Two-dimensional ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer

J Gou, H Bai, X Zhang, YL Huang, S Duan, A Ariando… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroelectric materials are fascinating for their non-volatile switchable electric polarizations
induced by the spontaneous inversion-symmetry breaking. However, in all of the …

Novel 2D transition‐metal carbides: ultrahigh performance electrocatalysts for overall water splitting and oxygen reduction

Y Yu, J Zhou, Z Sun - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Searching for highly efficient, stable, and cost‐effective electrocatalysts for water splitting
and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is critical for renewable energies, yet it remains a …

Novel two-dimensional molybdenum carbides as high capacity anodes for lithium/sodium-ion batteries

Y Yu, Z Guo, Q Peng, J Zhou, Z Sun - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Searching for high performance electrode materials is one of the key factors for next
generation renewable energy technologies. Here, based on the structure of two dimensional …

Synthesis of Two‐dimensional Metallic Nanosheets: From Elemental Metals to Chemically Complex Alloys

Q Yu, Y Yang - ChemNanoMat, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultrathin two‐dimensional (2D) metallic materials with single‐or few‐atom
thickness, emerging as one new class of 2D materials, have attracted extraordinary interest …

Observation of kagome-like bands in two-dimensional semiconducting Cr8Se12

S Duan, JY You, Z Cai, J Gou, D Li, YL Huang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The kagome lattice is a versatile platform for investigating correlated electronic states.
However, its realization in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors for tunable device …

Recent advances in tin: from two-dimensional quantum spin hall insulator to bulk dirac semimetal

N Si, Q Yao, Y Jiang, H Li, D Zhou, Q Ji… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An atomic layer of tin in a buckled honeycomb lattice, termed stanene, is a promising large-
gap two-dimensional topological insulator for realizing room-temperature quantum-spin-Hall …

Two-dimensional alkali auride bimetallene semiconductors

K Zhang, H Lv, X Wu, J Yang - Science China Materials, 2024 - Springer
Alloying different metal elements to form two-dimensional (2D) materials (metallenes) holds
great significance for both fundamental research and practical applications in …

Tuning electronic and optical properties of free-standing Sn2Bi monolayer stabilized by hydrogenation

MA Mohebpour, SI Vishkayi, MB Tagani - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we systematically investigated the structural, mechanical, electronic, and
optical properties of the Sn 2 Bi monolayer, a sheet experimentally synthesized recently …

Chemical reaction mechanisms of solid state ammonia and hydrogen under high pressure

J Miao, S He, K He, K Ding, W Dai, C Lu - Physical Review Materials, 2024 - APS
Ammonia is the most stable compound of nitrogen and hydrogen at ambient pressure.
However, the chemical reaction of nitrogen and hydrogen is more complex and difficult to …

Flat AgTe honeycomb monolayer on Ag (111)

B Liu, J Liu, G Miao, S Xue, S Zhang, L Liu… - The journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The intriguing properties of graphene have inspired the pursuit of two-dimensional materials
with honeycomb structure. Here we achieved the synthesis of a monolayer transition-metal …