2D heterostructures for ubiquitous electronics and optoelectronics: principles, opportunities, and challenges
A grand family of two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been
discovered through the extensive experimental and theoretical efforts of chemists, material …
discovered through the extensive experimental and theoretical efforts of chemists, material …
Exciton physics and device application of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors
Two-dimensional group-VI transition metal dichalcogenide semiconductors, such as MoS2,
WSe2, and others, exhibit strong light-matter coupling and possess direct band gaps in the …
WSe2, and others, exhibit strong light-matter coupling and possess direct band gaps in the …
Chiral 2D perovskites with a high degree of circularly polarized photoluminescence
Chiral materials are of particular interest and have a wide range of potential applications in
life science, material science, spintronic, and optoelectronic devices. Two-dimensional (2D) …
life science, material science, spintronic, and optoelectronic devices. Two-dimensional (2D) …
Photonics and optoelectronics of 2D semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides
Recent advances in the development of atomically thin layers of van der Waals bonded
solids have opened up new possibilities for the exploration of 2D physics as well as for …
solids have opened up new possibilities for the exploration of 2D physics as well as for …
Piezoelectric and pyroelectric effects induced by interface polar symmetry
Interfaces in heterostructures have been a key point of interest in condensed-matter physics
for decades owing to a plethora of distinctive phenomena—such as rectification, the …
for decades owing to a plethora of distinctive phenomena—such as rectification, the …
Quantized circular photogalvanic effect in Weyl semimetals
The circular photogalvanic effect (CPGE) is the part of a photocurrent that switches
depending on the sense of circular polarization of the incident light. It has been consistently …
depending on the sense of circular polarization of the incident light. It has been consistently …
Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenide nanomaterials: synthesis, applications and future perspectives
Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenides (G6-TMDs), most notably MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2,
WS2 and WSe2, constitute an important class of materials with a layered crystal structure …
WS2 and WSe2, constitute an important class of materials with a layered crystal structure …
Enhanced intrinsic photovoltaic effect in tungsten disulfide nanotubes
The photovoltaic effect in traditional p–n junctions—where ap-type material (with an excess
of holes) abuts an n-type material (with an excess of electrons)—involves the light-induced …
of holes) abuts an n-type material (with an excess of electrons)—involves the light-induced …
Light control with Weyl semimetals
Weyl semimetals are topological materials whose electron quasiparticles obey the Weyl
equation. They possess many unusual properties that may lead to new applications. This is …
equation. They possess many unusual properties that may lead to new applications. This is …
2D materials advances: from large scale synthesis and controlled heterostructures to improved characterization techniques, defects and applications
The rise of two-dimensional (2D) materials research took place following the isolation of
graphene in 2004. These new 2D materials include transition metal dichalcogenides, mono …
graphene in 2004. These new 2D materials include transition metal dichalcogenides, mono …