Two-dimensional nanomaterials (2D nanomaterials) are a sophisticated advanced class of
atomically thick nanomaterials that consist of a single to few layers of atoms. The lateral size …

Sensors are considered to be an important vector for sustainable development. The demand
to meet the needs of future generations is accelerating the development of intelligent sensor …

Elemental two-dimensional (2D) materials have emerged as promising candidates for
energy and catalysis applications due to their unique physical, chemical, and electronic …

Borophene, a monolayer of boron, has risen as a new exciting two-dimensional (2D)
material having extraordinary properties, including anisotropic metallic behavior and flexible …

The past decades have witnessed a rapid expansion in investigations of two-dimensional
(2D) monoelemental materials (Xenes), which are promising materials in various fields …

Abstract Synthetic two-dimensional (2D) materials have no bulk counterparts and typically
exist as single atomic layers due to substrate-stabilized growth. Multilayer formation …

As the nearest-neighbour element to carbon, boron is theoretically predicted to have a
planar two-dimensional form, named borophene, with novel properties, such as Dirac …

As elemental main group materials (ie, silicon and germanium) have dominated the field of
modern electronics, their monolayer 2D analogues have shown great promise for next …

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 …

As a key structural parameter, phase depicts the arrangement of atoms in materials.
Normally, a nanomaterial exists in its thermodynamically stable crystal phase. With the …