Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Black phosphorus (BP) is a rapidly up and coming star in two‐dimensional (2D) materials.
The unique characteristic of BP is its in‐plane anisotropy. This characteristic of BP ignites a …

The dense stroma of desmoplastic tumor limits nanotherapeutic penetration and hampers
the antitumor immune response. Here, we report a denaturation-and-penetration strategy …

Photocatalysis represents a unique class of chemical transformations. It utilizes the energy
delivered by light and drives reactions that are difficult, sometimes even impossible, to carry …

Abstract 2D van der Waals ferroelectrics have emerged as an attractive building block with
immense potential to provide multifunctionality in nanoelectronics. Although several …

We predict enormous, anisotropic piezoelectric effects in intrinsic monolayer group IV
monochalcogenides (MX, M= Sn or Ge, X= Se or S), including SnSe, SnS, GeSe, and GeS …

The field of photovoltaics is undergoing a surge of interest following the recent discovery of
the lead hybrid perovskites as a remarkably efficient class of solar absorber. Of these …

The group-IV monochalcogenides SnS, SnSe, GeS, and GeSe form a family within the wider
group of semiconductor “phosphorene analogues.” Here, we used first-principles …

Tin selenide (SnSe) and tin sulfide (SnS) have recently attracted particular interest due to
their great potential for large-scale thermoelectric applications. A complete prediction of the …

Thin‐film solar cells are made by vapor deposition of Earth‐abundant materials: tin, zinc,
oxygen and sulfur. These solar cells had previously achieved an efficiency of about 2%, less …