The discovery of ferroelectricity in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials has
brought important functionalities to the 2D materials family, and may trigger a revolution in …

A grand family of two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been
discovered through the extensive experimental and theoretical efforts of chemists, material …

Neuromorphic computing based on emerging devices could overcome the von Neumann
bottleneck—the restriction created by having to transfer data between memory and …

Structurally different from conventional oxide ferroelectrics with rigid lattices, van der Waals
(vdW) ferroelectrics have stable layered structures with a combination of strong intralayer …

Memory transistors based on two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectric semiconductors are
intriguing for next-generation in-memory computing. To date, several 2D ferroelectric …

Two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectrics with robust polarization down to atomic thicknesses
provide building blocks for functional heterostructures. Experimental realization remains …

The discovery and control of new phases of matter is a central endeavour in materials
research. The emergence of atomically thin 2D materials, such as transition-metal …

Efficient and selective CO2 electroreduction into chemical fuels promises to alleviate
environmental pollution and energy crisis, but it relies on catalysts with controllable product …

Ferroelectric materials play an important role in a wide spectrum of semiconductor
technologies and device applications. Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) …

BACKGROUND The electron can be considered as a tiny magnet, with two opposite poles
defining its magnetic field associated with the spin and orbital motion. When such minuscule …