Since their discovery in 2011, 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides,
known as MXenes, have attracted considerable global research interest owing to their …

Surfaces and heterojunction interfaces, where defects and energy levels dictate charge‐
carrier dynamics in optoelectronic devices, are critical for unlocking the full potential of …

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra from solid samples are conventionally
referenced to the spectrometer Fermi level (FL). While, in the case of metallic samples …

There is a growing concern within the surface science community that the massive increase
in the number of XPS articles over the last few decades is accompanied by a decrease in …

MXenes, an emerging family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, have shown
promise in various applications, such as energy storage, electromagnetic interference …

Lead halide perovskite semiconductors have recently gained wide interest following their
successful embodiment in solid-state photovoltaic devices with impressive power …

Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) is an important technique for measuring the
energies of the valence states of metallic, semiconducting and adsorbate-covered metal and …

The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting efficiency is profoundly restricted by the
limited light harvesting, rapid charge recombination, and sluggish water oxidation kinetics, in …

Supported metal catalysts are essential to a plethora of processes in the chemical industry.
The overall performance of these catalysts depends strongly on the interaction of adsorbates …

A dual-band self-powered photodetector (SPPD) with high sensitivity is realized by a facile
combination of InSe Schottky diode and Au plasmonic nanoparticle (NP) arrays. Comparing …