Silicene, the ultimate scaling of a silicon atomic sheet in a buckled honeycomb lattice,
represents a monoelemental class of two-dimensional (2D) materials similar to graphene …

Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit a wide range of atomic structures, compositions, and
associated versatility of properties. Furthermore, for a given composition, a variety of …

Group-V elemental monolayers were recently predicted to exhibit exotic physical properties
such as nontrivial topological properties, or a quantum anomalous Hall effect, which would …

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been serving as one the most critical
components of fast growing technologies, such as the mobile electronic and electrified …

Due to their unique properties, a lot of two-dimensional (2D) materials have been predicted
and produced in the past decades. Furthermore, 2D materials have exhibited great …

Although graphene is by far the most famous example of two-dimensional (2D) materials,
which exhibits a wealth of exotic and intriguing properties, it suffers from a severe drawback …

Silicene‐based van der Waals heterostructures are theoretically predicted to have
interesting physical properties, but their experimental fabrication has remained a challenge …

The discovery of graphene opened a door for manufacturing and investigating two-
dimensional (2D) materials. After more than ten years of development, 2D materials have …

Graphene, an emerging fabric of carbon atoms, has manifested its versatility in all kinds of
fields encompassing electronics, optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, taking advantage of its …

Since the breakthrough of graphene, considerable efforts have been made to search for two-
dimensional (2D) materials composed of other group 14 elements, in particular silicon and …