material‐based van der Waals heterostructures for optoelectronics

X Zhou, X Hu, J Yu, S Liu, Z Shu… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) based on 2D layered materials with selectable
materials properties pave the way to integration at the atomic scale, which may give rise to …

Van der Waals metal-semiconductor junction: Weak Fermi level pinning enables effective tuning of Schottky barrier

Y Liu, P Stradins, SH Wei - Science advances, 2016 - science.org
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have shown great potential for electronic and
optoelectronic applications. However, their development is limited by a large Schottky …

Design of lateral and vertical Bi4O5I2/BiOCl heterojunctions with different charge migration pathway for efficient photoredox activity

Y Zhong, C Wu, D Chen, J Zhang, Y Feng, K Xu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
As 2D heterojunction photocatalysts, lateral heterojunctions (LHs) formed based on
chemical bonding generally exhibit much higher photocarrier separation efficiency than …

2D homojunctions for electronics and optoelectronics

F Wang, K Pei, Y Li, H Li, T Zhai - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the post‐Moore era, 2D materials with rich physical properties have attracted widespread
attention from the scientific and industrial communities. Among 2D materials, the 2D …

Raman spectroscopy of transition metal dichalcogenides

R Saito, Y Tatsumi, S Huang, X Ling… - Journal of Physics …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Raman spectroscopy of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is reviewed based on our
recent theoretical and experimental works. First, we discuss the semi-classical and quantum …

Probing the edge-related properties of atomically thin MoS2 at nanoscale

TX Huang, X Cong, SS Wu, KQ Lin, X Yao… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Defects can induce drastic changes of the electronic properties of two-dimensional transition
metal dichalcogenides and influence their applications. It is still a great challenge to …

Booming development of group IV–VI semiconductors: fresh blood of 2D family

X Zhou, Q Zhang, L Gan, H Li, J Xiong… - Advanced science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As an important component of 2D layered materials (2DLMs), the 2D group IV metal
chalcogenides (GIVMCs) have drawn much attention recently due to their earth‐abundant …