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 …

Miniaturization, lightweight and highly integration have gradually become the main trends in
the development of modern science and technology. Two-dimensional (2D) SnSe/SnS …

Abstract The pillars of Green Chemistry necessitate the development of new chemical
methodologies and processes that can benefit chemical synthesis in terms of energy …

Photocatalytic solar energy conversion is considered one of the most promising pathways to
address the global energy shortage and environmental crisis. Layered bismuth oxyhalides …

Two-dimensional semiconductors (2DSCs) have attracted considerable attention as
atomically thin channel materials for field-effect transistors. Each layer in 2DSCs consists of …

Ferroelectricity usually fades away as materials are thinned down below a critical value. We
reveal that the unique ionic-potential anharmonicity can induce spontaneous in-plane …

Phosphorene and phosphorene analogues such as SnS and SnSe monolayers are
promising nanoelectronic materials with desired bandgap, high carrier mobility, and …

The family of 2D and layered materials has been expanding rapidly for more than a decade.
Within this large family of hundreds of materials, black phosphorus and its isoelectronic …

Polarized detection has been brought into operation for optics applications in the visible
band. Meanwhile, an advanced requirement in short-wave near-infrared (SW-NIR)(700 …

The indirect bandgap semiconductor tin selenide (SnSe) has been a research hotspot in the
thermoelectric fields since a ZT (figure of merit) value of 2.6 at 923 K in SnSe single crystals …