In this review paper, recent progress in the fabrication, transfer, and fundamental physical
properties of freestanding oxide perovskite thin films is discussed. First, the main strategies …

There is an increasing demand for efficient energy storage systems in our modern mobile
society for a wide range of applications such as smart grids, portable electronic devices, and …

The integration of two-dimensional semiconductors and arbitrary materials or architectures
offers the possibility to enhance the functionality of a material and improve device …

The structures and properties of van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions between
semiconducting two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) and …

Thermoelectric thin film has attracted a lot of attention due to its potential in fabricating
micropower generator in chip sensors for internet of things (IoT). However, the undeveloped …

Separation of epitaxial thin films on a growth substrate and transfer onto other materials for
functional heterostructures have boosted the transformative impact on science and …

Layered chalcogenides are a diverse class of crystalline materials that consist of various
covalently bound building blocks held together by van der Waals forces. Among these …

Taming electronic and thermal transport properties is the ultimate goal in the quest to
achieve unprecedentedly high performance in thermoelectric (TE) materials. Most state‐of …

Platinum ditelluride (1 T-PtTe2) is a two-dimensional (2D) topological semimetal with a
distinctive band structure and flexibility of van der Waals integration as a promising …

The excellent functionalities of perovskite oxides and the growing demands for flexible
devices lead to great interests on epitaxial growth of functional oxide films on flexible mica …